“With over half the program made by first-time directors, a sense of discovery remains true to us at Sundance. “The work in this year’s program is groundbreaking, imaginative, and formally daring,” said Kim Yutani, the Festival’s Director of Programming. In this pandemic year, we gather to celebrate a constellation of artists with unique perspectives that express this current moment and who together are saying, ‘We exist.

“For thousands of years humans have gathered to tell stories and make meaning. But at its core is something that speaks to our most enduring values,” said Tabitha Jackson, Director of the Sundance Film Festival. “This Festival is a singular response to a singular year - both in design and curation - and we are excited about the new dimensions of possibility it will reveal. We’re proud this edition of the Festival is fiercely independent, and will reach people everywhere, celebrating both the theatrical experience at our Satellite Screens and streaming on our platform.” “On a deeper level, we also recognize the urgency of supporting independent storytellers at a time of great upheaval in the film and media fields. “Of course, the pandemic year demanded adaptation,” said Keri Putnam, Sundance Institute’s Executive Director. “Under Tabitha's leadership, we've forged a new collective vision: one that honors the spirit and tradition of these invigorating yearly gatherings in Utah, while making room for imaginative new possibilities in a new online format.” “Togetherness has been an animating principle here at the Sundance Institute as we’ve worked to reimagine the Festival for 2021, because there is no Sundance without our community,” said Sundance Institute Founder and President Robert Redford. Throughout the year the majority of the Institute's resources support independent artists around the world as they make and develop new work through access to Labs, direct grants, fellowships, residencies and other strategic and tactical interventions. The Sundance Film Festival is the flagship public program of Sundance Institute. The Institute shared details of how the Festival will meet audiences on the online platform and Satellite Screens earlier this month. Additionally, Festival attendees can gather in virtual waiting rooms, participate in live Q&As, and congregate in new, inspired online environments to interact in a range of ways both new and familiar. The Festival will take place digitally via a feature-rich, Sundance-built online platform and in person on Satellite Screens across the country (public health permitting) from January 28-February 3, 2021. PARK CITY, UTAH - The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the showcase of new independent work selected across the Feature Film, Short Film, Indie Series and New Frontier categories for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.

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