SFF_2009_VIDEO_LIBRARY

Robert Redford

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:23:27 -0800

Founder and President of Sundance Institute Robert Redford tells the story of the Festival's roots from the artist labs in his own words. Exclusive from the 2008 Gala Celebration in NYC.

LIVE 09: Festival Flashback 2009

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:21:36 -0800

Welcome to the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, a combination thrill ride of Redbull and whiskey, rollercoaster and dental drill, making love and getting stabbed, F-words and a microphone in the face.

LIVE 09: Full Circle

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:24:39 -0800

When Stew first came to the Sundance Theatre Lab, the script for "Passing Strange" was just a stack of coffee-stained pages. The play has since gone from Berkeley to Broadway, and now it’s back at Sundance as a documentary directed by Spike Lee.

LIVE 09: Return of sex, lies, and videotape

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:22:26 -0800

In 1989, filmmaker and shuttle driver Steven Soderbergh brought “sex, lies, and videotape” to Sundance and changed independent film forever. Now “sex” and Soderbergh are back in Park City, offering fresh insights and hindsights.

LIVE 09: The Digital Divide

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:00:32 -0800

In this corner: Mark Duplass (“Baghead”), celebrating digital’s affordability and homespun relatability. And in this corner: Jeff Lipsky (“Once More with Feeling”), bashing the self-consciousness and unwanted meddling digital breeds.

LIVE 09: The Art of Science

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:56:55 -0800

Like a Festival within a Festival, New Frontier on Main spotlights artwork that demonstrates innovative ways of applying the latest leaps in technology and science.

LIVE 09: Truth in Advertising

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:16:39 -0800

Some of the biggest names in advertising gather around the table with “Art and Copy” director Doug Pray to pitch the life-enhancing, world-changing powers of advertising and do a little pro bono whiteboarding.

LIVE 09: An Issue of Trust

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:10:35 -0700

During the making of “The September Issue,” fashion icon Anna Wintour trusted director R.J. Cutler’s documentary-filmmaking instincts, even when they guided him to ignore every single comment Wintour made.

LIVE 09: Hero in a Speedo

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:15:34 -0800

"Big River Man", a documentary full of danger, feats of strength, and an ocean of red wine, celebrates the world’s greatest endurance swimmer, Martin Strel. At the Festival, man and movie both earn a much-deserved standing ovation.

LIVE 09: Change of Art

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:43:37 -0800

Artists do many things: They discover inspiration in unexpected places, they comment on the human condition, they struggle to find new ways to keep creating. And every once in awhile, they have a truly great day.

LIVE 09: Middle East Lab Delivers

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:47:43 -0800

The Middle East Screenwriters Lab opened its doors just four years ago, and already the program has nurtured the development of two different Festival-worthy films: “Pomegranates and Myrrh” and “Amreeka.”

LIVE 09: Maui Wowie

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:33:12 -0800

Emerging from a field of weird and brilliant short-makers, Hawaiin-born Destin Daniel Cretton wins this year’s Festival award for Best Short for "Short Term 12", a film any parent would be proud of – despite all the F-words.

LIVE 09: Adam & Max, Part I

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:02:34 -0800

In the weeks leading up to Sundance, "Mary and Max" maker Adam Elliot strikes up a video correspondence with animator Max Winston ("I Live in the Woods"), commiserating about jitter-proof whiskey, vitamin D deficiencies, and more.

LIVE 09: Adam & Max, Part II

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:03:41 -0800

Video pen pals Max Winston and Adam Elliot exchange some final encouraging words (plus a bonus full-frontal with Kevin the pug-bat) before meeting in person for a toast at the "Mary and Max" premiere.

LIVE 09: 25 Years of Favorites

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:21:38 -0800

To celebrate the Festival’s silver anniversary, Sundance Institute’s Corey Brill takes to the streets to ask strangers and dogs to share their favorite memories and films from the past 25 years.

LIVE 09: Art House Holdouts

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:01:30 -0800

Neighborhood theatre owners from Michigan to Nashville gather at the Egyptian, Park City’s own grand, old single-screen, to swap survival stories and celebrate the communities that keep them thriving.

LIVE 09: Short vs. Long, Big vs. Small

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:35:22 -0800

Which is better, shorts or full-length features? The majesty of the silver screen or the broader audience appeal of the web and iPhone? Beers in hand, the shorts makers debate the pros and cons.

LIVE 09: Chun & Willmott 1-on-1

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 11:59:03 -0800

Filmmakers Tze Chun ("Children of Invention") and Kevin Willmott ("The Only Good Indian") both shine a light on subsets within subsets of American culture, offering a more nuanced understanding of the truth behind outsiders’ perceptions.

LIVE 09: The Late-Late Show

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:44:05 -0800

In the wee hours of the Festival’s Midnight Screenings, night-owl audiences pack into theatres all across Park City to enjoy off-center films that might not otherwise see the light of day.

LIVE 09: Crossing Borders

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:25:01 -0800

The right visuals can bridge cultures and language barriers, allowing audiences to experience worlds beyond their own borders. Or they could just…read the subtitles.

LIVE 09: Award Time

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:47:32 -0800

Check out the winners from the 2009 Sundance Film Festival!

