But the number of religious-theme American selections this year suggests that a minor cultural shift might be under way as filmmakers take one of the most important and, certainly in our mainstream cinema, under-addressed truths in people’s lives: their struggle with God and issues of belief. If nothing else, a decade after Sept. 11 and the wrenching, discordant attention on the faith of other people, some Americans filmmakers have shifted their gaze closer to home.

Turns Out Sundance Thrives on More Than Just Money, Manohla Dargis, NYTimes