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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

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

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

Director of photography Benjamin Kasulke, actors Katie Henney and Hannah Marks, and writer-director Marielle Heller at the 2012 Directors Lab. (Photo by Fred Hayes)

PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 20: Skye P. Marshall, Omari Hardwick, Cory Hardrict, Qasim Basir, Dana Gourrier, and Amin Joseph attend the 2023 Sundance Film

Shari Sebbens attends the 2024 Sundance Film Festival “The Moogai” premiere at The Ray Theatre in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Donayle West/Shutterstock for Sundance Film

Paul Reubens appears in “Pee-wee as Himself,” an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Michael Ochs

(L–R) Tim Rarus, Bridgetta Bourne, Nyle DiMarco, Jerry Covell, Greg Hlibok, and Davis Guggenheim attend the premiere of “Deaf President Now!” at Eccles Theatre in

Emily Watson, Isaiah Saxon, Helena Zengel, and Finn Wolfhard at “The Legend of Ochi” premiere (photo by Soul Brother/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Bailey

By Jessica Herndon In 2022, Reza Dahya took a pivotal step in shaping his debut feature, Boxcutter, by enrolling in the Sundance Institute Collab’s “Directing:

Chloe Sevigny at the “Magic Farm” premiere (photo by Michael Hurcomb/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Bailey Pennick As writer-director Amalia Ulman makes her way

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

Director Andrew Ahn, alongside actors Youn Yuh-jung and Joan Chen, takes a photo of the audience after the premiere of his film “The Wedding Banquet”