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Release Rundown: What to Watch in March, From “Lucy and Desi” to “Alice”
Keke Palmer portrays Alice, a slave who escapes into 1973 America, in Alice. By Vanessa Zimmer Eight fan favorites at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival
Adam Piron to Lead Sundance Institute’s Indigenous Program
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — Sundance Institute today announced that Adam Piron, a longtime staff member of the Institute’s Indigenous Program, has been named the Director
Meet our 13 new Screenwriters Intensive Fellows
Top Row, Left to Right: Andre Muir, Jake Hutton, A.K. Espada, Gabby Rivera, Glenn Kaino. Middle Row, Left to Right: Mamoudou N’Diaye, Marissa Chibás, Nuhash Humayun,
“Heathers,” “House Party” Among Films With March Birthdays
By Vanessa Zimmer Regardless of whether Major League Baseball materializes this spring, March won’t be without some heavy hitters — courtesy of five film anniversaries
Women Actors Dominating Behind the Camera
By Stephanie Ornelas Two years ago, the words of actor Issa Rae struck a nerve throughout the industry and across social media when she sarcastically
Who Was… Jonathan Oppenheim?
Oppenheim Mentored the Art of Editing at Sundance Institute Labs By Vanessa Zimmer When Jonathan Oppenheim died in July 2020, Sundance Film Festival director Tabitha
Join Our Musical Tour of the Sundance Film Festival for Black History Month
Backup singer Merry Clayton appears in Twenty Feet From Stardom. Photo by Graham Willoughby By Vanessa Zimmer From the cool tones of Al Green’s “Let’s
Sundance Institute Announces the 2021-2022 Episodic Lab Projects and Writing Fellows
PARK CITY, UTAH — The Sundance Institute announced today the 9 Fellows and 8 projects selected for their 2021-2022 Episodic Program. This year marks the
THE LATINX HOUSE, SUNDANCE INSTITUTE, NETFLIX & SHONDALAND ANNOUNCE NEW FILMMAKER INCUBATOR
Alexandra Martinez Kondracke, Monica Ramirez and Olga Segura attend The Latinx House and Netflix hosted joint kickoff party at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on
Six Sundance Artists (and Their Films) to Celebrate During Black History Month
By Stephanie Ornelas The last decade has seen a breadth of remarkable films by Sundance Institute and Festival alumni and artists who are aiming to
A Note from Joana Vicente and Tabitha Jackson
We have been listening to, and reflecting on, the many perspectives shared around the inclusion of Meg Smaker’s documentary film Jihad Rehab at our Festival
Straight Out of Sundance: Nia DaCosta Sets a New Bar for Rising Directors
By Vanessa Zimmer Two bleak films about determined and desperate women were Nia DaCosta’s first impression of the Sundance Film Festival more than a decade
“What We Do in the Shadows,” Four Other Comedies Celebrate February Anniversaries
By Vanessa Zimmer Arguably, the best thing a movie can trigger in the month of February is the laugh response. With the holidays (and the
Eight Sports-Themed Films that Premiered at the 2022 Festival
By Stephanie Ornelas Sports films have given us some of the greatest characters of all time and a ton of incredible cinematic moments, from real-life
Oscars 2022: Sundance Film Festival Alums Make History
The sun has set on the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, but fear not, film lovers! The independent storytelling spirit that filled all of our homes