Full list of titles joining Sundance Now this March

Full list of titles joining Sundance Now this March:

March 5

Vacation! (2010) - US & CANADA

Four girlfriends reunite for a week of partying on the beach, and it's all sand, sun and margaritas until one of them turns up dead.

• Director: Zach Clark
• Cast: Trieste Kelly Dunn, Michael Abbott Jr., Martha Stephens, Melodie Sisk

March 8

Kim Kong (2017) - US & CANADA - A SUNDANCE NOW EXCLUSIVE  

Inspired by a true story, this Sundance Now exclusive three-episode comedic miniseries follows bored French film director Mathieu Stannis, who while filming his latest mindless action movie, is abducted by an Asian dictatorship. The brief from the regime’s Great Leader is simple: shoot his movie – a unique reimagining of King Kong, written by the dictator himself – or they shoot him.

·         Creator: Simon Jablonka, Alexis Le Sec

• Director: Stephen Cafiero
• Cast: Jonathan Lambert, Frederic Chau, Christophe Tek, and Audrey Giacomini

Liberation Day (2016) - US & CANADA - A SUNDANCE NOW EXCLUSIVE  

Facing extreme censorship, cultural differences and strict ideology under the loving yet firm guidance of an old fan turned director and cultural diplomat, the Slovenian cult band Laibach becomes the first rock group ever to perform in the state of North Korea. In this Sundance Now exclusive documentary, the band is unleashed on an audience never before exposed to alternative rock music.

• Director: Morten Traavik, Ugis Olte
• Cast: Laibach

March 12

Frank (2014) - CANADA

Jon, a young wanna-be musician, discovers he's bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.

• Director: Lenny Abrahamson
• Cast: Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Moira Brooker, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scoot McNairy
• Awards: British Independent Film Awards, Irish Film & Television Awards

March 19

Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart (2014) - US & CANADA

Documentary which focuses on a small-town murder in New England became one of the highest-profile cases of the twentieth century. As the first fully televised court case, the Pamela Smart trial rattled the consciousness of America. From gavel to gavel, a nation tuned in, and reality TV was born. Pulsating with sex, drugs, betrayal, and murder, the trial inspired 20 years of television shows, books, plays, and movies, including To Die For, starring Nicole Kidman and directed by Gus Van Sant.

• Director: Jeremiah Zagar
• Cast: Pamela Smart, Joyce Chopra, Stanley M. Brooks

Santoalla (2016) - US & CANADA

Santoalla is a documentary about a Dutch couple, Martin and Margo Verfondern, move to a remote Spanish village of Santoalla to start a new life. There is conflict with the Spanish residents, resulting in the disappearance of Martin.

• Director: Andrew Becker, Daniel Mehrer
• Cast: Margo Verfundoern, Martin Verfondoern, Manolo Rodriguez, Carlos Rodriguez, Jovita Rodriguez
• Awards: Tallgrass, Austin Film Festival

March 22

Innocent (2018) - US & CANADA - A SUNDANCE NOW EXCLUSIVE  

*Released Weekly* 4-episode series with one episode at premiere and then premiere weekly. David Collins fights to rebuild his shattered life, when, after spending seven years in a high-security prison, his conviction for the murder of his wife is overturned due to a technicality, leaving him a free man, Collins finds himself facing a new investigation that soon unveils dark secrets of abuse, affairs and money troubles. From jealous sisters to disgruntled lovers, these secrets rip fragile relationships apart at the seams. But one question remains: is David Collins truly innocent?

• Director: Richard Clark
• Cast: Lee Ingleby, Hermione Norris, Nigel Lindsay, Angel Coulby, Fionn O’Shea, Elliot Cowan, Hannah Britland

March 26

Blind (2014) - US & CANADA

Having recently lost her sight, Ingrid retreats to the safety of her home - a place where she can feel in control, alone with her husband and her thoughts. But Ingrid's real problems lie within, not beyond the walls of her apartment, and her deepest fears and repressed fantasies soon take over.

• Director: Eskil Vogt
• Cast: Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Henrik Rafaelsen, Vera Vitali
• Awards: Sundance, Berlinale, CPH:PIX, Neuchatel, Village Voice

Bwoy (2016) - US & CANADA

Following the death of his young son, Brad O'Connor becomes obsessed with a young Jamaican man online, eventually leading to a confrontation he and his wife can no longer avoid.

• Director: John G. Young
• Cast: Anthony Rapp, Jimmy Brooks, De’Adre Aziza, Jermaine Rowe, Drew Allen

Force Majeure (2014) - US

A family vacationing in the French Alps is confronted with a devastating avalanche.

·         Director: Ruben Östlund

• Cast: Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Clara Wettergren, Vincent Wettergren, Kristofer Hivju
• Awards: Golden Glob (nominee), BAFTA (nominee), Independent Spirit Awards (nominee), Cannes, Palm Springs, National Board of Review, Broadcast Film Critics, Austin Film Critics, Chicago Film Critics

March 29

Rosehaven - Season 2 (2017) - US & CANADA - A SUNDANCE NOW EXCLUSIVE

8 episode series. Daniel McCallum returns to his rural Tasmanian hometown, Rosehaven, to help his formidable mother in her real estate business.

• Creator: Luke McGregor, Celia Pacquola
• Director: Jonathan Brough, Shaun Wilson
• Cast: Luke McGregor, Celia Pacquola, Kris McQuade, Katie Robertson
• Awards: AACTA Awards