Highlights

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Elegance Bratton, the Director of “Move Ya Body: The Birth of House”
By Jessica Herndon One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Kate Beecroft, the Filmmaker Behind “East of Wall”
By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Gianluca Matarrese, the Director of “GEN_”
By Jessica Herndon One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Cristina Costantini, the Director of “SALLY”
By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent

In Park City and Parked On the Couch: Here’s What We Saw and Did at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
It’s only been a few days since the 2025 Sundance Film Festival finished up, but we’re still thinking about all our friends and films from

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Flora Lau, the Writer-Director of “LUZ”
By Jessica Herndon One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Alireza Khatami, the Director of “The Things You Kill”
By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Tony Benna, the Filmmaker Behind “André is an Idiot”
By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Amber Fares, the Director of “Coexistence, My Ass!”
By Jessica Herndon One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Michelle Walshe and Lindsay Utz, the Directors of “Prime Minister”
By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent

The 2025 Short Film Program 2: Live Your Truth, Avoid the Loan Sharks, and Eat Oranges
(L–R) Jorge Thielen Armand, Julien Lasseur, Chheangkea, Roberto Fatal, Chelsea Christer, May Kindred-Boothby, Theo Panagopoulos, and Montana Mann at the premiere of Short Film Program

Amalia Ulman Breaks the Rules With “Magic Farm”
Chloe Sevigny at the “Magic Farm” premiere (photo by Michael Hurcomb / Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Bailey Pennick As writer-director Amalia Ulman makes