The masses couldn’t go to Utah for this year’s Sundance Film Festival, so Sundance went to the masses. What is normally an 11-day frenzy became a virtual one-week symposium with an abbreviated lineup and far less Hollywood glitz. Anyone could buy tickets and watch the movies from home, democratizing an […]
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Sundance Diary, Part 4: Contending With Snow and Tech Support
A.O. Scott, our critic at large, is keeping a diary as he “attends” the virtual Sundance Film Festival, which runs through Wednesday. Read previous entries here and here. Sunday, 10 p.m. Eastern time: The arrival of snow in New York definitely adds a taste of authentic Park City-in-January atmosphere, except […]
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Sundance Cinematography: Cameras and Lens Used to Shoot 2021 Films
Sundance: Cinematographers break down the look and lenses of 33 features premiering at this year’s festival. IndieWire reached out to the cinematographers behind the scripted narrative features premiering this week at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival to find out which cameras, lenses, and formats they used, and why they chose […]
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Sundance Diary, Part 1: Searching for Serendipity
Thursday, 1 p.m. Eastern time: This year, along with thousands of other people, I will be attending the Sundance Film Festival from the comfort of my own home. This is a little bewildering, since if any phrase in the English language is the opposite of “the comfort of your own […]
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Sundance 2021 Reveals Full Slate for Hybrid Festival, Including 72 New Features and Much More
The Sundance Film Festival has announced its full slate for the 2021 edition, which will take place primarily as a virtual event through an online platform in addition to physical screenings at satellite locations across the country. The program includes 72 feature-length films, representing 29 countries, and 38 first-time feature […]