Sundance Film Festival 2017: Toni Collette in Fun Mom Dinner leads Australian assault

By Michael Idato
Updated January 19 2017 - 8:08pm, first published 7:37pm
Bridget Everett, Molly Shannon, Katie Aselton and Toni Collette in <i>Fun Mom Dinner</i> by Australian director Alethea Jones, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Photo: Robb Rosenfeld, Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Bridget Everett, Molly Shannon, Katie Aselton and Toni Collette in <i>Fun Mom Dinner</i> by Australian director Alethea Jones, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Photo: Robb Rosenfeld, Courtesy of Sundance Institute
<i>Berlin Syndrome</i> producer Polly Stanford and <i>Fun Mom Dinner</i> director Alethea Jones at the Australians in Film Sundance event in Los Angeles. Photo: Leslie Rodriguez
<i>Berlin Syndrome</i> producer Polly Stanford and <i>Fun Mom Dinner</i> director Alethea Jones at the Australians in Film Sundance event in Los Angeles. Photo: Leslie Rodriguez
Melbourne filmmaker Kitty Green's Casting JonBenet has been acquired by Netflix and is screening in competition at Sundance. Photo: Michael Latham, Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Melbourne filmmaker Kitty Green's Casting JonBenet has been acquired by Netflix and is screening in competition at Sundance. Photo: Michael Latham, Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Producer Lisa Shaunessy, composer Leah Curtis, actress Maya Stange, writer-director Damien Power, producer Joe Weatherstone and actor Aaron Glenane at the?Australians in Film event in Los Angeles. Photo: Leslie Rodriguez
Producer Lisa Shaunessy, composer Leah Curtis, actress Maya Stange, writer-director Damien Power, producer Joe Weatherstone and actor Aaron Glenane at the?Australians in Film event in Los Angeles. Photo: Leslie Rodriguez

 American Director's Guild award nominee Alethea Jones is leading an Australian assault on the Sundance Film Festival.