"The true discovery of this year’s Sundance." -  Brian Tallerico, Roger Ebert

"A collection of wistfully effervescent vignettes that resists the usual highs and lows of its format by drawing a gentle power from the stillness of the water that runs through it." Dave Erlich, Indiewire

2025 Breakout Filmmakers at Sundance. Kate Erbland, Indiewire

SUNFISH (& OTHER STORIES ON GREEN LAKE)

Written and directed by Sierra Falconer

Release: 2025
Runtime: 87
Country: U.S.
Language: English
Director: Sierra Falconer
Executive Producer: Joanna Hogg
Cast: Maren Heary, Jim Kaplan, Karsen Liotta, Dominic Bogart, Tenley Kellogg, Emily Hall
World Premiere: Sundance Film Festival 2025

Lives intertwine around Green Lake as a girl learns to sail, a boy fights for first chair, two sisters operate a bed-and-breakfast, and a fisherman is after the catch of his life.

Sierra Falconer’s perceptive debut feature immerses us in the rhythms of life on Green Lake, drawing us into distinct slices of life unfolding. Each chapter introduces new lives and relationships portrayed with subtlety and nuance, capturing the quiet beauty of human connection. Against the backdrop of the lake, the characters experience a profound yearning for something different while discovering new facets of themselves — independence, joy, excitement, and heartache.

UPCOMING
Fresh Coast Film Festival (October 2025)
Maine International Film Festival, Closing Night Film (July 2025)
Hells Half Mile Film Festival (September 2025)
Festival Der Neue Heimatfilm, Austria (August 2025)
Leiden International Film Festival (October 2025)
Stockholm International Film Festival (November 2025)

PAST
Sundance Film Festival, World Premiere (January 2025)
Lighthouse International Film Festival (June 2025)
Nantucket Film Festival (June 2025)