(indieWIRE: 11.30.04) -- The American Spectrum Lineup for the 2005 Sundance Film Festival:
"212," directed by Anthony Ngr
Living in matchbox apartments and working mechanical mundane jobs, three sets of urbanites struggle to connect with each other in New York City.
CAST: Ajay Naidu, Brian Gant, Michelle Luchese, Catherine Zambri, Priscilla Garita, Lori Prince, Richard Furlong Read Greg's Preview
"5th World," directed by Blackhorse Lowe
Andrei and Aria, two young Navajos, hitchhike through the Navajo reservation in search of a place to call home.
CAST: Liva'ndrea Knoki, Sheldon Silentwalker, Ernest Tsosie III, James June, Carmelita B. Lowe, Larry A. Lowe, Corey Allison, Lorna Diwayan, Melaw Antoine Read Greg's Preview
"Duane Hopwood," directed by Matt Mulhern
Set in Atlantic City near the Thanksgiving holiday, a recently divorced casino pit boss feeds his depression with alcoholism. When an Irish bartender, two quirky neighbors, and an aspiring comedian come along, he is given a new promise of family and love.
CAST: David Schwimmer, Janeane Garofalo, Judah Friedlander, Susan Lynch, Dick Cavett, Steven Schirripa Read Greg's Preview
"High School Record," directed by Ben Wolfinsohn
A portrait of four exceptional and at times painfully awkward 17-year-olds as they struggle through their senior year.
CAST: Jenna Thorhill, Dean Allen Spunt, Bobby Sandoval, Jennifer Calvin, Susan Estrada, Nicholas Gitomer, Becky Stark, Mike Watt Read Greg's Preview
"Love, Ludlow," directed by Adrienne Weiss
Myra is a no-nonsense young temp from Queens who takes no guff at work, but at home she is dominated by her eccentric brother Ludlow. When Myra agrees to date the charming but vulnerable Reggie it seems that things could change.
CAST: Alicia Goranson, David Eigenberg, Brendan Sexton III Read Greg's Preview
"Mitchellville," directed by John D. Harkrider
The story of the relationship between two very different men: Gabriel, a handsome, ambitious, 34-year-old corporate lawyer, and Ken, a talented, aging, classical musician.
CAST: John Harkrider, Herb Lovelle, Anna Lodej, Michael Voyer Read Greg's Preview
"The Puffy Chair," directed by Jay Duplass
Josh Sagers drives cross-country on a mission to deliver his father's birthday gift - a giant purple Lazy Boy.
CAST: Mark Duplass, Katie Aselton, Rhett Wilkins Read Greg's Preview
"Rize," directed by David LaChapelle
A documentary that chronicles a dance movement rising out of South Los Angeles with roots in clowning and street youth culture. Read Greg's Preview
"The Salon," directed by Mark Brown
A day in the life of a beauty shop, where a woman finds romance as she struggles to save her business from the Department of Water and Power.
CAST: Vivica A. Foxx, Greg German, Kym Whitley, Dondre Whitfield, Monica Calhoun, Daren Henson, Terrence Howard, Garrett Morris, Brooke Burns Read Greg's Preview
"Saving Face," directed by Alice Wu
A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
CAST: Michelle Krusiec, Joan Chen, Lynne Chen Read Greg's Preview
"Steal Me," directed by Melissa Painter
Jake is a 15-year-old kleptomaniac with a mother fixation who finds his way into the small town family of his dreams.
CAST: Cara Seymour, Danny Alexander, Hunter Parish, John Terry, Paz de la Huerta, Toby Poser Read Greg's Preview
"Swimmers," directed by Doug Sadler
After an accident in a small Maryland fishing town, 11-year-old Emma forms an intense friendship with a volatile woman and begins to question the nature of the adults around her.
CAST: Shawn Hatosy, Cherry Jones, Robert Knott, Michael Mosley, Sarah Paulson, Tara Gallagher Read Greg's Preview
"The Talent Given Us," directed by Andrew Wagner
A retired New York City couple drives across the country to reconnect with their reclusive son in Los Angeles, and their two unmarried, thirty-something daughters tag along.
CAST: Judy Wagner, Allen Wagner, Emily Wagner, Maggie Wagner, Judy Dixon, Billy Wirth Read Greg's Preview
"This Revolution," directed by Stephen Marshall
In this politically charged homage to Medium Cool (1969), a jaded war photographer is sent on assignment to cover the protests on the streets of the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City.
CAST: Rosario Dawson, Amy Redford, Nathan Crooker, Brendan Sexton III, Brett Del Buono, Immortal Technique, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Robert Bella
CAST: Judy Wagner, Allen Wagner, Emily Wagner, Maggie Wagner, Judy Dixon, Billy Wirth Read Greg's Preview
