photo by Haley Nord/ Shutterstock for Sundance By Kristin Feeley and Shira Rockowitz This morning, January 21, producers from around the world gathered in Park

Kieran Culkin holds a microphone in front of a multicolor 2024 Sundance Film Festival backdrop. Jesse Eisenberg stands to his right.

Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin Balance Trauma and Humor in “A Real Pain”

87563425 PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 20: (L–R) Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg attend the 2024 Sundance Film Festival “A Real Pain” premiere at Eccles

“Seeking Mavis Beacon” Searches for an Icon of Black Representation in Technology

By Lucy Spicer “Did you think Mavis Beacon was a real person?” This is a question that pervades Jazmin Renée Jones’ feature directorial debut, Seeking

“Eternal You” Begs the Question on AI: How Far is Too Far?

PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 19: (Photo by Michael Hurcomb/Shutterstock) Moritz Riesewieck and Hans Block at the premiere of “Eternal You” at Prospector Square Theatre

“The Greatest Night in Pop” Proves That We’re Most Powerful as a Collective

Lionel Richie (Photo by George Pimentel/Shutterstock for Sundance) By Bailey Pennick It’s three in the morning and everyone is tired. Working late is never fun,

Susanna Fogel Presents the Surreal Life of Reality Winner

By Veronika Lee Claghorn “The United States makes it really hard to help people,” says Reality Leigh Winner’s character in the movie about the real-life

Inside the 2024 Native Forum: Hear From the Merata Mita Fellow and Inaugural Graton Fellow

It’s windy, gray, and cold outside right now. Unexpected snowfall has brought an extra chill to Park City, Utah, but inside the Native Forum at

Indigenous man, tears in his eyes, hugs a man in a dark suit jacket on what appears to be a stage. Another man watches in the background.

“Sugarcane” Exposes the Atrocities at St. Joseph’s Mission

Julian Brave NoiseCat hugs Chief Willie Sellars as the “Sugarcane” film team takes the stage following the premiere of the documentary January 20 at the

A black man in a colorful sweater holding a mic, a white man in an orange sweater holds the mic, and a woman in a white dress, stand on stage speaking to audience members

A Risky Cat Seeks Another Chance in “10 Lives”

PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 20: Mo Gilligan, Chris Jenkins, and Simone Ashley at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival “10 Lives” premiere at the Prospector

“Exhibiting Forgiveness”: An Exercise in Healing, On and Off the Set

PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 20: (L–R) Jaime Ray Newman, André Holland, Andra Day, Titus Kaphar, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and John Earl Jelks attend the 2024

Steven Soderbergh’s “Presence” Reinvents the Ghost Story

PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 19: Steven Soderbergh at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival “Presence” premiere at the Library Center Theatre on January 19, 2024,