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A Brief History of the Movie Musical
“Sing Street” is the second of three movie musicals that writer-director John Carney has brought to the Sundance Film Festival. By Laura Studarus How about
Furthering Opportunities for Indigenous Talent From California Tribes Through $4 Million Endowment Gift From Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
The nonprofit Sundance Institute has announced the largest endowment gift in its history, a $4 million dollar endowment to the Institute’s Indigenous Program from the
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Tari Wariebi, the Filmmaker Behind “We Were Meant To”
One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent filmmaking. While we
Dance Like a Director at the Sundance Institute Directors Lab
Pictured is Miguel Arteta, a creative advisor at the 2015 Sundance Institute Directors Lab. By Vanessa Zimmer The ability to dance. That’s the most important
Meet the Filmmakers Behind This Year’s Sundance Film Festival Indigenous Film Tour
By Stephanie Ornelas “Indigenous joy is what makes us wake up in the morning. What’s the purpose of living if you can’t experience joy?” –
The 2023 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour Is Coming to a Theater Near You
Award winner “When You Left Me On That Boulevard” is one of seven shorts featured on the 2023 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour. A
Check Out These Sundance-Supported Films at the 2023 Tribeca Festival
Sundance-supported “A Revolution on Canvas (Untitled Nicky Nodjoumi)” will have its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Festival. (Photo courtesy of Tribeca Festival) One of
Time Travel, Australian Outlaws, and a Purple Recliner Populate These Sundance Films With June Birthdays
Jenny Slate (also known as the voice of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On) plays Donna in “Obvious Child.” (Photo by Chris Teague) By Vanessa
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Tom CJ Brown, the Filmmaker Behind “Christopher at Sea”
One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent filmmaking. While we
Release Rundown: Romantic “Past Lives” and Creepy “Run Rabbit Run” Open to Wider Audiences in June
Childhood friends in Korea, Nora (Greta Lee) and Hae Sung (Teo Yoo) meet again two decades later in America, in Past Lives. By Vanessa Zimmer
About So Yun Um and her “Liquor Store Dreams”
So Yun Um and her father, Hae Sup Um, pose in their Los Angeles liquor store. (Photo courtesy So Yun Um) By Vanessa Zimmer Just
How Sundance Institute Labs Pave the Way for Influential Artists
[Above: Nia DaCosta and Tessa Thompson at Sundance Institute’s 2015 Directors Lab for “Little Woods”] By Stephanie Ornelas For over 40 years, the Sundance Institute
Get Acquainted With This Summer’s Filmmakers Through These 13 Sundance Films
André Øvredal directed “Trollhunter,” a horror fantasy shot in found-footage style that premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. By Vanessa Zimmer Summer extends her
