The Utah-based festival will kick off Jan. 23 with several day-one films, including highly anticipated music documentary “Director Julie Taymor’s starry Gloria Steinem biopic, “The Glorias,” alone features Alicia Vikander, Julianne Moore, and Janelle Monáe. Another high-profile premiere, “The Father,” co-stars Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman, while Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo topline former Pixar director Brenda Chapman’s live-action debut, “Come Away.
Advances in technology are affecting much more than just the content of independent movies, noted Cooper and Sundance director of programming Kim Yutani. Ongoing advances in accessible and affordable filmmaking equipment are enabling individuals who previously wouldn’t have had the means to tell their stories. That in turn bolsters the Sundance Institute’s commitment to diversity.
With the 2020 edition, Sundance heeded a recent report by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the lack of Latinx representation in film, paying particular attention to those issues during this year’s selection. Colombian director Esteban Arango’s “Blast Beat” and Puerto Rico-born helmer Angel Manuel Soto’s “Charm City Kings” tilt that balance in U.S. dramatic competition.This year, the number of Sundance submissions reached a record high of 15,100, of which 3,853 were features.
Ahh yes. The great “independent” film festival.
Excited for Tony & Olivia!
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