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Posted Jan 22, 2011, by Amelia Nielson-Stowell
Q&A: Meek's Cutoff
The opening to director Kelly Reichardt’s film Meek’s Cutoff sets a grim scene – a group of pioneers arduously carries their…
Posted Jan 22, 2011, by Jeff Hanson
Q&A: The Green Wave
The summer of 2009 was supposed to usher in a new age of noticeable and lasting democracy in Iran. A groundswell of optimism…
Posted Jan 22, 2011, by Claiborne Smith
Meet the Artists: Joe Swanberg
Judging from the coverage about them, you get the sense that some of the directors and actors associated with the mumblecore…
Posted Jan 22, 2011, by Nate von Zumwalt
Musical Minds
An effective film score moves seamlessly with a film’s images, imitating the ebb and flow of a film’s tone, or offering a…
Posted Jan 21, 2011, by Eric Hynes
Fresh Ways Forward at New Frontier
The Festival’s New Frontier space has not only moved above ground—this year it’s happening all over town. Sprung from the…
Posted Jan 21, 2011, by Claiborne Smith
Meet the Artists: Dee Rees
Five and a half years ago, as she began writing the script that became Pariah, Dee Rees was coming out to her family. Like the…
Posted Jan 21, 2011, by Landon Zakheim
Short Shot: Moon Molson
A veteran of both the Sundance Film Festival as well as Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program, accomplished short filmmaker…
Posted Jan 21, 2011, by Eric Hynes
Redford Opens the 2011 Festival
In the moments before the 2011 Sundance Film Festival officially launched with the annual Day One press conference at the…
Posted Jan 20, 2011, by Claiborne Smith
An Army of Volunteers
You may be aware that the Sundance Film Festival couldn’t operate without the army of volunteers who make it possible to…
Posted Jan 19, 2011, by Holly Willis
Native Showcase at the 2011 Festival
New for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival is the Native Showcase, focusing attention on an emerging generation of Native American…


