More than half of the movies competing for the U.S. Dramatic prize at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival come from directors who identify as people of color.
Sundance reports that 53%, or nine of 17 directors across 16 films listed in competition as part of the 2020 lineup, are non-white. 118 feature films were announced as part of the lineup on Wednesday, and 34%, or 40 of the films, were directed by one or more filmmakers of color. And specifically across the 65 directors in all four competition categories, 56 films in all, 38% of the directors are people of color.