Vera Farmiga will showcase her directorial debut at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
Robert Redford's independent film festival, which will be held from Jan. 20 to 30, 2011 in Park City, Utah, announced the 16 competitors Wednesday.
Farmiga's feature, "Higher Ground," is about a mother (played by Farmiga) who joins a fundamentalist community.
Other entries include: Sam Levinson's "The Reasonable Bunch," starring Demi Moore, Kate Bosworth, Ellen Barkin, Ellen Burstyn, and Thomas Haden Church; Gavin Wiesen's "Homework," starring Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Rita Wilson, and Blair Underwood; and Matthew Chapman's "The Ledge," starring Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson, and Terrence Howard.
Farmiga first gained prominence after winning a special jury prize at Sundance seven years ago for her performance in "Down to the Bone." Last year she won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination for her role in "Up in the Air."
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