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Rachel Fleit attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Sugar Babies” at Library Center Theatre. (Photo by Chad Salvador/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By

Rachel Fleit attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Sugar Babies” at Library Center Theatre. (Photo by Chad Salvador/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By

(L–R) Jeff Dutemple, Rachel Raimist, Fred Isseks, Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss, David Birmingham, and Mike Regan attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Middletown”

(L–R) Théodore Pellerin, Eva Victor, Katarina Zhu, and Rashad Frett attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival at Filmmaker Lodge on January 28, 2025, in Park

(L–R) Dr. Chao-ting Wu, Wendy Calhoun, Nicole Perlman, Cady Coleman, and Cristina Costantini at Filmmaker Lodge on January 27, 2025, in Park City, UT. (Photo

(L-R) Gregory Nava, Dolores Huerta, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, and David Villalpando attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival “El Norte” screening at the Egyptian Theatre. (Photo

Writer-director Eva Victor introduces the premiere of “Sorry, Baby” at Eccles Theatre in Park City. (Photo by George Pimentel/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Jordan

Amel Guellaty attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Where the Wind Comes From” at the Egyptian Theatre on January 26, 2025, in Park

(L–R) Woody Norman and Vladimir de Fontenay attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Sukkwan Island” at The Ray Theatre on January 25, 2025,

(L–R) Christopher King and Maia Lekow attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival at Egyptian Theatre on January 26, 2025, in Park City, UT. (Photo by

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(L–R) Director Elegance Bratton at the premiere of his documentary “Move Ya Body: The Birth of House” at The Ray Theater in Park City. (Photo

(L–R) Eugene Hernandez, Lily Gladstone, and Alia Shawkat attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival at Filmmaker Lodge on January 26, 2025, in Park City, UT.