Union County shines at Sundance
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January 31, 2026
Journal-Tribune reporter Michael Williamson, shown above at left, watches Union County online Thursday morning during the film’s premiere run at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. The film, shot locally last year in Union and Logan counties, features actors Noah Centineo, screen left, and Will Poulter, screen right, as foster brothers working through a court-mandated drug recovery program. The scene depicted was shot at Franke’s Wood Products in Marysville. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)

Union County shines at Sundance

Film a glowing portrait of area's drug court system

By Mike Williamson

Editor’s note: Reporter Michael Williamson took part in an online screening of the movie Union County as part of the Sundance Film Festival Thursday for this article.

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Union County, the feature film shot and set in Logan and Union counties, made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Fes...

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