Sundance Film Festival

SLY LIVES! (AKA THE BURDEN OF BLACK GENIUS)

Questlove's new film probes 'The Burden of Black Genius' – starting with Sly Stone

4:07am February 12, 2025

by Mandalit del Barco

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson says that telling Sly Stone's story with empathy was a way to open a conversation about Black artists and mental health.

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These films took the top prizes at Sundance – plus 11 films our critic loved

2:41pm January 31, 2025

A documentary deconstructs the true crime genre, an obsessive worms his way into a pop star's entourage, and more standouts from Sundance 2025.

They made a post-apocalyptic Sundance film. Then their homes burned

6:23pm January 22, 2025

The zombie apocalypse film Didn't Die was made amid the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic and upheaval in Hollywood. The filmmakers lost their homes – but are still sharing their movie at Sundance.

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Clockwise from top left: stills from Girls State, Exhibiting Forgiveness, A Different Man and My Old Ass.

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Sundance Festival breakthroughs of 2024: Here are 14 new films to look forward to

4:56pm January 26, 2024

by Aisha Harris

The 40th edition of the Sundance Film Festival included a satisfying mix of independent film stalwarts like Steven Soderbergh and Richard Linklater — plus plenty of bold new voices, too.

The Sundance Film Festival marks its 40th edition this year. Above, the Egyptian Theatre is pictured during the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

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It's the 40th edition of Sundance — but the festival is looking forward, not back

5:22am January 18, 2024

by Mandalit del Barco

"You won't see us being too nostalgic ..." says festival director Eugene Hernandez. "The best way to honor the history of Sundance and the history of independent storytelling is by looking ahead."

Priya Kansara as Ria Khan in Polite Society.

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Get these Sundance 2023 movies on your radar now

3:08pm January 27, 2023

by Aisha Harris

The Sundance Film Festival returned in-person to Park City, Utah, this year, and with more submissions than ever. NPR's Aisha Harris screened nearly 20 films — these are her favorites.

Photo of family unpacking the station wagon from A Little Prayer.

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Sony Pictures Classics to distribute new movie by Winston-Salem filmmaker

2:08pm January 27, 2023

by David Ford

The film A Lit

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Director Lisa Cortés does a deep dive into American pop music in Little Richard: I Am Everything.

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Sundance returns in-person to Park City — with more submissions than ever

1:56pm January 19, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

The film festival went largely online during the pandemic. There were more than 16,000 submissions this year, and nearly half of the films featured are made by first-time filmmakers.

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Triad filmmaker's latest effort to premiere at Sundance Film Festival

4:46pm January 10, 2023

by David Ford

Winston-Salem native Angus MacLachlan will have his new film screened at this year’s Sundance Film Festiv

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Carmen Aguilar y Wedge is the co-founder and director of creative technology for Hyphen-Labs. She modeled the company's ScatterViz visor at the Sundance Film Festival in January.

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Covert Fashion Provides Camouflage Against Surveillance Software

8:07pm March 13, 2017

by Mandalit del Barco

Hyphen-Labs is a group of women of color who are scientists, engineers, architects and designers who have designed clothing that camouflages against facial recognition software.

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