“Prime Minister”: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Leader Who Champions Kindness
(L–R) Lindsay Utz, Michelle Walshe, and The Right Honourable Dame Jacinda Ardern attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Prime Minister” at Eccles Theatre
(L–R) Lindsay Utz, Michelle Walshe, and The Right Honourable Dame Jacinda Ardern attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Prime Minister” at Eccles Theatre
Director Nia DaCosta and Tessa Thompson at the 2015 Directors Lab. (Photo by Brandon Cruz) By Jessica Herndon As the Sundance Institute Directors Lab turns 45, we’re
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John Cooper is the emeritus director of the Sundance Film Festival, a role he stepped into this summer after serving as Festival director from 2010 to 2020. He originally joined Sundance Institute in 1989.
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Sally Ride appears in “SALLY” by Cristina Costantini, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by NASA.
By Jessica Herndon Hacks is more than just a show — it’s a masterclass in creative collaboration, both in front of and behind the camera.
Director Erica Tremblay on the set of “Little Chief’” during the 2018 Native Filmmakers Lab. Photo by Tytianna Harris for Sundance Institute By Lucy Spicer
Director Roger Ross Williams on the set of Cassandro during the 2018 Directors Lab. (Photo by Fred Hayes) By Jessica Herndon As the Sundance Institute
(L–R) Senior Manager and Festival Programmer Adam Montgomery and Matt Wolf attend the Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Pee-wee as Himself” January 23 at The
Elijah Wood and Melanie Lynskey star in Macon Blair’s award-winning film “I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore,” which premiered at the 2017
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