
Hailey Gates and Alia Shawkat Welcome You to the Village of “Atropia”
Hailey Gates at the “Atropia” premiere (photo by George Pimentel / Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Bailey Pennick Sundance Film Festival Director Eugene Hernandez

Hailey Gates at the “Atropia” premiere (photo by George Pimentel / Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Bailey Pennick Sundance Film Festival Director Eugene Hernandez

(L–R) Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “One to One: John & Yoko” at The Ray Theatre on

It’s about that time! Awards season is in full swing, and the Film Independent Spirit Awards will head to the Hollywood Palladium in mid-February —

(L–R) Rebecca Lichtenfeld, Mohammadreza Eyni, Sara Khaki, and Judith Helfand attend the premiere of “Cutting Through Rocks (اوزاک یوللار)” at The Egyptian Theatre in Park

(L–R) Peter Scriver and Seth Scriver introduce their documentary “Endless Cookie” for its premiere at the Egyptian Theatre in Park City. (Photo by Andrew H.

Nadia Fall attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Brides” at The Egyptian Theatre on January 24, 2025, in Park City, UT. (Photo by

By N.J. Sowmick Whenever Thanksgiving or Christmas would roll around, there was always a family gathering happening on my father’s side, usually at my aunt’s

A cinematic snow sculpture at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival. Photo by Randall Michelson By Archives team With the holiday season fast approaching, in some

Mathias Broe attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Sauna” at Library Center Theatre. (Photo by Michael Hurcomb/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Jessica

Jared Lank and his mother in the ’90s By Jared Lank Growing up, the start of November always meant a few specific things for me:hunting

Charlie Shackleton attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Zodiac Killer Project” at the Egyptian Theatre on January 27, 2025, in Park City, UT.

Awards season is heating up, and the International Documentary Association just dropped its nominations for the 41st IDA Documentary Awards — with several Sundance Institute–supported