The “Remaining Native” Team on the Sundance Institute Labs, Community and More
By Paige Bethmann Before my grandmother passed away in 2019, I went to visit her in the hospital where she’d been for a few weeks.
By Paige Bethmann Before my grandmother passed away in 2019, I went to visit her in the hospital where she’d been for a few weeks.
By Katie Arthurs Whether told through dance, ceremony, spoken word, or visual art, storytelling in all its forms is a long held tradition for many
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
From left, Scoot McNairy, Andrew Durham, Nessa Dougherty, and Emilia Jones attend the premiere of “Fairyland” at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Photo by Jemal
By Kristin Feeley (In my sleep I dreamed this poem)Someone I loved once gave mea box full of darkness.It took me years to understandthat this,
By Bailey Pennick Growing up in New York City, Tory Kamen wasn’t sure what line of work she wanted to get into, but she knew
Jennifer Lopez with Photographers (photo by George Pimentel / Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Bailey Pennick “I don’t think there’s a better way to
By Jessica Herndon Sound and music aren’t embellishments in film — they’re storytelling tools that can shape emotional beats and signature settings. Think of the
Robert Redford and Michelle Satter at the 1995 Directors Lab. Photo by Sandria Miller TIME features a piece by Michelle Satter, Sundance Institute Founding Senior
David Osit attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Predators” at The Ray Theatre on January 25, 2025, in Park City, UT. (Photo by
By Jessica Herndon Welcome to the second edition of Take 5, where we invite you to get familiar with the talented instructors behind our Sundance
The Sundance Film Festival’s longstanding commitment to documentary has been driven by the personal connection founder and president Robert Redford feels for the form. Leading up to the premiere of Chicago 10, the second doc to ever open the Festival, we talked to Redford about the past, present, and possible future of documentaries.You made an early commitment to documentary.