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- The program will present restorations and other selections connected to the festival’s history, with Letterboxd serving as co-presenter.
- The program will screen restorations of influential films from Sundance’s past rather than present the films as new competition titles.
- Christopher Nolan’s “Memento” will be shown in a special “Cinema Interruptus” screening.
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Read on for the full pictureSundance announces first 2027 Legacy Program
The Sundance Film Festival has announced its first Legacy Program lineup for the inaugural 2027 edition in Boulder, Colorado. The program will present restorations and other selections connected to the festival’s history, with Letterboxd serving as co-presenter.
The announcement is part of Sundance’s move from its longtime home in Park City. Festival director Eugene Hernandez said the selections honor founder Robert Redford and the filmmakers who have shaped the festival’s history.
Restored classics lead the announced lineup
Among the announced selections are Alfonso Cuarón’s “Y Tu Mamá También,” Julie Taymor’s “Fool’s Fire,” and Barbara Hammer’s documentary “Nitrate Kisses.” The festival’s first Legacy lineup also includes restored films associated with notable anniversaries in 2027, according to the announcement as reported by the three publications.
The program will screen restorations of influential films from Sundance’s past rather than present the films as new competition titles. The announcement did not provide a complete schedule for the 2027 festival.
“Memento” screening retains a University of Colorado tradition
Christopher Nolan’s “Memento” will be shown in a special “Cinema Interruptus” screening. In that format, audience members may pause the film at any point to ask a question or begin a discussion, a tradition associated with the University of Colorado.
Other films mentioned in coverage of the lineup include works by Justin Lin, though the supplied reporting does not provide the full program or a detailed schedule for each screening.
Legacy programming launches the festival’s announced slate
The Legacy announcement is the first slate of films publicly announced for the 2027 festival, arriving less than three months before the event is scheduled to begin. The supplied coverage identifies the lineup as the first wave of programming for Sundance’s first Boulder edition in January 2027.
The reporting does not specify ticket availability, venue assignments or the screening dates and times for the individual Legacy selections.
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