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5 Takeaways From a Sundance Collab Conversation With Alexander Payne, Director of “The Holdovers”
By Stephanie Ornelas Alexander Payne has deep roots with Sundance Institute, having been a lab fellow, creative advisor, and a Festival juror over the last
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Sundance Institute Announces 2024 Momentum Fellows
PARK CITY, UTAH, February 22, 2024 — Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced eight storytellers selected for the 2024 Momentum Fellowship. Now in its sixth
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Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Nzingha Stewart and Keyonna Taylor, the Director and Co-Writer of “Me/We”
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
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Film Festival Watch: 12 Sundance-Supported Films Screening at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival
By Stephanie Ornelas “If your film is ready for Sundance, that means you’re ready for all the other festivals that are coming for the year.
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Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Titus Kaphar, the Filmmaker Behind “Exhibiting Forgiveness”
By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
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“Hard Eight,” “Velvet Buzzsaw,” and More Celebrate Anniversaries in February
Rene Russo and Jake Gyllenhaal star in Dan Gilroy’s darkly comic “Velvet Buzzsaw.” By Lucy Spicer February may be the shortest month (though we do
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Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Dawn Porter, the Filmmaker Behind “Luther: Never Too Much”
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
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Release Rundown: What to Watch in February, From “Drift” to “God Save Texas”
Cynthia Erivo is mesmerizing as Jacqueline, the lead character in Anthony Chen’s film Drift. By Lucy Spicer Are you feeling post-Festival withdrawal yet? It’s difficult
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“You Have to Feel Safe to Fail”: Quotes From a Conversation With Emerald Fennell, the Writer-Director of “Saltburn”
By Lucy Spicer From what she jokingly describes as a “hostile” hotel room in Los Angeles, Emerald Fennell virtually joins an excited group of viewers
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Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Kobi Libii, the Filmmaker Behind “The American Society of Magical Negroes”
By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
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Here Is Your Complete Download of Everything We Saw and Did at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival
(photo by Chloe Collyer) And just like that, the 11 days of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival — on the mountain, in Salt Lake City,
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Ghosts, a Porta-Potty, and a Folkloric Ox Populate Short Film Program 4
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 21: Kate Jean Hollowell at Prospector Square Theatre at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. (Photos by Robin Marshall/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival)
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30 Years Later: “Go Fish” and an Antidote to Despair
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 24: (L–R) Christine Vachon, Tom Kalin, V.S. Brodie, Guinevere Turner, Rose Troche, and John Nein attend the 2024 Sundance Film
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“Kneecap”: Sex, Drugs, and Irish Rap
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 18: (L–R) Rich Peppiatt, Jessica Reynolds, Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, JJ Ó Dochartaigh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Simone Kirby, and Fionnuala
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Short Film Program 5 Explores Family Traditions, Dating Apps, and Grief in the Digital Age
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 21: (L–R) Mariah Hernandez-Fitch, Matthew Tyler, Natalie Jasmine Harris, Celine Perreard, Pauline Archange, and Khozy Rizal at the Egyptian Theatre