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Calendar Girls Dance Against Invisibility
By Vanessa Zimmer March of time be damned, these Florida women who call themselves the “Calendar Girls” are going to put on their makeup, slip

“I Didn’t See You There”: An Autobiographical Story About a Real Invisible Man
By Vanessa Zimmer For Reid Davenport, of I Didn’t See You There, mostly it’s about invisibility. His curly-haired frame in a wheelchair is reflected in

Stellar Performances Fill “Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul.”
by Bailey Pennick Trinitie and Lee-Curtis Childs have been swirling around the heads of the Ebo twins for a while. Writer-director Adamma Ebo started writing

Get to Know Our Satellite Screens: Indie Memphis welcomes the weird, the quirky, the musical
By Vanessa Zimmer Imagine if the Sundance Institute looked in the mirror and saw Indie Memphis staring back. The similarity of their profiles is remarkable.

2022 Sundance Film Festival Announces World Premiere of Documentary Thriller Navalny
Daniel Roher’s film announced as mystery 10th film in the U.S. Documentary Competition Section PARK CITY, UTAH — January, 24, 2022 – The nonprofit Sundance Institute

“TikTok, Boom.” Shines Light on the Digital Native
By Stephanie Ornelas In a world where social media has become fundamental to the way billions of people communicate and share content, director Shalini Kantayya

“TikTok, BOOM.” Shines Light on the Digital Native
By Stephanie Ornelas In a world where social media has become fundamental to the way billions of people communicate and share content, director Shalini Kantayya

Sundance Institute Announces Fox Maxy as 2022 Merata Mita Fellow
Seventh Year of Fellowship Honors Artistic Contributions of Late Māori Filmmaker Park City, UT — Sundance Institute announced today the recipient of the 2022 Merata

MEET THE ARTIST: TIG NOTARO AND STEPHANIE ALLYNNE ON “AM I OK?” PRESENTED BY DROPBOX
Our Meet The Artist video series on YouTube takes you directly into the minds of the storytellers. It’s a series about the directors featured in the Sundance Fest submitted by the directors themselves, designed to take a deeper look into the films that will be premiering at the 2022 Festival.

What to Watch at the 2022 Festival: Time Travel With These Period Pieces
By Amy Felix Stewart Journalists, investigators, and storytellers of all types know they must answer certain basic questions — who, what, when, where, why, and

“God’s Country” Features Intense Performance by Thandiwe Newton
By Vanessa Zimmer Director and co-writer Julian Higgins describes his feature-film debut, God’s Country, as a study of what happens when a woman’s moral code

Get to Know Our Satellite Screens: Indie Memphis welcomes the weird, the quirky, the musical
By Vanessa Zimmer Imagine if the Sundance Institute looked in the mirror and saw Indie Memphis staring back. The similarity of their profiles is remarkable.

“The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future” Brings Magical Realism to a Wounded Family
By Vanessa Zimmer Francisca Alegría’s poignant debut feature film, The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future, explores the secret landscapes of family relationships,

The Final Film in the U.S. Documentary Competition Is Just Announced and You Won’t Want to Miss It
Eagle eye viewers of our program might have noticed that within the U.S. Documentary Competition section of our 2022 Film Festival lineup there were only

The Start of “jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy” Puts Your Faith in Ye
by Bailey Pennick “Remember that this is a faith-based movie,” say Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah, the directing duo behind one of the most