Part of Moviebreak's Sundance 2026 coverage are the several podcast episodes in which our critics Lida and Patrick report from the on-site ongoings in Park City, where the festival gathers veterans and new talent of US independent cinema.

The final Sundance Podcast episode for this year is also the last episode in Park City forever. Just after the awards ceremony, guest critic Olivia and Lidanoir talk about winner titles both from the dramatic and documentary sections: US Documentary Competition Winner Nuisance Bear examines the shifting relationship between humans and polar bears close to the arctic circle. Shifting between doc-drama and fiction is Take Me Home, an observational family drama which has the director’s cognitively challenged sister play herself. After a second glance at US Dramatic Competition honoree Josephine, we discuss wryly humorous Lithuanian Best Direction winner How to Divorce During the War as well as the out of competition documentary tribute to Billie Jean King, Give Me the Ball!