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André Ricciardi in a still from “André is an Idiot” by Anthony Benna, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. By Shelby Shaw

André Ricciardi in a still from “André is an Idiot” by Anthony Benna, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. By Shelby Shaw

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

(L–R) Dea Kulumbegashvili and Alexandra Rossi attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “April” at The Egyptian Theatre on January 23, 2025, in Park

(L–R) Cole Webley, Molly Belle Wright, John Magaro, Robert Machoian, and Preston Lee attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Omaha” at The Ray

(L–R) Sam Schaefer, Mfaz Mohamed Ali, Noor Garoui, Josh Gad, Esther Oyetunji, and Noah Detiveaux attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Speak.” at

Update on Saturday, January 25: Sundance Film Festival is overjoyed to welcome BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions back to the Festival lineup. This boundary-pushing, relentlessly innovative

(L-R) Ivana Shekutkoska, Georgi Unkovski, Arif Jakup, and Ivan Unkovski attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “DJ Ahmet” at The Egyptian Theatre on

(L—R) Amandine Thomas, Gerardo Coello Escalante, Daisy Friedman, Glenn Kaino, Alex Heller, Lennert Madou, and Luke Wintour attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film