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Film Festivals, Profile, Sundance

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Breaking Through the Lens at Sundance: Filmmakers on Resilience, Risk, and Not Selling Out

by Rebecca Martin

January 29, 2026

There’s a particular kind of honesty that surfaces at Sundance—usually not on the red carpet, but in the quiet spaces where filmmakers gather to tell the truth about how hard

Film Festivals, International Films, Sundance, Uncategorized

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Sundance 2026: Unapologetically Imperfect: Siri Hjorton Wagner on Female Desire and Motherhood in “Without Kelly”

by Dawn Borchardt

January 28, 2026

“Without Kelly” screened at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival as part of the Shorts Program, following its Orizzonti International Short Film Award win at the Venice Film Festival. Made by

Coming of Age, Directing, Documentaries, Drama, Film Festivals, Horror, Indie Films, LGBTQ+, Queer Stories, reviews, Screenwriting, Sundance

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Sundancing on My Own: My Four Extraordinary Days in Park City

by Matt Fagerholm

January 28, 2026

Sundance has always been a festival I had admired at a distance. How Robert Redford had gone about using his platform to launch the careers of countless filmmakers for over

Documentaries, Film Festivals, Interviews, Sundance, Women's History Month

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Sundance 2025: Cristina Costantini shows different kinds of bravery in her film “Sally”  

by Rebecca Martin

February 19, 2025

While growing up, one of my heroes was Amelia Earhart. She defied expectations by attempting to fly around the world. Rumors were that she had disappeared into the Bermuda Triangle,

Film Festivals, reviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2025: “Sally,” “Come See Me in the Good Light,” “Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake),” “Brides,” and “Sorry, Baby”

by Emily Jacobson

February 18, 2025

For my second Sundance dispatch, I exchanged my snow boots for my slippers, and viewed most of the films from the comfort of my couch. While certainly not comparable to

Film Festivals, International Films, Interviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2025: Amel Guellaty, Eya Bellagha and Slim Baccar on “Where the Wind Comes From”

by Rebecca Martin

February 13, 2025

It was an honor to speak with Tunsian filmmaker Amel Guellaty about her feature film “Where the Wind Comes From.” The film is about two young people in Tunsia, Alyssa

Film Festivals, International Films, Interviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2025: Nadia Fall, Ebada Hassan and Safiyya Ingar on “Brides”

by Rebecca Martin

January 29, 2025

Shortly after 9/11, two things happened to me. I was 18 and in college at the time. And I was starting to feel different than everyone else. My mental health

2025 Films, Documentaries

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Sally Aitken’s “Every Little Thing” is a cinematic beacon of hope

by Rebecca Martin

January 12, 2025

The wildfires in Los Angeles have been dominating our media streams. It’s truly been horrific to see people robbed of their homes as a result of our increasingly destructive weather

2024 Films, Documentaries, reviews, Sundance, Sundance 40

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Shiori Ito’s “Black Box Diaries” is a Triumph

by Rebecca Martin

October 27, 2024

Sexual assault is sadly the most inclusive crime there is. I don’t know a single person, man or woman, who has not been somehow, whether they know it or not,

Coming of Age, Interviews, Sundance, Sundance 40

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Sundance 40: Mel Eslyn’s coming-of-age debut series “Penelope” will have you yearning for simpler times

by Dawn Borchardt

February 17, 2024

Have you ever stood on a bridge and been tempted to throw your phone down into the water? Or chuck it right out the car window, letting it smash into

Film Festivals, Interviews, Sundance, Sundance 40, Thelma

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Sundance 40: Kicking off January with “Thelma” star June Squibb and producer Zoë Worth

by Rebecca Martin

January 12, 2024

This interview is dedicated to my grandmother Christine Ada Martin, who is going to be 99 next month on February 15th. June Squibb started as a leading lady on the

Documentaries, Interviews, Kamala for president, Sundance

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Sierra Urich explores the spaces that children of immigrants occupy in her documentary feature debut “Joonam”

by Dawn Borchardt

November 27, 2023

We bring back our Sundance 2023 interview with Sierra Urich in anticipation of the 12/1 theatrical release, kicking off in NYC. “Joonam” is a beautiful debut documentary from Iranian-American filmmaker

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