I was sitting in an audience, and I’d watched a film called ‘The Killing of Two Lovers,’” Webley told a Sundance audience at the Thursday premiere of “Omaha.” Impressed with “The Killers of Two Lovers” — which Machoian wrote and directed — Webley said,

A delegation from Cincinnati is in Utah for the start of the Sundance Film Festival as the Queen City vies to become the new home of the big event.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has been working “diligently” to keep Sundance Film Festival returning to Park City, Utah, he said at a press conference Thursday. “I believe that Sundance is is an important part of the state of Utah and and has been for such a long time,

A robust number of near-experimental documentaries and narratives already call out to us from this year's lineup, sure to yield a crop of future award winners.

Cincinnati is one of three finalists vying to host the Sundance Film Festival, competing against Boulder, Colorado, and a joint bid from Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, which aims to retain the festival in the Beehive State.

As Sundance considers moving out of Utah, the indie film community weighs how much of its identity is rooted in Park City.

Does it get more Sundance than this?” Eugene Hernandez, the festival’s director, said at the opening night premiere of “Twinless,” which was being unveiled Thursday at the Eccles, Park City’s biggest venue.

The City of Cincinnati put $2.5 million upfront to secure a deal, with at least $2.5 million more promised if the Queen City is selected as the host. The council estimated that Sundance coming to Cincinnati would be an investment for the future that would potentially bring in at least $120 million per year for a decade.

Marlee Matlin gives an unflinchingly honest account of her experiences as a deaf actor in the funny and revelatory documentary “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore.”

Star-studded remakes of “The Wedding Banquet” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman” headline a diverse and provocative lineup of queer films debuting at the influential festival.

During Sundance Film Festival’s opening press reception on Wednesday evening, Eugene Hernandez and the festival’s acting CEO Amanda Kelso spoke about the wildfires in the Los Angeles area and how those involved in the festival have been affected by the fires.