SNACK: Write What You Know

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:29:54 -0800

with "The Greatest" director Shana Feste.

SNACK: Advice for Indie Filmmakers

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:04:40 -0800

wrom "Good Hair" producer/writer Chris Rock.

SNACK: Letting Go of Your Movie

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:09:25 -0800

with "Good Hair" producer/writer Chris Rock.

SNACK: Shorts into Features

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:18:42 -0800

with "Field Notes from Dimension X: Oasis" director Carson Mell.

SNACK: Brief Interview with an Attractive Man

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:25:46 -0800

with "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men" director John Krasinski.

SNACK: Freedom Involved with Short Films

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:59:33 -0800

with "Field Notes from Dimension X: Oasis" director Carson Mell.

SNACK: Building Communities

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:59:04 -0800

with "Dirt! The Movie" director Bill Benenson.

SNACK: Tips from the Sundance Labs

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:39:21 -0800

with "Don't Let Me Drown" director Cruz Angeles.

SNACK: Shorts after Film School

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:17:23 -0800

with ACTING FOR THE CAMERA filmmakers Justin and Thomas Nowell.

SNACK: Shooting Multiple Formats

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:17:06 -0800

with YOU WON'T MISS ME director Ry Russo-Young

SNACK: A Naturalistic Approach

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:18:59 -0800

with HUMPDAY director Lynn Shelton

SNACK: Crisis

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:19:14 -0800

with SERGIO director Greg Barker

SNACK: Learning from Apatow

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:19:29 -0800

from PAPER HEART director Nicholas Jasenovec

SNACK: Screenwriters turned Directors

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:34:22 -0800

with I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS co-director John Requa

SNACK: Sundance Haters

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:17:58 -0800

with TAKING CHANCE director Ross Katz

SNACK: Naivete, Curiosity, & Gretsky

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:19:52 -0800

with THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE director R.J. Cutler

SNACK: How to Sneak In

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:18:45 -0800

with I AM SO PROUD OF YOU director Don Hertzfeldt

Storytime: John Cooper

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:16:57 -0800

Director of Programming John Cooper gets to call filmmakers with the best news of the year -- they're in!

MTA 09: Chris Rock

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:19:06 -0800

Producer Chris Rock on "Good Hair"

MTA 09: Gene Rosow & Bill Benenson

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:24:43 -0800

Directors Gene Rosow & Bill Benenson on "Dirt! The Movie"

MTA 09: Lynn Shelton

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:39:57 -0800

Writer/Director Lynn Shelton on "Humpday"

MTA 09: Nicholas Jasenovec

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:55:25 -0800

Director/Co-Writer Nicholas Jasenovec on "Paper Heart"

MTA 09: Ry Russo-Young

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:20:50 -0800

Director and Co-Writer Ry Russo-Young on "You Won't Miss Me"

MTA 09: Cary Joji Fukunaga

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:00:13 -0800

Writer/Director Cary Joji Fukunaga on "Sin Nombre"

MTA 09: Ondi Timoner

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:33:06 -0800

Director Ondi Timoner on "We Live in Public"

MTA 09: Ross Katz

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:44:11 -0800

Director and Co-Writer Ross Katz on "Taking Chance"

MTA 09: Emily Abt

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:19:42 -0800

Writer/Director Emily Abt on "Toe to Toe"

MTA 09: Lee Daniels

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:12:12 -0800

Director Lee Daniels on "Push: Based on the novel by Sapphire"

MTA 09: Shana Feste

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:33:42 -0800

Writer/Director Shana Feste on "The Greatest"

MTA 09: Louie Psihoyos

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:59:55 -0800

Director/Producer Louie Psihoyos on "The Cove"

MTA 09: Cruz Angeles

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:49:06 -0800

Director/Co-Writer Cruz Angeles on "Don't Let Me Drown"

MTA 09: R.J. Cutler

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:47:29 -0800

Director R.J. Cutler on "The September Issue"

MTA 09: Max Mayer

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:41:13 -0800

Writer/Director Max Mayer on "Adam"

MTA 09: Eric Daniel Metzgar

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:29:37 -0800

Director Eric Daniel Metzgar on "Reporter"

MTA 09: Natalia Almada

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:05:37 -0800

Director Natalia Almada on "El General"

MTA 09: John Requa & Glenn Ficarra

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:05:37 -0800

Directors John Requa and Glenn Ficarra on "I Love You Phillip Morris"

MTA 09: Pamela Yates

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:56:46 -0800

Director Pamela Yates on "The Reckoning"

MTA 09: Joe Berlinger

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:54:15 -0800

Director Joe Berlinger on "Crude"

MTA 09: John Hindman

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:01:19 -0800

Writer/Director John Hindman on "Arlen Faber"

MTA 09: Greg Barker

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:00:00 -0800

Director Greg Barker on "Sergio"

MTA 09: Adam Salky & David Brind

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:09:31 -0800

Director Adam Salky & Writer David Brind on "Dare"

MTA 09: Dana Perry

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:19:39 -0800

Director Dana Perry on "Boy Interrupted"

MTA 09: Jay DiPietro

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:33:11 -0800

Writer/Director Jay DiPietro on "Peter and Vandy"

MTA 09: Liz Garbus

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:03:02 -0800

Director Liz Garbus on "Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech"

MTA 09: Sophie Barthes & Andrij Parekh

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:28:51 -0800

Writer/Director Sophie Barthes and Producer Andrij Parekh on "Cold Souls"

MTA 09: Michel Orion Scott & Rupert Isaacson

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:05:10 -0800

Director Michel Orion Scott & Producer Rupert Isaacson on "Over the Hills and Far Away"

Ten Days of Different

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

From hottub to midnight zombie show, beyond-real 3-D concert to a filmmaker playing drums, the 2008 Sundance Film Festival was all about making something new and doing something different.

