MINNEAPOLIS — Two made-in-Minnesota feature films are competing in the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

“Dear White People” is about a biracial student who becomes president of an all-black residential hall at a prestigious university. Los Angeles-based producer, writer and director Justin Simien directed the movie, which is described as “a satire about being a black face in a white place.”

Also showing is “Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter.” The film, shot in Japan and Minnesota, is based on the story of a young Japanese woman who came to America to find the ransom money buried by Steve Buscemi’s character in the movie “Fargo.”

The 10-day showcase of independent film kicked off Thursday in Park City, Utah.