
So ’90s! 11 Sundance Film Festival Titles That Defined a Decade
By Jessica Herndon The 1990s are back, and the obsession with the era is showing no signs of slowing down. Baby tees and baggy denim

By Jessica Herndon The 1990s are back, and the obsession with the era is showing no signs of slowing down. Baby tees and baggy denim

Zoey Deutch, John Slattery, Ken Marino, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, and Ben Wang appear in “Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass” by David Wain, an official

Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson appear in Passing by Rebecca Hall, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.

By Jessica Herndon Love stories. They’re part of the Sundance Film Festival’s DNA. Across four decades, we’ve premiered films rooted in romance. From tropes spanning

Gabourey Sidibe appears in Precious, an official selection of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of the Sundance Institute By Jessica Herndon If you’ve started

A still from “Whiplash” by Damien Chazelle, which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute) By Lucy Spicer Do you have

John Cooper is the emeritus director of the Sundance Film Festival, a role he stepped into this summer after serving as Festival director from 2010 to 2020. He originally joined Sundance Institute in 1989.
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A still from “The Doom Generation” by Gregg Araki (Courtesy of Sundance Institute) By Lucy Spicer Have you checked out our Sundance Film Festival 101

Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton appear in “The Invite” by Olivia Wilde, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.

Pictured: John Carney’s “Sing Street,” which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. By Lucy Spicer Summer is a special time for film lovers —

A still from “Past Lives” by Celine Song, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute

A still from “The Farewell” By Vanessa Zimmer Each May, we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month across the United States. At the