By Stephanie Ornelas When it comes to Mexican cinema, Sundance Institute’s roots run deep. From groundbreaking films, to Oscar-winning directors, and Institute Labs designed to
Mark Silverman allied himself with the Coen brothers early in his and their careers. Here, he works as co-producer on the set of “Raising Arizona.”
Director Kirsten Johnson and her father, Dick Johnson, attend the premiere of “Dick Johnson Is Dead” at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Photo by Dan
A still from Watertight. By Adam Piron In January, during the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, filmmaker and artist Fox Maxy (Ipai Kumeyaay and Payómkawichum) was
Ed Harris (left) shares his ideas with Chloe Zhao at the 2012 Directors Lab at the Sundance Institute. By Vanessa Zimmer Famed director Agnieszka Holland
By Vanessa Zimmer For Waldo Salt, writing a screenplay wasn’t about crafting a clever or witty piece of dialogue — although he could certainly do
Helen Shaver (second from left) portrays a New Yorker who travels to Reno, Nevada, to seek a divorce in 1959, in Donna Deitch’s Desert Hearts.
Bradford Young won an Excellence in Cinematography Award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival for his work on Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, featuring Rooney Mara
Director Sophia Banks attends a Los Angeles screening of her film Black Site. Not to make a huge deal of it, but director Sophia Banks
By Vanessa Zimmer Nanfu Wang’s journey took her from a small, remote village in China with not a single movie theater — and where her
By Vanessa Zimmer A single Māori mother who saw inequities in New Zealand, who had experienced oppression, racism, and sexism, Merata Mita (1942–2010) picked up
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