Several Indigenous films will screen at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, which runs Jan. 22 to Feb. 1 in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, according to reporting by ICT. The festival will also offer a virtual program from Jan. 29 to Feb. 1. Indigenous stories featured this year include works centered on repatriation, land and cultural survival.
Among the selected films is “Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]” by Ojibwe directors Adam Khalil and Zack Khalil, which follows Indigenous repatriation specialists working to return ancestors from museums and archives. Another film, “Kikuyu Land,” appears in the World Cinema Documentary Competition and examines land claims and family history in Kenya. Two Indigenous short films, “Mangittatuarjuk (The Gnawer of Rocks)” and “Tuktuit: Caribou,” are also included in the competition. According to ICT, the 2026 festival will honor founder Robert Redford while continuing to showcase Indigenous and independent storytelling.
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