By Katie Small Finnish director Alli Haapasalo wants to reclaim the word “girls.”  “I love the term ‘girls’ — it’s a very positive word for

By Katie Small  Writer-director Jamie Dack’s first feature, Palm Trees and Power Lines, explores the feelings of loneliness and insecurity that often lead young women

by Bailey Pennick Trinitie and Lee-Curtis Childs have been swirling around the heads of the Ebo twins for a while. Writer-director Adamma Ebo started writing

by Katie Small “They have taught you nothing. Do you know how a condor dies, Clever? When he feels that he’s not useful anymore. When

By Katie Small Bloody and laced with grim satire, PIGGY is a psychologically thrilling, nail-biting tale of justice, redemption, and the vulnerability of a tormented

by Bailey Pennick Halfway through The Janes, the new feature documentary from Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes, one of the titular Janes mentions a Bob

By Bailey Pennick It’s well known that here at the Sundance Institute we’re committed to championing independent storytelling in all forms. By supporting the next

By Bailey Pennick There’s something special about the Capitol Hill space in which Northwest Film Forum operates in Seattle, Washington. “It’s like this old auto

by Bailey Pennick Up until yesterday, our tenth and final competitor in the U.S. Documentary section was simply known as “Untitled LP9.” Even in the

​​Nearly 30 years after it premiered at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival and won the Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Achievement in a First Feature,

By Vanesssa Zimmer The Short Film Program, says longtime volunteer Nori Huntsman, of West Valley City, Utah, is her favorite part of the Sundance Film