2014 Sundance Film Festival - Southern Connections

Some films with southern connections screened at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.


The 2014 Sundance Film Festival
January 16-26, 2014
Park City, Utah

'Freedom Summer' (2013)

Directed by Stanley Nelson, 'Freedom Summer' is a documentary about the summer of 1964 when a thousand volunteers descended on Mississippi to encourage voter registration and and combat segregation.

More about 'Freedom Summer' on the Sundance website.

Cast and Credits

Director: Stanley Nelson
Screenwriter: Stanley Nelson
Executive Producer: Mark Samels
Producers: Stanley Nelson, Cyndee Readdean
Editor: Aljernon Tunsil
Line Producer: Stacey Holman
Archival Researcher: Christine Fall
Assistant Editor: Natasha Mottola

'Hellion' (2014)

A feature written and directed by Kat Candler based on her short film 'Hellion' (2012) and set in southeastern Texas.

For more about 'Hellion' on the Sundance website.

Cast and Credits

Director: Kat Candler
Screenwriter: Kat Candler
Producers: Kelly Williams, Jonathan Duffy
Executive Producers: Janice Beard, Tanner Beard, Jeff Nichols, Sarah Green, Suzanne Weinert
Cinematographer: Brett Pawlak
Editor: Alan Canant
Production Designer: Deneice O'Connor
Composer: Curtis Heath
Principal Cast: Aaron Paul, Juliette Lewis, Josh Wiggins, Deke Garner, Jonny Mars, Walt Roberts

'Cold in July' (2014)

Directed by Jim Mickel this feature is set in Texas.

More about 'Cold in July' on the Sundance website.

Cast and Credits

Director: Jim Mickle
Screenwriters: Jim Mickle, Nick Damici
Producers: Linda Moran, René Bastian, Marie Savare de Laitre, Adam Folk
Executive Producers: Jean-Baptiste Babin, Emilie Georges, Manuel Chiche, David Atlan-Jackson, Joël Thibout
Cinematographer: Ryan Samul
Editors: John Paul Horstmann, Jim Mickle
Composer: Jeff Grace
Production Designer: Russell Barnes
Principal Cast: Michael C. Hall, Don Johnson, Sam Shepard, Vinessa Shaw, Nick Damici, Wyatt Russell