Gore Auteur George A. Romero

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Live@Sundance talks to zombie-master George A. Romero about his latest ode to the undead, the creative upsides of shooting on a budget, and the beauty of midnight screenings.

U2 in the Next Dimension, Part II

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Moments before the curtains go up on the premiere of U2 3D, Bono, Robert Redford, and the filmmakers gather back stage to celebrate the achievement of a film long in the making.

Short Films, Tall Ideas

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Elegant and efficient, short films offer a concentrated jolt of creativity that takes viewers through all the emotions of a feature in a fraction of the time, and at a fraction of the cost.

Sundance on a Dime

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Sundance Institute's own Corey Brill demonstrates that doing the Festival on the cheap is as easy as stealing a sled from a baby.

New Frontier Mentality

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

New Frontier on Main thinks outside the plain white box of more typical art spaces. Up for exploration this year? A virtual sweatshop, moving mosaic, Orwellian self-surveillance, and more.

Near-Future Film Reflects on the Now

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Alex Rivera first started dreaming of SLEEP DEALER in the early days of the Internet and NAFTA, influences that still loom large in this sci-fi film set in near-future Mexico.

Tubside with Anvil!

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

30 years of hard rock pay off in Anvil! The True Story of Anvil, directed by Sacha Gervasi. After the documentary world premiere, the band retires to the hot tub to reflect.

Share the Secrecy

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

High school film critic Whitley Palmer and Eugene Hernandez, Editor in Chief and Co-founder of indieWIRE.com, compare notes after a night of Secrecy.

Rewind Team Hits Play

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Tune in for a live performance of Fats Waller tunes, with BE KIND REWIND filmmaker Michel Gondry on drums, composer Jean-Michel Bernard on piano, and actor Mos Def on vocals.

On the Download

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Tech experts explore DIY distribution tactics in this point-and-click era, including collaborative filtering, monetization, eyeballs, and other Digital Age-isms.

That's Amore?

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

In Italian director Anna Negri's film-within-a-film RIPRENDIMI, a team of doc-makers hopes to capture a true love story but ends up documenting a spectacular romantic meltdown instead.

U2 in the Next Dimension, Part I

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

To experience the magic of U2's latest concert film, all it takes is millions of dollars worth of technology, an army of tech experts, and one pair of high-tech 3-D wraparounds.

Slingshot in America

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Makers and players from SLINGSHOT HIPHOP and MADE IN AMERICA exchange overlapping stories of life as a perceived terrorist, the transformative powers of film & rap; the surprise that is snow.

Directors Do Brunch

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Festival filmmakers head to the annual Directors Brunch for some encouraging words from Robert Redford, relaxed meet-and-greet time with fellow directors, and all-you-can-eat smoked salmon

Meet the Family

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Fueled by a passion for film, Festival volunteers return year after year, some even as filmmakers: David O. Russell volunteered here, and Steven Soderbergh was a Sundance shuttle driver.

In Bruges in Park City

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Live@Sundance catches up with writer/director Martin McDonagh on the icy streets of Park City the very morning after the world premiere of his hitmen-out-of-water film, IN BRUGES.

Adam & Max Part 1

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:52:53 -0800

BONUS FOOTAGE: Watch the full video pen-pal exchange between Opening Night Writer/Director Adam Elliot and short filmmaker Max Winston, both premiering at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

Adam & Max Part 2

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:16:46 -0800

BONUS FOOTAGE: Watch the full video pen-pal exchange between Opening Night Writer/Director Adam Elliot and short filmmaker Max Winston, both premiering at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

Adam & Max Part 3

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:55:10 -0800

BONUS FOOTAGE: Watch the full video pen-pal exchange between Opening Night Writer/Director Adam Elliot and short filmmaker Max Winston, both premiering at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

Adam & Max Part 4

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:16:58 -0800

BONUS FOOTAGE: Watch the full video pen-pal exchange between Opening Night Writer/Director Adam Elliot and short filmmaker Max Winston, both premiering at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

Adam & Max Part 5

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:56:00 -0800

BONUS FOOTAGE: Watch the full video pen-pal exchange between Opening Night Writer/Director Adam Elliot and short filmmaker Max Winston, both premiering at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

Adam & Max Part 6

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:28:19 -0800

BONUS FOOTAGE: Watch the full video pen-pal exchange between Opening Night Writer/Director Adam Elliot and short filmmaker Max Winston, both premiering at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.