WATCH: The 10 Most-Viewed Meet the Artist Fest Alum Videos 

By Jessica Herndon 

Through our annual Meet the Artist series, we’re treated to moments that pull back the curtain and reveal what drove Sundance Film Festival directors to tell the fascinating stories seen in their shorts, features, or episodic projects. 

Last week we shared 12 of the funniest MTAs, and now we’ve assembled 10 of our most popular videos — based on view count — from the series. Watch first-time director Malia Ann muse on her short The Heart. See Peter Sattler discuss the driving force behind his Kristen Stewart–starring Camp X-Ray. And catch Cary Joji Fukunaga as he shares what moved him to make the award-winning Sin Nombre. Check out these and more must-watch Meet the Artist videos below. 

Sin Nombre 

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga

Supported by the Sundance Institute’s 2006 Directors Lab and January Screenwriters Lab. Premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, where it won Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic and the Excellence in Cinematography Award: U.S. Dramatic.

Circumstance 

Director: Maryam Keshavarz 

Supported by the Sundance Institute’s 2007 January Screenwriters Lab, Adrienne Shelly Foundation Women Filmmakers Grant, and Directors Lab, and the 2009 and 2011 Sundance Institute and Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Grant and Creative Producing Summit. Premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, where it won Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic.

Concussion 

Director: Stacie Passon

Premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

Camp X-Ray 

Director: Peter Sattler

Premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

Hot Girls Wanted 

Directors: Jill Bauer, Ronna Gradus

Premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

Dual 

Director: Riley Stearns 

Premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.

Talk to Me

Directors: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou

Premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

Fair Play 

Director: Chloe Domont

Premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

The Deepest Breath

Director: Laura McGann

Premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

The Heart

Director: Malia Ann 

Premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

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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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