VIDEO: Town of Runners Director Jerry Rothwell in Washington

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The Town Of Runners gives a unique insight into the ambitions of young Ethiopians living between tradition and the modern world, as they try to run their way to a different life. 

Here the film’s director, Jerry Rothwell, talks connecting with FILM FORWARD audiences and participating in dialogues around dreams—and how the support, or lack of, from a community can effect a person’s ability to achieve them.

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From the Archives: Revisit Robert Redford’s Words of Wisdom

To much of the world Robert Redford is Roy Hobbs, Bill McKay, Jeremiah Johnson, or invariably, The Sundance Kid. He is an artist, an activist, and a creative leader. But Robert Redford also inhabits another world, one where he’s known simply as “Bob.

From the Archives: Sundance Institute Founder Robert Redford on Why He’s Always Believed in the Power of Documentary Filmmaking

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.

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