By Jessica Herndon
Ahead of each Sundance Film Festival, we ask the directors whose projects are premiering and screening to submit videos about the inspiration behind their projects for our long-running Meet the Artist series on YouTube. These brief videos take you into the minds of the filmmakers as they share stories about what motivated them to develop their enthralling works before wider audiences get to know them.
Some of our favorite moments are when artists show off their lighter and more creative sides in these clips. As we eagerly await the 2025 Fest lineup, we’re looking back at some of the funniest Meet the Artist videos from the series. Here, we’ve compiled 12 hilarious series moments, so get your laugh on and reminisce with directors like Eli Roth, Tig Notaro, and Rich Peppiatt over their projects, which premiered at the Festival.
Girls Weekend
Director: Kyra Sedgwick
Premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
Feels Good Man
Director: Arthur Jones
Premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Emerging Filmmaker.
Like the Ones I Used to Know
Director: Annie St-Pierre
Premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.
Mother Schmuckers
Directors: Harpo Guit, Lenny Guit
Premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.
Directors: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
Premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
Director: Jack Dunphy
Premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it won The Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction.
Director: Rich Peppiatt
Premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it won Audience Award: NEXT.
