By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent filmmaking. While we can learn a lot about the filmmakers from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival through the art that these storytellers share with us, there’s always more we can […]
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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 filmmaking. While we can learn a lot about the filmmakers from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival through the art that these storytellers share with us, there’s always more we can […]
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(L–R) Juliette Gariépy, Mani Soleymanlou, Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, Chloé Robichaud, Laurence Leboeuf, and Sophie Nélisse attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Two Women” at The Ray Theatre on January 25, 2025 in Park City, UT. (Photo by Robin Marshall/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Shelby Shaw “Do I still have a voice?” director Chloé Robichaud […]
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(L–R) Cole Webley, Molly Belle Wright, John Magaro, Robert Machoian, and Preston Lee attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Omaha” at The Ray Theatre on January 23, 2025, in Park City, UT. (Photo by Robin Marshall/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Lucy Spicer Audience members are still wiping tears from their eyes as […]
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Rashad Frett attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Ricky” at Eccles Theatre on January 24, 2025, in Park City, UT. (Photo by George Pimentel/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Lucy Spicer It’s not often that a film receives a standing ovation before the screening even starts. But when director of the Sundance Film […]
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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 filmmaking. While we can learn a lot about the filmmakers from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival through the art that these storytellers share with us, there’s always more we can […]
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Joel Alfonso Vargas and the cast and crew of “Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo)” attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere at Library Center Theatre. (Photo by Jason Peters for Sundance Institute) By Jessica Herndon In Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo), premiering in […]
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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 filmmaking. While we can learn a lot about the filmmakers from the Sundance Film Festival through the art that these storytellers share with us, there’s always more we can learn […]
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(L–R) Rachel Sennott and Katarina Zhu attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival “Bunnylovr” premiere at Library Center Theatre. (Photo by Chad Salvador/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Jessica Herndon Writer-director Katarina Zhu makes a bold entrance as a feature filmmaker with her debut, Bunnylovr, a darkly comic and deeply intimate exploration of longing, loneliness, and […]
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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 filmmaking. While we can learn a lot about the filmmakers from the Sundance Film Festival through the art that these storytellers share with us, there’s always more we can learn […]
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(L-R) Ivana Shekutkoska, Georgi Unkovski, Arif Jakup, and Ivan Unkovski attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “DJ Ahmet” at The Egyptian Theatre on January 23, 2025, in Park City, UT. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Sandy Phan Macedonian writer-director Georgi M. Unkovski (Sticker, 2020 Sundance Film Festival) returns […]
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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 filmmaking. While we can learn a lot about the filmmakers from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival through the art that these storytellers share with us, there’s always more we can […]
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By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent filmmaking. While we can learn a lot about the filmmakers from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival through the art that these storytellers share with us, there’s always more we can […]
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(L-R) The cast and crew of “Dead Lover” at The Ray Theater for its premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. (Photo by Robin Marshall/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Jordan Crucchiola “Only at Midnight!” is a tagline that could rightly be emblazoned across a poster for Dead Lover, a horror-inflected comedy from writer, […]
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(L–R) Marlene Forte, Lou Taylor Pucci, Addison Heimann, Jordan Gavaris, and Olivia Taylor Dudley attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Touch Me” at The Ray Theatre on January 28, 2025, in Park City, UT. (Photo by Donyale West/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Shelby Shaw “‘Hey, would you be into this weird movie […]
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Samrat Chakrabarti, George Basil, Kiran Deol, Katie McCuen and Vishal Vijayakumar attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Didn’t Die” at the Library Center Theatre on January 28, 2025, in Park City, UT. (Photo by Michael Hurcomb/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Shelby Shaw “Meera didn’t even tell me this was a zombie movie,” […]
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Emilie Blichfeldt attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “The Ugly Stepsister” at Library Center Theatre on January 23, 2025, in Park City, UT. (Photo by Michael Hurcomb/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Jordan Crucchiola With the premiere of The Ugly Stepsister on day one of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, the Midnight movie […]
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André Ricciardi in a still from “André is an Idiot” by Anthony Benna, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. By Shelby Shaw “Cancer’s not funny, but André definitely is,” director Tony Benna says when asked how André is an Idiot came together, a documentary profiling creative André Ricciardi during his yearslong battle […]
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(L-R) Director David Borenstein introduces co-director Pavel “Pasha” Talankin to the audience via video call at the Egyptian Theater in Park City for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Mr. Nobody Against Putin.” (Photo by Breanna Downs for Sundance Film Festival) By Jordan Crucchiola In a year where so many filmmakers are showcasing […]
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(L–R) Writer-director Amanda Kramer photographs the photographers at the premiere of her film “By Design” at the Library Center Theatre in Park City. (Photo by Jason Peters for Sundance Film Festival) By Jordan Crucchiola As By Design writer-director Amanda Kramer introduces her film for its premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, she has […]
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Sophie Hyde and John Lithgow backstage during the premiere of “Jimpa.” (Photo by George Pimentel / Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Bailey Pennick Sophie Hyde is waiting in the wings of a buzzing Eccles Theatre with a calm, warm smile as Jimpa is being introduced for the first time. When she walks out into […]
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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 filmmaking. While we can learn a lot about the filmmakers from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival through the art that these storytellers share with us, there’s always more we can […]
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