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

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

(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

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)

Attending the premiere of “Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye” on January 19 at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival were (from left) Jay

Writer-director Jianjie Lin talks with a reporter at the premiere of his film “Brief History of a Family” on January 19 at the 2024 Sundance

Sue Bird and Jay Ellis at Cinema Café at Filmmaker Lodge in Park City, Utah (Photo by Stephen Greathouse/ Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By

By Lucy Spicer The energy is palpable at Prospector Square Theatre for the premiere of Short Film Program 1 at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

Daniel Hoesl, co-director of “Veni Vidi Vici,” speaks into the microphone at a Q&A session following the premiere of the film on January 18, 2024,

Writer-Director Molly Manning Walker attends the 2024 Sundance Film Festival “How to Have Sex” Premiere at Library Center Theatre on January 18, 2024, in Park