February 2026

Sundance Standouts 2026

Chasing SummerCinematographer: Eric Branco, ASCDirector: Josephine Decker At the beginning of Josephine Decker’s Chasing Summer, Jamie (writer and star Iliza Shlesinger), a trained relief worker, is firmly in her element. To make this clear, cinematographer Eric Branco, ASC, captures a long, unbroken shot in which Jamie rallies an entire camp of aid workers, learns she’s just bagged a prestigious gig abroad, and rapidly, if a little clumsily, executes a number of significant tasks — all while on the phone with her overbearing mother (Megan Mullally). But almost immediately, Jamie’s life falls apart, and she finds herself back in the Texas town she grew up in, facing her strained family relationships and a hurtful rumor from her teenage...more