
“Cookie Queens” Is Sweet With Substance
(L–R) Nyah B., Nala B., Shannon Elizabeth S., Celia K., Olive G., and Nikki B. attend the Q&A for “Cookie Queens” by Alysa Nahmias, an official selection of the 2026

(L–R) Nyah B., Nala B., Shannon Elizabeth S., Celia K., Olive G., and Nikki B. attend the Q&A for “Cookie Queens” by Alysa Nahmias, an official selection of the 2026

(L-R) Editor Enda O’Dowd and director Sinead O’Shea attend the Q&A for All About the Money by Sinéad O’Shea, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. © 2026 Sundance Institute

(L-R) Alex Gibney, Salman Rushdie and Rachel Eliza Griffiths attend “Knife: The Attempted Murder Of Salman Rushdie” Premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at The Ray Theatre on January

Emotions were divinely high following the premiere of “If I Go Will They Miss Me.” “How beautiful was it to see Black bodies in this way?” Danielle Brooks asked the crowd.

Nairobi journalist Bea Wangondu and Andrew H. Brown co-direct the new film.

Jeffrey Walker, Taika Waititi, Blake Harrison, Iona Bel, and Mia Wasikowskal attend the premiere of Fing! by Jeffrey Walker, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. © 2026 Sundance Institute

(L–R) Rafael Manuel and Isabel Sicat attend the “Filipiñana” premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at The Ray Theatre on January 23, 2026, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by

“Shame and Money” is a searing look at a family’s struggle against inequality and precarity in Kosovo.

THUNDERLIPS and Sundance Film Festival senior programmer Adam Montgomery attend the premiere of Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. © 2026 Sundance Institute |

Abd Alkader Habak and Janay Boulos unveiled their personal new film in Park City.