Tropic Cinema is bringing Sundance to Key West.
The world-famous film festival typically takes over the ski town of Park City, Utah for the last week of January, screening world premieres of films in a variety of local venues.
Coronavirus forced organizers to reconfigure the 2021 festival by showing films on “Satellite Screens” in a handful of select U.S. cities. And Key West’s Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton St., was chosen as a Sundance Satellite Screen, and will show a full lineup of Sundance films from Jan. 28 to Feb. 3.
“Our commitment to independent film and filmmaker events helped put us on the map for the Sundance Film Festival,” said Tropic Cinema’s executive director Carla Turner. “We had a conversation with Sundance about how our diverse programming and beautiful location sets us apart from other art houses.”
Festival films will be shown inside the Tropic Cinema with limited seating and strict enforcement of safety protocols. Additional screenings of Sundance films will take place at local outdoor venues, including the Key West Lighthouse and the lumber warehouse at Manley deBoer/Strunk Ace Hardware.
In-person single-film tickets for all Tropic Satellite Screenings are available at tropiccinema.com. Streaming passes are on sale at festival.sundance.org.
“These partnerships with local venues in select cities allow the festival to expand beyond its Utah home and bring feature films…to communities across the country,” states the Sundance website.
Key West viewers will be among the first in the world to see the exciting lineup of Sundance films as they make their world premiere, said Turner.
The Sundance Satellite Screen schedule for Tropic Cinema includes:
Thursday, Jan. 28:
“Strawberry Mansion,” 9:20 p.m. at The Warehouse at Manley deBoer and Strunk Hardware and Tropic Cinema
Friday, Jan. 29:
“Luzzu,” 4 p.m. at Tropic Cinema
“Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided to Go For It,” 7 p.m. at Key West Lighthouse & Tropic Cinema
Saturday, Jan. 30:
“Sabaya,” 5 p.m. at Tropic Cinema
“Superior,” 9 p.m. at The Warehouse at Manley deBoer/ Strunk Hardware & Tropic Cinema
Sunday, Jan. 31:
“Cusp,” 6 p.m. at Tropic Cinema
“Misha and the Wolves,” 8 p.m. at The Warehouse at Manley deBoer/ Strunk Hardware & Tropic Cinema
Monday, Feb. 1:
“Users,” 6: p.m. at The Warehouse at Manley deBoer/Strunk Hardware & Tropic Cinema
“Life in a Day 2020,” 8:30 p.m. at The Warehouse at Manley deBoer/Strunk Hardware & Tropic Cinema
Tuesday, Feb. 2:
“At the Ready,” 6:30 p.m. at Key West Lighthouse & Tropic Cinema
“Marvelous and the Black Hole,” 9 p.m. at Tropic Cinema
