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Fall in Love With “Your Monster”
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 18: (L–R) Tommy Dewey, Melissa Barrera, Kayla Foster, Meghann Fahy, and Edmund Donovan attend the 2024 Sundance Film Festival “Your
What to Watch: These 7 DFP-Supported Films From 2024 Will Inspire You to Organize for Change
It’s easy to become overwhelmed when thinking about the current state of the world. With so much on the line and in flux, what change
WATCH: 12 Hilarious Meet the Artist Videos From Fest Alums
By Jessica Herndon Ahead of each Sundance Film Festival, we ask the directors whose projects are premiering and screening to submit videos about the inspiration
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Greg Jardin, the Writer-Director of “It’s What’s Inside”
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
Our Guide to Where to Stay While Attending the 2025 Film Festival
It’s almost time to dust off that down puffer coat, slip on those all-weather boots, and take to Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah,
Benjamin Ree’s “Ibelin” Takes Viewers to a Different World and Moves Them to Tears
From L-R: Robert Steen, Trude Steen, Mia Steen and Benjamin Ree (Marc Sagliocco/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) by Veronika Lee Claghorn Now here’s a story
A Journalist Turns the Camera on Herself in “Black Box Diaries”
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 20: Hanna Avqilin, Shiori Ito, and Ema Ryan Yamazaki attend the 2024 Sundance Film Festival “Black Box Diaries” premiere at
As “Clerks” Turns 30, Look Back at Kevin Smith’s Iconic Fest Appearances
By Jessica Herndon Thirty years ago, a small black-and-white indie film about a day in the lives of two convenience store clerks (Randal Graves,
7 Uplifting Sundance Institute–Supported Documentaries the DFP Team Recommends This Fall
By Jessica Herndon Life can be chaotic and rough, so when it’s time to watch a film, we understand the urge to cue up a
“Union”: Story of Amazon Labor Union Gives Hope to Ordinary Workers
Jordan Flowers, Derrick Palmer, Chris Smalls, and Gerald Bryson — all present or former employees of Amazon — express their solidarity at the premiere of
10 Pivotal “Dear White People” Quotes to Remember on the Film’s 10th Anniversary
By Jessica Herndon Justin Simien’s Dear White People, a satire depicting the lives of a group of Black students at a predominantly white Ivy League
“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
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Brett Story, 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
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
“Indigenous People Will Save the World”: A Spotlight on Sundance Institute’s Merata Mita Fellowship
Libby Hakaraia speaking at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Photo by Jovelle Tamayo. By Katie Arthurs From the Ainu people of Ainu Mosir to the