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Sundance returnedto Park City, Utah, earlier this year in the flesh (and blood).
ThankIn My Mothers Skin, a cannibalistic fairy tale from Filipino director Kenneth Dagatan, for the latter.
Could a particularly splashy hit (or two?)
ride the wave of a successful premiere and get snatched up for tons of money?
Will multiple movies make a wave, setting themselves up for pricey distribution deals, theatrical or otherwise?
Based on the pricey acquisitions, it looks like this yearsSundance is a return to form.
Though the festival came to a close on January 29, you cant say the same about the deals.
The Oscar-nominated director splices footage of domestic struggles with clips of the countrys and the couples past.
Their new pastime is all fun and games until one of them opens the door to the spirit world.
Alden Ehrenreich andBridgertons Phoebe Dynevor star in the rousing thriller.
Sarah Snook (Succession) stars in Reids psychological horror.
Her mother first finds relief in the fairys cure, only to later face increasingly horrific consequences.
This is a developing story.
