The Sundance Film Festival began humbly in 1978 as the Utah/US Film Festival, created to showcase films outside the Hollywood studio system. That sounds familiar! Its identity transformed in the early 1980s when the late actor and filmmaker Robert Redford joined the movement, helping shape the festival into a bold platform for independent voices.

The Sundance Film Festival began humbly in 1978 as the Utah/US Film Festival, created to showcase films outside the Hollywood studio system. That sounds familiar! Its identity transformed in the early 1980s when the late actor and filmmaker Robert Redford joined the movement, helping shape the festival into a bold platform for independent voices.