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(L-R Back Row) Flóra Anna Buda, Maddie Brewer, Christopher Rutledge, Maks Rzontkowski, Alisi Telengut, Landon Zakheim, Kerstin Zemp, Phoebe Jane Hart, Jalen Colbert, and Natasha Jacobs. (L-R Front Row) Sami Jano, Daniel Zvereff, Julia Woronowicz, Rose Hart, Bianca Caderas and Geoff Strasser

Sundance Animated Shorts Veer Into Wild, Uncharted Places

By Patty Consolazio Sundance Film Festival programmers sifted through more than 12,000 film submissions for the 2024 Short Film Program. This year’s animated shorts selected

40 Years of Volunteers: Meet Festival Volunteer Nori Huntsman

“[Sundance] is a bright spot in the cold of winter.” – Festival volunteer Nori Huntsman Dedicated volunteers from across the country have generously devoted their

A group of Festivalgoers at the #FilmTok event for TikTok creators

Inside #FilmTok: Meet TikToker Spencer Cook aka @filmupdatetime

TikToker Spencer Cook believes in the power of film festivals. A devoted film enthusiast from Salt Lake City, Utah, and host of the podcast After

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Alessandra Lacorazza, the writer-director Behind “In The Summers”

When asked about one thing that people don’t know about her, Alessandra Lacorazza offers up her secret skill: “I’m excellent at untying knots.” The writer-director

A group of TikTokers pose for the camera

Inside #FilmTok: Meet TikToker Bryce Vaughn aka @da_narrator

(Bryce Vaughn, known as @da_narrator, (far left) with fellow TikTokers at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Photo by Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) By Stephanie Ornelas

“Nocturnes” Invites Us to the Vibrant Dark of Nature’s Night

PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 22: Anirban Dutta and Anupama Srinivasan attend the 2024 Sundance Film Festival “Exhibiting Forgiveness” premiere. (Photo by Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock for

A Mexican-Cuban woman with long black hair in a denim outfit, a Black man with a white dress shirt and blue pants, and a Black man dressed in all black, stand on stage at Eccles Theatre.

“Rob Peace” Sheds Light on a Life Cut Short

PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 22: Camila Cabello, Jay Will and Chiwetel Ejiofor, at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival “Rob Peace” premiere at Eccles Theatre on January

“In The Summers”: A Roller-Coaster Rite of Passage With Dad

PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 22: (L-R) Alessandra Lacorazza, Emma Ramos, Kimaya Thais Limon, René Pérez Joglar, Dreya Castillo, Luciana Elisa Quinonez, Lío Mehiel, Allison

Daughters- Crew and featured individuals

“Daughters” and Dads Come Together for One Magical, Fleeting Dance

(Photo by Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock for Sundance) By Patty Consolazio This film might hold the world record for speed tear-jerkers. In one world, two dozen girls

“You Have to Give Yourself a Break”: Quotes From a Conversation With Jesse Eisenberg and Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor and Jesse Eisenberg (Photo by Stephen Greathouse/Shutterstock) By Lucy Spicer Filmmaker Lodge was packed with a lengthy line of hopefuls outside to attend