Sundance Film Festival

Meet the 2012 Sundance Filmmakers #39: Guy Davidi and Emad Burnat, '5 Broken Cameras'

The directors of “5 Broken Cameras,” Emad Burnat (the Palestinian villager who used his camera to film the events unfolding in his life) and Guy Davidi (an Israeli filmmaker and cinema teacher) call theirs a "very unique partnership." Burnat has worked as a freelance journalist...

Meet the 2012 Sundance Filmmakers #38: Kristi Jacobson & Lori Silverbush, 'Finding North'

"Finding North," screening in the U.S. Documentary competition hopes to make an impact on the US hunger problem.

Meet the 2012 Sundance Filmmakers #37: Sheldon Candis, 'LUV'

The director of "LUV" (playing in the US Dramatic competition), Sheldon Candis, describes his film as "'Training Day' from an 11-year-old boy's point of view intersected with his loss of innocence."

Meet the 2012 Sundance Filmmakers #36: Mike Birbiglia, "Sleepwalk With Me"

Comedian Mike Birbiglia is in the NEXT section with his debut film "Sleepwalk with Me."

Meet the 2012 Sundance Filmmakers #35: Nicholas McCarthy, 'The Pact'

"The Pact" started off last year as a Sundance short; it makes its debut as a feature in this year's Park City at Midnight program. 

Meet the Sundance Filmmaker #34: Babis Makridis, 'L'

After generating buzz with an excerpt from his feature directorial debut "L" at the 2011 Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Greek filmmaker Babis Makridis is bringing the entire finished film to Sundance to screen it in the World Drama Competition. The film boasts a script penned by Efthymis Fili...

"The Queen of Versailles" Lawsuit: How Not To Salvage an Online Reputation

By now, we're not surprised when a Sundance Film Festival documentary finds controversy. However, this year's plaintiff has distinguished himself.

Meet the 2012 Sundance Filmmakers #33: Musa Syeed, 'Valley of Saints'

Meet the 2012 Sundance Filmmakers #32: Ira Sachs, 'Keep the Lights On'

New York filmmaker Ira Sachs returns to Sundance with his new feature "Keep the Lights On," an autobiographical gay romance that spans several years.