• We broke the news last time that Malcolm Ingram, writer-director of the early View Askew project “Drawing Flies”, is headed to Sundance with his acclaimed documentary “Small Town, Gay Bar”. Now, another View Askew vet is on her way to the same festival: Joey Lauren Adams. Her film, “Come Early Morning”, will compete in the Drama category.

Sixty-four feature films will screen in competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, in four sections, festival organizers have announced. The competition is the heart of the United States’ leading film festival, which this year will screen 120 features from January 19 – 29, 2006. Organizers selected the highly anticipated roster from a total of 3,148 feature film submissions this year (with more than 1,700 from the U.S. and more than 1,300 from outside the country). Forty-eight of this year’s 120 films are from first-time feature filmmakers.

Details on the flicks:

Independent Feature Film Competition: Documentary

“Small Town Gay Bar,” directed by Malcolm Ingram

A voyage to the deep South to tell a tale of the struggle for community and expression in the face of ignorance, hypocrisy and oppression. [World Premiere]

Independent Feature Film Competition: Dramatic

“Come Early Morning,” directed and written by Joey Lauren Adams

The story of a southern woman trying to escape her addictions and self-destructive behavior to find true love.

Congratulations and best of luck to both Malcolm and Joey from News Askew! We’ll look forward to hearing stories from the festival in January, and of course keep you posted on any buzz regarding Sundance and these flicks. Thanks also to indieWire.