what to watchlist from Park City this year • Journal • A Magazine • , Life in canada

Three things in life are certain: death, taxes and a fresh crop of movies to start each calendar year courtesy of Sundance. The 2026 edition is special for two reasons: it’s the first year since the passing of the festival’s legendary founder Robert Redford, and it’s the final year that the event will take place in Park City, Utah—its boots-on-the-ground home for the past 45 years.

But whether you’re making the pilgrimage up to the snowy mountains or locking in remotely from around the world to catch some online premieres, there’s a whole host of independent cinema to sink your teeth into: that includes a new Kogonada-Haley Lu Richardson team-up, an Olivia Wilde double feature, a Charli XCX hat trick, and countless brain-teasing docs on girl scouts, glaciers, concrete and more. 

Mitchell Beaupre and Ella Kemp shout out ten of the features we’re most looking forward to.