Sundance 2009: Park City at Midnight

Dead Snow by Tommy Wirkola

Black Dynamite / U.S. (Director: Scott Sanders; screenwriters: Michael Jai White, Scott Sanders, Byron Minns)
When "The Man" murders his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor, 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite is the one hero willing to take him on. Cast: Michael Jai White, Tommy Davidson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Byron Minns, James McManus. World premiere

The Carter / U.S. (Director: Adam Bhala Lough)
An in-depth, intimate look at Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter Jr., proclaimed by many as the "greatest rapper alive." Cast: Lil Wayne, Brian Williams, Cortez Bryant. World premiere

Død Snø (Dead Snow) / Norway (Director: Tommy Wirkola; screenwriters: Tommy Wirkola, Stig Frode Henriksen)
A group of teenagers had all they needed for a successful ski vacation: a cabin, skis, snowmobile, toboggan, copious amounts of beer and a fertile mix of the sexes. Certainly, none of them anticipated not returning home alive! But the Nazi-zombie battalion haunting the mountains had other plans. Cast: Vegard Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, Charlotte Frogner, Jenny Skavlan, Jeppe Beck Laursen. North American premiere

Grace / U.S. (Director-screenwriter: Paul Solet)
After losing her unborn child, Madeline Matheson insists on carrying the baby to term. Following the delivery, the child miraculously returns to life, but when the baby develops a desperate appetite for human blood, Madeline is faced with a mother's ultimate decision. Cast: Jordan Ladd, Samantha Ferris, Gabrielle Rose, Malcom Stewart, Stephen Park, Serge Houde. World premiere

The Killing Room / U.S. (Director: Jonathan Liebesman; screenwriters: Gus Krieger, Ann Peacock)
Four individuals sign up for a psychological research study only to discover that they are now subjects of a brutal, classified government program. Cast: Chloe Sevigny, Peter Stormare, Clea DuVall, Timothy Hutton, Nick Cannon. World premiere

Mystery Team / U.S. (Director: Dan Eckman; screenwriters: Dominic Dierkes, Donald Glover, D.C. Pierson)
A group of kid detectives called the Mystery Team struggles to solve a double murder to prove they can be real detectives before they graduate from high school. Cast: Dominic Dierkes, D.C. Pierson, Donald Glover, Aubrey Plaza, Glenn Kalison. World premiere

Spring Breakdown / U.S. (Director: Ryan Shiraki; screenwriters: Ryan Shiraki, Rachel Dratch)
Three thirtysomething friends attempt to break the monotony of their uninspired lives by vacationing at a popular spring-break getaway for college students. Cast: Rachel Dratch, Amy Poehler, Parker Posey, Will Arnett, Rachel Hamilton. World premiere

White Lightnin' / U.K. (Director: Dominic Murphy; screenwriters: Shane Smith, Eddy Moretti)
The outrageous cult story of Jesco White, the dancing outlaw. Cast: Ed Hogg, Carrie Fisher, Muse Watson, Wallace Merck, Clay Steakley. World premiere