Highlights

What to Watch at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival: Best Friends Forever
By Shelby Shaw Acts of care for your chosen kin don’t just include weaving friendship bracelets or showing up together at a party, as this

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know 10 AAPI Filmmakers With Short Films at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
[Pictured: a still from Chheangkea’s “Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites,” which is playing in Short Film Program 2 at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival] By

Your Guide to the Indigenous Works at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
When Robert Redford founded Sundance Institute, he ensured that support for Indigenous voices would be a pillar of the organization. From iconic Indigenous artists like

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Michael Shanks, the Writer-Director of “Together”
By Jessica Herndon One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent

What to Watch at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival: 9 Powerful Films About the Black Experience
By Jessica Herndon There is something visceral about stories that dig deep into what it feels like to be Black — the joy, beauty, and

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Max Walker-Silverman, the Writer-Director of “Rebuilding”
By Bailey Pennick One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent

What to Watch at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival: Films to Take You Back in Time
By Jordan Crucchiola By taking us into the past, filmmakers can guide audiences to a better understanding of where we are now through showing us

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know 3 Indigenous Filmmakers With Shorts at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
[Pictured: a still from Amanda Strong’s “Inkwo for When the Starving Return,” which is playing in the Animated Short Film Program at the 2025 Sundance

What to Watch at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival: Stories of Finding Home
By Sandy Phan What does home mean to you? Is it a physical location — your house, your country, where your family and friends reside

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Meera Menon, the Director and Co-Writer of “Didn’t Die”
By Jessica Herndon One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Sam Feder, the Filmmaker Behind “Heightened Scrutiny”
By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Bill Condon, the Writer-Director Behind “Kiss of the Spider Woman”
By Jessica Herndon One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent