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Sundance

The Truth Hurts

By Amy Taubin
March 1, 2019
Read Taubin's take on Honeyland, screening this week at New Directors/New Films, among other festival standouts

Sundance Dispatch: Midnight Family & The Infiltrators

By Devika Girish
February 11, 2019
Broken systems: two Sundance films highlight the breakdowns that occur when the public good meets the free market

Interview: Joanna Hogg

By Nicolas Rapold
February 4, 2019
Drama in small things: the director of Sundance standout The Souvenir on autobiography and subverting narrative expectations

Sundance Dispatch: Clemency

By Devika Girish
February 4, 2019
In frame: Chinonye Chukwu’s film, which opens the 2019 ND/NF, features an extraordinary performance by Alfre Woodard as a conflicted prison warden

Sundance Dispatch: America

By Devika Girish
January 31, 2019
Parallel histories: Garrett Bradley's remarkable short interrogates representations of early Black filmmakers

Interview: Jennifer Kent

By Devika Girish
January 30, 2019
Love in dark times: The Nightingale director on bringing together distinct (but connected) narratives of gendered and racist violence

Sundance Dispatch: Beats and The Vast of Night

By Amy Taubin
January 30, 2019
Ecstasy and extraterrestrials: Slamdance surprises with a coming-of-age story and an alien invasion

Interview: Paul Harrill

By C. Mason Wells
January 29, 2019
A film for adults: the director of Sundance selection Light From Light on crafting non-romantic love stories for grown-ups

Sundance 2019 Cheat Sheet

By Film Comment
January 23, 2019
In from the cold: An overview of all the features at the 2019 Sundance Festival

Always on the Verge

By Amy Taubin
February 23, 2018
Diversity and representation aren’t just buzzwords at Sundance—they’ve long been a way of life