For one night in January, the Sundance Film Festival will come to Nashville. The long-running festival known for showcasing independent films will dispatch eight films and their makers to eight American cities on the night of Jan. 28, and Nashville's Belcourt Theatre is the only Southern movie house on the list. The special event is called Sundance Film Festival U.S.A.
The films haven't been announced yet, but all will be official selections from the Utah-based festival. A video message from Sundance founder Robert Redford with highlights from the festival will precede each screening.
"The concept behind Sundance Film Festival U.S.A. is to ignite dialogue as people across the country engage in a collective film experience," said Redford in a statement. "It is an extension, really, of the work we have done for decades: supporting the independent voice, bringing artists to the table and inserting art more and more into the social context of how we live."
The other theaters on the list are: Michigan Theater (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Coolidge Corner Theatre (Brookline, Mass.), BAM (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Music Box Theatre (Chicago), Downtown Independent (Los Angeles), Sundance Cinemas Madison (Madison, Wis.) and Sundance Kabuki Cinemas (San Francisco).
