Sandance 2025 kicks off with Cynthia Eribo, John Ham, and Abbee One Bach

“Our family, we have the words we say when we are scared and excited -it is skating,” he said. Abbey One Bach said. “That's me now: skating.”

It was Friday night, the first day of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, and celebrities and filmmakers were packed in the opening night gala sweater and snow boots luxury hotel ball rooms. By actor Robert Redford supporting independent artists.

The 450 events were held in the vast ballroom of the Grand Hyatt Dia Valley. Grand Hyatt Dia Valley is held at a new hotel located on one of the Deer Race Key Resort base, with a lift ticket of about $ 300 a day, and still is still forbidden.

The Sundance Research Institute advanced to the festival in the Southern California mountain fire. The organizer said that the Southern California mountain fire affected the entertainment industry and many later people and connected the community.

“It is the ability to pass through and move on to us,” said EBS Burnough, chairman of the Sundance Research Institute's Council. year.

“Every story is not light and easy, but we must tell them,” he said. “This is what the storyteller is doing.”

The Sundance Film Festival, which has been held for over 40 years near Park City, is a catalian career of unknown talent, such as Quentin Talin, Christence Chuat, and Christopherr, and is now presenting a large new project. It is full of faces that can be recognized as being there. Hit the snow on the main street and networking.

Wanbach was in Utah for the premiere of “COME SEE ME GOOD LIGHT”. This is a documentary about two lovers about two lovers about two lovers who explore love and morals after being diagnosed with incurable. Wanbach and her wife and author, Glennon Doyle, is an executive producer of the movie.

“It's my first sandwich, and it's my first time to be part of the movie,” said Wanbach. “This is very exciting to be a newcomer.”

Jon Hammm, an actor who appeared in the Big Fix of Audible's new audio drama about the corruption of Los Angeles in the 1950s, was surrounded by a gala participant waving his hand and asking photos.

He said it was difficult to recognize people covered with winter gear.

“Everyone is not here here,” he said. “” Do you know you? “I can't know because they are wearing a hat. “

Cynthia Eribo, wearing a lap dress and a large and clicked silver earrings, arrived surrounded by aide. She was just nominated for the best actress Oscar in the role of “Wyikid” and came out of the media appointment and the event's whirlwind day.

“We all have more indies and more off -the -wall ideas, so I love coming to sandwiches,” she said. “I don't have a pretend. If you don't want to, you don't have to dress up. You're just comfortable and you can see a really good movie.”

The festival, which opened a few days after Donald J. Trump was appointed in the second term, has a slate that has brought politics this year.

Actress Glen Close has appeared in the Sundance Committee for nearly 20 years and has been thinking about the current event. (She also played JD Vans's mother in the 2020 movie “Hillbilly Elegy” based on Vice President's reminiscence.)

“There are so many discord and darkness in the world,” she said. “We have to remember the meaning of being a human. Art has the ability to inspire and need it.”

Around 8:00 pm, the guest sat for bronze salmon dinner and speech that reflects the influence of the Sundance Institute.

Actress Olivia Kolman, the movie “JIMPA”, premiered a non -2 -year -old teenage mother to visit a homosexual grandfather at the full Ekres Theater on Thursday, and Erovo has a foresight. Awarded the award.

Colman, who wears the glitter of the face and the tiara of costume, praised Eribo. Many gym exercise practitioners cannot name them. “

Mr. Eribo applauded on the stage before putting Tiara on his head. “I can't leave it here,” she said. “I have to wear it.”

Through the entire program, the audience speculated the future of the festival in 2027, following the organizer's presentation, following a plan to move to a new place, including Cincinnati, Boulder, Colorado, or Salt Lake City.

“I have a lot of traffic. It's really difficult to avoid it. It's really difficult to get a house. It's expensive,” said Amanda Kerso, the highest executive of the Sundance Research Institute.

“We love Park City and love the community, but we also need to think,” How will it be sustainable in the next 40 years? ” Kerso said.

Ham said that if the festival moved, he would adopt a new name.

But if Cincinnati was chosen, he joked.