Nate von Zumwalt

Five award winners from the 2014 Sundance Film Festival make their way to theaters this October, led by the Grand Jury Prize winner Whiplash, starring Miles Teller as a tenacious drum virtuoso training under the tutelage of a notoriously demanding mentor in J.K. Simmons.

Things are similarly taut on the documentary side with the release of Jesse Moss’ The Overnighters, which intimately tracks the proceedings in an isolated North Dakota town where an oil boom has yielded droves of out-of-staters looking for work. One local pastor shoulders the burden of the city’s new migrants by converting his church into a dorm and counseling center, until word gets out that sex offenders are among the church’s denizens.

Other highlights this month include William H. Macy’s directorial debut with Rudderless, and Kristen Stewart’s stint at Guantanamo Bay in Camp X-Ray. Check out all of this month’s Sundance-supported films below.

Friday, October 3

Web Junkie, directed by Shosh Shlam and Hilla Medalia

Friday, October 10

The Overnighters, directed by Jesse Moss

Whiplash, directed by Damien Chazelle

Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead, directed by Tommy Wirkola

Friday, October 17

Camp X-Ray, directed by Peter Sattler

Dear White People, directed by Justin Simien

Rudderless, directed by William H. Macy

Watchers of the Sky, directed by Edet Belzberg

Listen Up Philip, directed by Alex Ross Perry

Friday, October 24

Laggies, directed by Lynn Shelton

White Bird in a Blizzard, directed by Gregg Araki