One of the 90 or so films chosen for screenings at the Sundance Film Festival was Daughters, a documentary directed by Natalie Rae and Angela Patton. It’s a beautiful, inspiring and moving film, a perfect example of the power of independent work to shift perspectives with personal stories we might not otherwise see.
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Guest Post By Angela Patton
Daughters is a new documentary by filmmakers Natalie Rae and Angela Patton that received the Audience Favorite Award at the Sundance Film Festival last month. The film was inspired by a TEDWomen Talk that Angela gave in 2012. I asked Angela to share her experiences at the festival as a first-time director.
Reflections on the 2024 Sundance Film Festival
Having just returned from my 30th year of the Sundance Film Festival, I am sharing some thoughts about how this festival, widely respected as the premiere festival for launching new work and discovering new talent, reflects an ever evolving global ecosystem of independent films, and how this impacts what you and I are viewing on our screens, big and small.
Read MoreWatch These Films — and More! — at the Sundance Film Festival
January is not only my birth month, (this year marks the beginning of a new decade for me!), but it’s also the month of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, widely considered the premiere festival for launching independent films. There are so many dramatic films, documentaries, short films and episodic series worth watching at this year's festival.
Read MoreThe Sundance Film Festival: My Sofa Perspective
Resistance and accountability were the themes of this year's Sundance Film Festival. I want to point out two films, one narrative and one documentary, about a group of women who came together in the late 1960s in Chicago to help nearly 11,000 desperate women get safe abortions in the years before legal abortions were possible.
Read MoreReflections on Sundance 2020: Imagining the Future
“Imagining the Future” was the theme of SFF2020 and this year’s festival reflected the strategic focus on making all of Sundance Institute’s programs — from labs for screenwriters, directors and producers to the festival — more inclusive.
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Robert Redford spoke at the opening news conference for the 2019 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theater in Park City, Jan. 24, 2019. (Credit: Getty Images)
Reflections on 10 Days at Sundance and Working Towards a Truly Inclusive Creative Journey
At SFF 2019, along with the most positive “buzz” I can remember about the films, the words often heard were “most diverse,” “most inclusive” — it was all that and more.
Read MoreFrom #MeToo to 'Time’s Up!' — What's Next?
At Sundance Film Festival's annual Women's Leadership Brunch this year, I had the privilege and responsibility of moderating a panel intended to highlight some of the activism and initiatives that have emerged from the #MeToo movement. I wanted to share a lightly edited version of my remarks introducing the panel and some highlights from our discussion.
Read MoreSundance Film Festival: Celebrating the Power of Independent Voices and Stories
This year's Sundance Film Festival was an inspiring reminder that stories, well told, are one way to effect positive change.
Read MoreNotes from Sundance 2016 Opening Weekend
Artists at the Table dinner with Jon Hamm, Loki Films' wonderful documentary about Norman Lear, the art of conservationist Beverly Joubert, and other highlights from opening weekend at this year's Sundance Film Festival
Read MoreWhy the Sundance Film Festival Matters
I’ve been going to the Sundance Film Festival since 1994, and in those early days, it was an entirely different kind of scene. As we gear up for the 2016 festival, read my reflections, as Chair of the Sundance board, on the true power of Sundance...
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