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“Power” Provokes Vital Questions About the Role of Police
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 18: Director Yance Ford introduces the “Power” premiere at Library Center Theatre. (Photo by Chad Salvador/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival)
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Jianjie Lin, the Writer-Director Behind “Brief History of a Family”
By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Stephen Maing, the Co-Director of “Union”
By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
Sundance Film Festival: London 2024 Announces Repertory Shorts Programme, Three Repertory Features And Three Public Talks
Tickets on sale now London, 13 May 2024 — Today Picturehouse and the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced additions to the line-up for the 11th edition
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbó, the Filmmakers Behind “Agent of Happiness”
By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
“The Greatest Night in Pop” Proves That We’re Most Powerful as a Collective
Lionel Richie (Photo by George Pimentel/Shutterstock for Sundance) By Bailey Pennick It’s three in the morning and everyone is tired. Working late is never fun,
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“Power” Provokes Vital Questions About the Role of Police
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 18: Director Yance Ford introduces the “Power” premiere at Library Center Theatre. (Photo by Chad Salvador/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival)
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Jianjie Lin, the Writer-Director Behind “Brief History of a Family”
By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Stephen Maing, the Co-Director of “Union”
By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
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“Power” Provokes Vital Questions About the Role of Police
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 18: Director Yance Ford introduces the “Power” premiere at Library Center Theatre. (Photo by Chad Salvador/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival)
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Jianjie Lin, the Writer-Director Behind “Brief History of a Family”
By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Stephen Maing, the Co-Director of “Union”
By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
Festival Highlights
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“Power” Provokes Vital Questions About the Role of Police
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 18: Director Yance Ford introduces the “Power” premiere at Library Center Theatre. (Photo by Chad Salvador/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival)
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Jianjie Lin, the Writer-Director Behind “Brief History of a Family”
By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Stephen Maing, the Co-Director of “Union”
By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
Artist Spotlight
Mexico City Watchlist: 7 Sundance Festival Films Written by Women
[Pictured: A still from Sujo] By Stephanie Ornelas “There are so many stories and layers to be told within Ciudad de México,” Paloma Riojas says over
The Making of “Beirut” Is as Exciting as Its Espionage Plot
By Shahnaz Mahmud A screenwriter on the rise. A long forgotten script. A producer who unearthed it and held onto the dream of making it
“Choose Your Partners Wisely”: Highlights From a Discussion With Mira Nair, Director of “Mississippi Masala” and “Monsoon Wedding”
By Stephanie Ornelas Mira Nair first aspired to be an actor, but working as a street performer in India made her realize she was destined
From the Labs
Gathering Is a Call to Action: A Letter From Ilyse McKimmie
By Ilyse McKimmie Now, more than ever… That’s a phrase so often used in the last few years that I’ve come to dread seeing it
The Anchor of Our Work at the Native Lab: A Dispatch from Adam Piron
By Adam Piron In anticipation of this edition of the Indigenous Program’s Native Lab, it actually dawned on me that this will be our lab’s
Meet the 2024 Sundance Institute Directors, Screenwriters, and Native Lab Fellows
Even though we’ve been doing this for over 40 years, a spark of excitement rushes through us whenever we reveal the fellows for this year’s
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Mexico City Watchlist: 7 Documentaries About Working in CDMX
Pictured: Midnight Family By Stephanie Ornelas A great way to get to know a city as culturally unique and rich as Mexico City is to
“Choose Your Partners Wisely”: Highlights From a Discussion With Mira Nair, Director of “Mississippi Masala” and “Monsoon Wedding”
By Stephanie Ornelas Mira Nair first aspired to be an actor, but working as a street performer in India made her realize she was destined
Release Rundown: Docs on Indigo Girls, Synanon, and Girls State Among Sundance Titles Reaching Wider Audiences in April
2023 Sundance Film Festival documentary “Indigo Girls: It’s Only Life After All” brings the beloved musical duo to the big screen this April. By Lucy
Creative Distribution
From the Archives: The 3 Things It Takes to Be an Independent Producer
As the spiritual closing of Sundance Institute’s Creative Producing Summit, Sundance Film Festival director John Cooper wrapped up the weekend with the “One Word Challenge.”Cooper’s challenge to his three keynote guests was simple: “It is 2011, and the most important thing a producer needs to survive is …” Panelists were given this one-word task by email before arriving in Utah and told to bring their best thinking to the audience of creative fellows and advisors. The experiment is both simple and profound, and audience members were invited to play along with cards of their own.
‘I Knew People Wanted to See It’: The ‘In Reality’ Team on Why and How They Self-Distributed
In part one of this interview, In Reality writer/director/star Ann Lupo and producer Holly Meehl shared how they got their anti-romantic comedy feature off the ground. In this second and final part, we explore how they navigated self-distribution.
Were you building an audience along the way? How did you keep people engaged?
AL: During post-production I took on a side project editing a short for Casey Neistat called “Filmmaking is a Sport,” and it completely changed my perspective on YouTube.
From Short Film to Unexpected Feature: How ‘In Reality’ Came to Life
Liz Manashil is a filmmaker and former manager of Sundance Institute’s Creative Distribution Initiative.
A few months ago, before I had a baby, I encountered the anti-romantic comedy feature film In Reality, which I immediately fell for. As I told the filmmakers later, it was the movie I needed when I was in my early 20s.
From the Archives
“Power” Provokes Vital Questions About the Role of Police
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 18: Director Yance Ford introduces the “Power” premiere at Library Center Theatre. (Photo by Chad Salvador/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival)
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Jianjie Lin, the Writer-Director Behind “Brief History of a Family”
By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Stephen Maing, the Co-Director of “Union”
By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
Sundance Film Festival: London 2024 Announces Repertory Shorts Programme, Three Repertory Features And Three Public Talks
Tickets on sale now London, 13 May 2024 — Today Picturehouse and the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced additions to the line-up for the 11th edition