Talks

Power of Story: On Legacy

Presented by Sundance Institute

The Sundance Film Festival’s Power of Story conversation looks to deepen public engagement with the art of storytelling, delve into cinema culture, and celebrate artists whose work propels and reinvents the form.

+ More

Power of Story: On Legacy will bring together artists, thinkers, and culture makers for a deeper look at the idea of legacy — what it means, who defines it, and how it evolves over time. Speakers will reflect on legacy as a balancing act between intention and interpretation, control and serendipity, exploring how stories outlive their creators and take on new meaning through audiences. It’s a conversation about what lasts, what lingers, and what we hope to pass on.

Online access not available. A recording of the event will be posted approximately 24 hours after the event.

TalksASL Interpretation (Events)Realtime Caption & Translation (Events)- less

Alex Gibney

Alex Gibney is an Oscar-, Emmy-, Grammy-, and Peabody-winning filmmaker known for incisive, gripping documentaries. His works include Taxi to the Dark Side, Going Clear, Enron, In Restless Dreams, and forthcoming films on Elon Musk and Luigi Mangione.

John Turturro

John Turturro is an actor/director known for Do the Right Thing, Barton Fink, Quiz Show, The Big Lebowski, The Room Next Door, and The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. He has directed six films, including Mac, winner of Cannes’ Caméra d’Or. On television, Turturro appears on Apple’s series Severance.

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Coates is an award-winning author and journalist. His books include The Water Dancer and The Message. He is currently a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and the Sterling Brown Endowed Chair in the English department at Howard University.

Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde’s feature directorial debut Booksmart won a Film Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling earned nearly $90 million globally. Acting work includes Her, Alpha Dog, Drinking Buddies, Meadowland, A Vigilante, Tron: Legacy, Vinyl, House, and the upcoming Behemoth. Wilde’s short film Wake Up premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.

Moderated by Jia Tolentino

Jia Tolentino is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of the essay collection Trick Mirror.

Cinema Café: The Indie 90s

The doors are open again at Cinema Café, where the culture of conversation is reinvigorated. Our series of informal chats brings together special guests for thought-provoking encounters and fascinating dialogue.

Talks