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Inside the 2024 Native Forum: Hear From the Merata Mita Fellow and Inaugural Graton Fellow
It’s windy, gray, and cold outside right now. Unexpected snowfall has brought an extra chill to Park City, Utah, but inside the Native Forum at
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“Sugarcane” Exposes the Atrocities at St. Joseph’s Mission
Julian Brave NoiseCat hugs Chief Willie Sellars as the “Sugarcane” film team takes the stage following the premiere of the documentary January 20 at the
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A Risky Cat Seeks Another Chance in “10 Lives”
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 20: Mo Gilligan, Chris Jenkins, and Simone Ashley at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival “10 Lives” premiere at the Prospector
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“Exhibiting Forgiveness”: An Exercise in Healing, On and Off the Set
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 20: (L–R) Jaime Ray Newman, André Holland, Andra Day, Titus Kaphar, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and John Earl Jelks attend the 2024 Sundance Film
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Steven Soderbergh’s “Presence” Reinvents the Ghost Story
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 19: Steven Soderbergh at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival “Presence” premiere at the Library Center Theatre on January 19, 2024,
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Genre Mashup “It’s What’s Inside” Thrills the Late-Night Crowd
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 19: (L–R) Madison Davenport, Nina Bloomgarden, Brittany O’Grady, Devon Terrell, David Thompson, Reina Hardesty, and Greg Jardin attend the 2024
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“Porcelain War” Stands at the Intersection of War, Beauty, and Resistance
(Photo by Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Patty Consolazio If you find it difficult on any level to justify Russia’s war on
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“I’m Most Excited About Potential”: Quotes From a Conversation with Steven Soderbergh and André Holland
André Holland and Steven Soderbergh (photo by Shutterstock for Sundance) By Bailey Pennick Filmmakers Lodge was packed for a very special edition of Cinema Café,
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“Handling the Undead” Takes Grief Into Unsettling Places
Thea Hvistendahl, writer-director of “Handling the Undead,” steps to the microphone to answer a question at the post-premiere Q&A on January 20 at the 2024
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Sundance Institute Announces 2024 Merata Mita Fellow and Inaugural Graton Fellow
Libby Hakaraia and Tazbah Rose Chavez to Be Honored at Native Forum Celebration During the 2024 Sundance Film Festival PARK CITY, UTAH, January 20, 2024
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“The American Society of Magical Negroes” Saves Lives and Changes Minds
Justice Smith and David Alan Grier (photo by George Pimentel/Shutterstock for Sundance) By Bailey Pennick “I always tried to get these magical Negro parts, but
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“Dìdi (弟弟)” Embraces the Cringier Side of Adolescence
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 19: Sean Wang attends the 2024 Sundance Film Festival “Dìdi (弟弟)” premiere at The Ray Theatre. (Photo by Robin Marshall/Shutterstock
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“The Outrun,“ Addiction, and the Power of Place
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 19: (L–R) Sarah Brocklehurst, Saoirse Ronan, and Amy Liptrot attend the 2024 Sundance Film Festival “The Outrun” premiere at the
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Inside the 2024 Directors Brunch
(L-R) Malia Ann, Natalie Jasmine Harris, Yero Timi-Biu, Myah Overstreet and Jazmin Renee Jones (Photo by Donyale West/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) by Jacob Graff
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“Sasquatch Sunset” Screens Sundown at Sundance 40th Edition
Steve Newburn, Christophe Zajac-Denek, Riley Keough, Jesse Eisenberg, David Zellner, Yvonne Lambert, Nathan Zellner, Josh Lambert and Toto Miranda (George Pimentel/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival)