The 2017 Sundance Film Festival lineup was announced yesterday and “Novitiate” directed by Maggie Betts has been selected for the U.S. Dramatic Competition!

NOVITIATE / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Maggie Betts) — In the early 1960s, during the Vatican II era, a young woman training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, sexuality and the changing church. Cast: Margaret Qualley, Melissa Leo, Julianne Nicholson, Dianna Agron, Morgan Saylor. World Premiere