By N.J. Sowmick Whenever Thanksgiving or Christmas would roll around, there was always a family gathering happening on my father’s side, usually at my aunt’s house. Memories of the past were exchanged amongst relatives, classic movies on TV in the background, and, of course, plenty of food and drinks would be served; both homemade and […]

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The Sundance Institute jointly with the Sundance Institute Workers United announces the Institute’s voluntary recognition of the staff union represented by the Communications Workers of

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Mathias Broe attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Sauna” at Library Center Theatre. (Photo by Michael Hurcomb/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Jessica

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Jared Lank and his mother in the ’90s By Jared Lank Growing up, the start of November always meant a few specific things for me:hunting

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Charlie Shackleton attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival premiere of “Zodiac Killer Project” at the Egyptian Theatre on January 27, 2025, in Park City, UT.

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Awards season is heating up, and the International Documentary Association just dropped its nominations for the 41st IDA Documentary Awards — with several Sundance Institute–supported

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Rohan Parashuram Kanawade attends the premiere of “Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears)” at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival at Egyptian Theatre on January 26, 2025, in

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By Jessica Herndon When Chilean filmmakers Diego Céspedes and Giancarlo Nasi arrived at the Cannes Film Festival this past May, they brought with them a

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(L-R) Suzette Quintanilla, Isabel Castro, and Chris Pérez attend the 2025 Sundance Film Festival “Selena y Los Dinos” premiere at Library Center Theatre. (Photo by

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