Sundance Oral History: The Indie Festival That Made Modern Cinema

The Hollywood Reporter’s exclusive oral history gathers memories from dozens of filmmakers about Sundance’s evolution—from its scrappy, snowbound beginnings to becoming a global marketplace that launched careers (from Clerks and Reservoir Dogs to Boys Don’t Cry and Garden State) and delivered legendary world premieres. It reveals the highs and heartbreaks of festival life, the high-stakes bidding wars, and Sundance’s enduring influence on indie cinema, even as the festival moves from Park City to Boulder, Colorado.