Sundance has added the world premiere of Doug Liman’s documentary Justice, about the allegations against United States Supreme Court associate justice Brett Kavanaugh, as a surprise title as the 2023 festival gets underway.
“We saw it practically yesterday,” said director of programming Kim Yutani, speaking at the festival’s first in-person press conference since 2020. “It’s a film that challenges existing narratives – I think it asks tough questions.” The film will play as a Special Screening, premiering at 20.30 MT tomorrow (January 20).
Kavanaugh was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2018 having been nominated by then-president Donald Trump. His appointment was met with protests in the US and beyond after psychology professor Christine Blasey Ford accused him of sexually assaulting her in the 1980s. Other women have since come forwards with accusations against Kavanaugh.
Yutani announced the title at a session titled Sundance Scoop, alongside Sundance Institute CEO Joana Vicente, programmer and strategic initiatives director John Nein and incoming festival director and head of public programming Eugene Hernandez, who moderated the session.
Vicente began by acknowledging Sundance founder Robert Redford’s contribution to the event. 85-year-old Redford is not attending this year’s festival.
Vicente also paid tribute to producer Ed Pressman and TIFF programmer Ravi Srinivasan, who both died this week aged 79 and 37 respectively.
Justice is a first feature documentary for US director Liman, who is known for films including Edge Of Tomorrow, The Bourne Identity and Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
The 2023 Sundance festival will run from January 19-29.
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