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Posted Jan 22, 2012, by Eric Hynes
Stephen Frears Ventures into the Seedy Back Alleyways of Sports Bookies with Lay the Favorite
In addition to directing some of the most celebrated films of the past 30 years, Stephen Frears has mastered the art of…
Posted Jan 22, 2012, by Nate von Zumwalt, Editorial Coordinator
Ice-T Leads a Journey Into the Trenches of Hip Hop
Some three decades after his emergence as a pioneering hip hop artist, Ice-T is once again beefing up his resume as an…
Posted Jan 21, 2012, by Eric Hynes
Exploring the Future Normal at New Frontier 2012
When Sundance introduced the first New Frontier program at the Festival in 2007, in a cramped basement space on Main Street in…
Posted Jan 21, 2012, by Claiborne Smith
Q&A: Amy Berg’s West of Memphis Provides an Ending to 18 Years of Hell
If you think the American justice system is chugging along just fine, West of Memphis will sober you up from that crazy trip in…
Posted Jan 20, 2012, by Bridgette Bates
Tusi Tamasese Captures his Native Samoa in The Orator
Director Tusi Tamasese will trade in South Pacific sand for Sundance snow when he makes his first trip to the U.S. to screen…
Posted Jan 20, 2012, by Jon Korn
The Kimball Art Center 2.0: Park City’s Cultural Mecca Embarks on a Cutting Edge Design Overhaul
Attendees of the Sundance Film Festival know Park City’s Kimball Art Center as the home of the Sundance House Presented by HP…
Posted Jan 20, 2012, by Bridgette Bates
Benh Zeitlin Unleashes his Beasts of the Southern Wild
Six months after Hurricane Katrina, director Benh Zeitlin was crashing on a friend’s floor in New Orleans. The Queens native…
Posted Jan 19, 2012, by Claiborne Smith
Independent Film is the Theme: Day One Press Conference Kicks Off 2012 Festival
Thursday’s opening day press conference opened with nothing less than a reference to an American “government in paralysis” -…
Posted Jan 18, 2012, by Holly Willis
Truth and Consequences: Documentary Filmmakers Who Run the Risk of Legal Retribution
Fredrik Gertten sounds weary. And he should. The documentary filmmaker has spent the last two years dealing with the fallout…
Posted Jan 18, 2012, by Claiborne Smith
#ArtistServices: A Digital Bridge Connecting Sundance Institute Filmmakers with Cineastes Worldwide
Calvin Lee Reeder’s story isn’t unfamiliar to his fellow filmmakers -- or to anyone with an interest in independent film. His…
