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Join Sundance Collab for this exclusive conversation with Joachim Trier, the director and co-writer of the upcoming film Sentimental Value.
The emotionally layered family drama premiered to critical and audience acclaim at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. This is Trier’s sixth feature film and sixth collaboration with co-writer Eskil Vogt. His previous film with Renate Reinsve, The Worst Person in the World, which screened at the 2022 Sundance FIlm Festival, earned Reinsve the Best Actress award at the 2021 Festival de Cannes, as well as a BAFTA and two Academy Award nominations.
In this interactive session, we will explore Trier’s body of work as a writer/director and his relationships with his close collaborators, including his editor, sound designer, co-writer and production designer. Trier will discuss the setting of Oslo in several of his films, the relationship he creates between location and actor, the complex character dynamics he explores in his work, and capturing exceptional cinematic moments in ordinary life. Don’t miss this chance to hear this master of Norwegian cinema discuss one of his most complex films to date.
Sentimental Value will be in theatres in limited release November 7, 2025.