A24 has two films playing Sundance 2022, but their presence this year will not be as prominent as in recent non-COVID years.
Yes, they have Jesse Eisenberg’s “When You Finish Saving the World,” the actor’s directorial debut, and Kogonada’s already-Cannes premiered “After Yang,” but don’t expect those films to break out. Eisenberg’s film was recently test-screened to middling reactions and ‘Yang,’ despite solid reviews at Cannes, has already been been forgotten since then.
A hidden tidbit about A24’s reluctance to submit any of their films to Sundance 2022 was divulged in Eric Kohn’s 01.08.21 piece titled, “Sundance Is a Virtual Market for VOD Movies, and They’re Better for It (Column).” It turns out they had major reservations about the virtual component of the fest:
