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“The Pod Generation” Imagines a World Without Wombs: A Mother’s Dream?
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 19: Emilia Clarke gives an interview during the 2023 Sundance Film Festival “The Pod Generation” premiere at Eccles Center Theatre

The Future Belongs to Dreamers in “King Coal”
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 23: (L–R) Elijah Stevens, Christina Wen, Shane Boris, Alexandra Fehrman, Diane Becker, Dominic “Shodekeh” Talifero, Molly Born, Elaine McMillion Sheldon,

“American Splendor” and “Thirteen” Turn 20 This August
Paul Giamatti portrays comic book writer Harvey Pekar in “American Splendor.” By Lucy Spicer Twenty years ago, two Sundance Film Festival award winners made their

Sundance Film Festival Asia Announces Short Film Competition Finalists and Panels Line-Up, guest speakers including Justin Lin, Dan Lin and more
Tickets for Films On Sale Now at www.SundanceFFAsia.com With three weeks to go to the first Sundance Film Festival Asia in Taipei, August 18 –

From the Labs: Coming Full Circle with Producer Diane Quon
Above: Diane Quon [right] and Emma D. Miller at Sundance Institute’s 2023 Producers Lab By Stephanie Ornelas It takes a village to make a movie

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Robert Connolly, the Writer-Director of “Blueback”
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

Release Rundown: Grand Jury Prize Winners “Scrapper” and “The Eternal Memory” Open in August
Harris Dickinson and Lola Campbell play an estranged father-daughter duo in Charlotte Regan’s feature directorial debut, “Scrapper.” By Lucy Spicer It’s been a big summer

What to Know About the 2024 Sundance Film Festival
Dear Sundance Community, Hello from New York! I’ve just returned from Utah, our home state, where we celebrated some of the films from last year’s

8 Chilling Sundance Horror Films Directed by Women
Hanna Bergholm’s “Hatching” looks at the horrors of coming of age. By Layla Halfhill Horror may not be the first genre that comes to mind

“Nothing Compares,” “The Janes,” and More Sundance Films Nab News & Documentary Emmy Award Nominations
Earlier this month we woke up to the great news that several Sundance–supported projects were nominated for 2023 Primetime Emmys. Today, we’re proud to add

From “Captains of Za’atari” to “Kicking It”: How Soccer on Celluloid Can Inspire Lives
[Editor’s note: This piece was originally published on December 14, 2022 during the World Cup. Today we’re resharing it to celebrate National Soccer Day. Lace

“Brooklyn,” Home, My Father, and Immigrant Stories
Eilis (Saoirse Ronan) ventures across the Atlantic for new opportunities in “Brooklyn” By Aramide Tinubu We are all searching for a home — a place

Sundance Institute’s Indigenous Program Supports Two-Spirit Artists with New Intensive
by Katie Arthurs Although the umbrella term “Two-Spirit” has only been around since the ’90s, the Indigenous gender-variant identities it encompasses have deep roots within

2023 Sundance Institute Producers Lab and Intensive Fellows Announced
PARK CITY, UT, July 24, 2023 — The nonprofit Sundance Institute today announced 10 producers selected to participate in the Producers Lab, taking place July

8 Sundance Beach Films to Fill Your Summer Days
By Stephanie Ornelas It’s often said that time wasted at the beach is always time well spent. We’re smack-dab in the middle of summer, and