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James Lee Hernandez, Perry Farrell, Michael John Warren and Brian Lazarte. P(Photo by George Pimentel/Shutterstock)

“LOLLA: THE STORY OF LOLLAPALOOZA” Rocks Sundance 2024

by Veronika Lee Claghorn At 10:30 p.m. on a Thursday night in January 2024, hundreds of people dress in flannels, ripped jeans, beanies, and boots

Director Jane Schoenbrun stands at a podium and speaks into a microphone, smiling. They are wearing all black.

Reality Slips Away in the Eerie “I Saw the TV Glow”

PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 18: Jane Schoenbrun introduces the 2024 Sundance Film Festival “I Saw the TV Glow” premiere at the Library Center Theatre

Director Yance Ford stands at a podium holding a microphone. He is wearing a blue sweatshirt.

“Power” Provokes Vital Questions About the Role of Police

PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 18: Director Yance Ford introduces the “Power” premiere at Library Center Theatre. (Photo by Shutterstock) By Annie Lyons Power begets

Fall in Love With “Your Monster”

PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 18: (L–R) Tommy Dewey, Melissa Barrera, Kayla Foster, Meghann Fahy, and Edmund Donovan attend the 2024 Sundance Film Festival “Your

“Freaky Tales” Is a Genre-Bending Love Letter to 1980s Oakland

Ji-young Yoo, Pedro Pascal and Jay Ellis listening at the Freaky Tales premiere. (George Pimentel/Shutterstock for Sundance) By Stephanie Ornelas “Make some noise if you’re

Benjamin Ree’s “Ibelin” Takes Viewers to a Different World and Moves Them to Tears

From L-R: Robert Steen, Trude Steen, Mia Steen and Benjamin Ree (Photo by Shutterstock) by Veronika Lee Claghorn Now here’s a story that may not

2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Program 1: Liars, Digital Cats, Crab People, and More

By Lucy Spicer The energy is palpable at Prospector Square Theatre for the premiere of Short Film Program 1 at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

A laughing dark-haired man stands next to a man, with brown hair and mustache, holding a microphone.

“Veni Vidi Vici” Explores the Entitlement of Wealth

Daniel Hoesl, co-director of “Veni Vidi Vici,” speaks into the microphone at a Q&A session following the premiere of the film on January 18, 2024,

Four people stand for a photo against a Sundance Film Festival backdrop.

“Thelma” Introduces a Refreshing New (93-Year-Old) Action Hero

(L-R) Josh Margolin, Fred Hechinger, June Squibb, and Clark Gregg pose for a photo celebrating the premiere of “Thelma” on January 18, 2024, at the

Louis Greatorex, Amrou Al-Kadhi and Bilal Hasana. (Photo by Shutterstock)

Amrou Al-Kadhi’s “Layla” Brings Audience to Its Knees

By Veronika Lee Claghorn The world premiere of Amrou Al-Kadhi’s Layla, which kicked off the 40th edition of the Sundance Film Festival at the Egyptian