“A Thousand and One,” A.V. Rockwell’s drama about a mother who kidnaps her son from the foster care system, has won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. “Radical” has taken the top Audience Award.
In the U.S. Dramatic Competition section, Sing J. Lee won the directing award for “The Accidental Getaway Driver.” “Theater Camp” won the award for ensemble cast, while Lío Mehiel won the individual acting award for “Mutt.” “Magazine Dreams” won for creative vision and “The Persian Version” for screenplay.
In the U.S. Documentary section, the Grand Jury award was given to “Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project.”