Highlights
Amy Redford Reflects on the Power and Emotions of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival
I think it’s going to be an extraordinary year, so thank you for coming with your kindness, your curiosity, and your hard-fought toolbox. And let’s make it a great Festival of celebration and remembrance. And hope for all that is possible.
Your Guide to the Projects by LGBTQ+ Filmmakers at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival
Noe appears in “Jaripeo” by Efraín Mojica and Rebecca Zweig, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.
The Sundance Film Festival has long supported bold,
Catch These Main Street Activations During the 2026 Sundance Film Festival
You’ve arrived. Your tickets are secured. Now it’s time to explore everything the 2026 Sundance Film Festival has to offer. This year, Main Street is buzzing with can’t-miss moments from
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know John Wilson, the Filmmaker Behind “The History of Concrete”
When asked who he wants this film to reach, Wilson responds “Anyone who has a relationship with concrete.”
What to Watch at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival: The Books That Found New Life on Screen
By Adam Silverstein
Books and films have always had a complicated love affair, but when it works, it really works. The 2026 Sundance Film Festival lineup is packed with adaptations that
What to Watch at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival: 8 Visionary Movies for Music Lovers
At the Sundance Film Festival, support of films that focus on music dates back to the ’80s. The 2026 slate continues that legacy with projects about the fast, messy, and influential lives of musicians.
What to Watch at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival: Documentaries About Artists, Athletes, Activists, and More
By Gina McIntyre
From rock stars, artists, and authors to athletes, political luminaries, and youthful chess grandmasters — some of the most colorful, innovative, and fascinating individuals in modern history share
Your Guide to the Projects Directed by Women at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival
Across feature films, episodic works, and short films, more than 70 new projects by women are premiering and screening this year, each offering a distinct lens on love, identity, power, and more.
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Josef Kubota Wladyka, the Director Behind “Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!”
In “Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!,” writer-director Josef Kubota Wladyka tackles grief with motion, crafting a deeply felt story about what it means to keep moving when life threatens to bring you down.
What to Watch at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival: Comedies, Satires, and Other Funny Stuff
Given the number of features, short films, and episodic works playing the Festival in 2026, it’d be impossible to catalog every comedy, dramedy, or comedy-adjacent project in the lineup. But if you’re looking to watch something laugh-out-loud funny in person or at home, you can’t go wrong with any of the following.
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Josephine Decker, the Director of “Chasing Summer”
“This film is about expansion and pleasure and living to your absolute fullest. It’s about being sensual and sexual and hilarious and lost.”
Your Guide to the 2026 Sundance Film Festival Projects by Black Filmmakers About the Black Experience
The slate of films by Black artists, across documentaries, narrative features, episodic storytelling, and short films, asks audiences to recognize and understand Black life as multifaceted.
