The Sundance Film Festival 2025, beloved by independent film enthusiasts, opens the film festival circuit with thought-provoking panels, and red-carpet premieres. Despite the cancellation of other ...

The short documentary features Andrew Young and the late Jerry West talking about the connection between basketball and civil rights.

Five years since the COVID-19 pandemic slingshotted Sundance into the streaming era, the festival’s virtual component, which runs through midnight Sunday, remains one of the most frustratingly well-kept secrets in the cinematic universe.

Sundance Institute this week revealed all the trophy winners to emerge from the fest's short film program during a ceremony and party presented by Vimeo at venue The Park in Park City, Utah.

Six Sundance documentaries are part of the Ford Foundation's $4.2 million investment in social justice stories.

Each January, the Sundance Film Festival takes over the snow-tinged ski town of Park City, to celebrate original, independent storytelling. Movie enthusiasts, filmmakers and other members of the entertainment industry gather to share and discuss their art — and make important business deals to finance it.

From a new family drama with John Magaro to a quirky comedy about cabbage smuggling, all five of these 2025 Sundance films honor the grand tradition of finding variety in the festival. Let’s dive in.

Juan Collado appears in Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo) by Joel Alfonso Vargas, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

This isn’t quite the opening we would expect, but this unpredictable opening and these awkward interactions set the tone for James Sweeney’s Twinless perfectly. In a bereavement support group for twins,

"Twinless," which screened at the Sundance Film Festival, challenges dramatic notions of sympathetic characters and relationship narratives, for a bold, singular vision.

The documentarian, alongside producer Tig Notaro, spoke with IndieWire at our festival studio about their tear-jerking new film about Andrea Gibson.