Mostly True Stories From the Sundance Film Festival

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Amy Redford, Rian Johnson, Dee Rees, Christine Vachon, and Eugene Hernandez share share their Mostly True Stories From the Sundance Film Festival, a one-night-only live event exploring the history, values, and founding ethos of the Festival through the personal experiences of artists who have shaped, and been shaped, by it.

Presented by Sundance Institute and the Newman Center for the Performing Arts, in partnership with the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA) and Denver Film, this celebration of formative films, memorable moments, tall tales, and archival treasures sets the stage for the Sundance Film Festival’s Colorado debut in Boulder, January 2027.

Featured Guests

Filmmaker and Sundance Institute board member Amy Redford (The Guitar/2008 Sundance Film Festival, What Comes Around)

Writer/director Rian Johnson (Knives Out, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Brick/2005 Sundance Film Festival)

Writer/director Dee Rees (Mudbound/2017 Sundance Film Festival, Pariah/2011 Sundance Film Festival)

Producer Christine Vachon (Past Lives/2023 Sundance Film Festival, Hedwig and the Angry Inch/2001 Sundance Film Festival, Carol)