Sundance 2027 Unveils Legacy Program Lineup for Boulder Debut
The inaugural Boulder edition's Legacy Program, co-presented by Letterboxd, features restorations of Memento, Y tu mamá también and Better Luck Tomorrow.
Sundance Film Festival 2027 has announced the first lineup for its inaugural Boulder, Colorado edition: the Legacy Program, co-presented by Letterboxd, according to Deadline. The Legacy portion of the festival runs January 27-31, 2027, within the wider Boulder event taking place January 21-31, 2027.
The Legacy Program, formerly known as From the Collection, includes the 2002 Sundance Film Festival version of Better Luck Tomorrow, directed by Justin Lin, and a digital 4K restoration of Stacy Peralta's Dogtown and Z-Boys.
The lineup also features anniversary screenings: Julie Taymor's Fool's Fire and Tom Kalin's Swoon, both marking 35 years, and Patricia Cardoso's Real Women Have Curves, marking 25 years. Barbara Hammer's Nitrate Kisses is also on the slate.
Alfonso Cuarón's Y tu mamá también screens in a 4K restoration for its 25th anniversary, while Christopher Nolan's Memento is the subject of a two-part session titled "Cinema Interruptus featuring Memento," pairing a 4K restoration with a discussion.
The festival's online portion runs January 28-31, 2027. The Legacy Program was previously known as From the Collection; Sundance Institute and the UCLA Film & Television Archive established a preservation initiative, the Sundance Institute Collection at UCLA, which holds material from over 1,000 titles and has taken part in restorations including Better Luck Tomorrow and Swoon this year.
Quick answers
When is the Sundance Film Festival 2027 in Boulder?
The Boulder event runs January 21-31, 2027, with the Legacy Program taking place January 27-31, 2027, and the online portion running January 28-31, 2027.
What films are in the Sundance 2027 Legacy Program?
The lineup includes Better Luck Tomorrow (2002 Festival version), a 4K restoration of Dogtown and Z-Boys, Fool's Fire, Nitrate Kisses, Real Women Have Curves, Swoon, a 4K restoration of Y tu mamá también, and a two-part session featuring Memento.