Sundance films get funnier and older

Based on the movies set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, the coming year of cinema is about comedians and coming of age.

Festival organizers announced on Sunday their selections of dramas and documentaries to debut at the independent film showcase, which runs Jan 22-31.

"It really does feel like we kick off the year in film," says the festival's director of programming, Trevor Groth. "We're launching all these films out there into the cinematic universe and then watching them trickle out throughout the year."