Watch: Sundance Institute’s ‘Remembering Robert Redford’ Tribute

“Where the film business gets into trouble is when it tries to run art like a business. The fact is – art will survive anything…” The entire film industry and so many others are dealing with the profound sadness this week from losing the icon of cinema Robert Redford – who passed away on Tuesday at age 89. Aside from his beloved performances and the many films he directed, Redford’s greatest impact on cinema is perhaps the Sundance Film Festival and Sundance Institute. The original Utah/US Film Festival took place in 1978 (before becoming the “Sundance Film Festival” in 1991) and the Sundance Institute was later founded in 1980 by Redford himself – with the dream of inspiring / encouraging artists to develop their filmmaking skills outside of the pressure of Hollywood and of success / failure. It wasn’t just the initiative to create the institute and the festival, it was his inspirational idea behind starting them, the desire to change cinema by giving indie films & filmmakers a chance to thrive and potentially be noticed by the industry and beyond. The Sundance Institute released this heartfelt 7-min video tribute to Redford, focusing on his work creating the Sundance Labs and his wisdom in running them with the goal of diversity and inclusion and innovation. // Continue Reading ›