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Alireza Khatami attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “The Things You Kill” at The Egyptian Theatre on January 24, 2025, in Park City,

Alireza Khatami attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “The Things You Kill” at The Egyptian Theatre on January 24, 2025, in Park City,

(L–R) Christina Oh, Steven Yeun, Dave Franco, Sarah Goldberg, Himesh Patel, and Evan Twohy attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Bubble & Squeak”

(L-R) The cast and crew of “Dead Lover” at The Ray Theater for its premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. (Photo by Robin Marshall/Shutterstock

Rhayne Vermette attends the Native Forum presented by NBCUniversal LAUNCH at The Park. (Photo by Soul Brother/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) As snow fell in

Rashad Frett attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Ricky” at Eccles Theatre on January 24, 2025, in Park City, UT. (Photo by George

(L-R) Steven Yeun and Olivia Colman attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival at Filmmaker Lodge on January 24, 2025, in Park City, UT. (Photo by

(L–R) Gianluca Matarrese and Dr. Maurizio Bini attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “GEN_” at the Egyptian Theatre on January 24, 2025, in

A still from “The Dating Game” by Violet Du Feng, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. (Photo by

(L-R) Derik Murray, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, and Joseph Patel attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival “SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)” premiere at

(L-R) Huang Lu, Flora Lau, and Sandrine Pinna attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “LUZ” at The Egyptian Theatre on January 23, 2025,

Filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “2000 Meters to Andriivka” at The Ray Theatre on January 23, 2025, in Park

By Jessica Herndon One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent