One of Cinema’s Titans is Gone – Robert Redford Has Passed Away

“I think the glory of art is that it can not only survive change, it can lead it. As an artist, I just can’t think of a better life than the one that I’ve been blessed with. It’s just a great ride.” From his speech accepting his Lifetime Achievement Oscar in 2002. Next January, it will be my 20th year at the Sundance Film Festival. I owe so much of my life and my career to Robert Redford and all that he has done for cinema. Which is why I am taking the time to write this tribute to him, to remember him now and keep remembering him for years to come. The sad news is that remarkable American actor / filmmaker / storyteller Robert Redford has died at age 89. Winner of one Academy Award (in 1981 for directing Ordinary People), the Cecil B. DeMille Award, the SAG Life Achievement Award, the founder of the Sundance Film Festival, and a genuine lover of the magic of movies & the power of storytelling. He was one of the best to ever work in movies, changing the industry in so many major ways. Redford passed away on September 16th at his home at Sundance in the Utah mountains — “the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved.” An icon of film & storytelling is gone. // Continue Reading ›