Geoffrey Gilmore Festival Quotations

While every year the Festival evolves and has a different complexion, the through line is the discovery of fresh, original voices from around the world with quality storytelling that takes risks whether it be in dramatic or documentary films.

We thought that the best way to end the festival was with a closing night ... to end the festival in a fun way.

This year's festival is as 'independent' as it's ever been. There can be no confusion between the films we're showing and anything the studios would have even considered making.

A number of years ago in the '90s, we used to see a world of independent film that was more insular, a more personal world, with genres that tended to be more limited. People are very much aware the world they're living in now is much more polarized. A lot of films in this festival are dealing with moral values in very specific, detailed social and political environments.

It's a festival that very much kind of underscores for me what independent film-making is,

Sundance is very much about a spectrum of work. ... This year, it's a festival that feels more independent, that feels less mainstream.