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Everyone Has a Story: Four Decades of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah

Presented by Sundance Institute

This special event brings together artists, alumni, industry, veteran attendees, staff and volunteers, and the local community for a program of stories, shared memories, archive treasures, and legendary moments.

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As the 2026 Festival comes to a close — the culmination of our 43 years in Park City and Utah — we honor the transformative vision of founder Robert Redford and his belief that “everyone has a story.” This special event brings together artists, alumni, industry, veteran attendees, staff and volunteers, and the local community for a program of stories, shared memories, archive treasures, and legendary moments — some poignant, some funny — as we reflect on the many voices who have told the story of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. More details on program and guests to be announced.
Free ticketed event! Doors open at 2 p.m. for cocktail hour with cash bar. Program begins at 3 p.m.

Must be 21 or older to attend, with valid, scannable ID. Ticket required for all attendees, including Festival pass holders; no passes or packages will be scanned for entry. Limit of 1 ticket per account at checkout.

Tickets to this free event will be available online starting January 13, with reservations closing on January 29 at 2 p.m. MT. Tickets may be available at the door if space permits, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Online access not available. A recording of the event will be posted approximately 24 hours after the event.

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Jan 30, 2:00 PM MST
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The Marquis
Park City

Effie Brown

Effie T. Brown is an award-winning producer, CEO of Gamechanger Films, and advocate for inclusion and authentic storytelling. She champions underrepresented voices across film, TV, and digital — from Real Women Have Curves to Dear White People to The Inspection. She guides bold, diverse narratives and industry leadership initiatives.

Dawn Porter

Dawn Porter is an acclaimed American documentary ﬁlmmaker and founder of Trilogy Films, whose work has appeared on ESPN, Netflix, HBO, PBS, Hulu, and Apple TV+. Porter was recently awarded the National Humanities Medal by former president Joe Biden and received the IDA Career Achievement Award.

Celine Song

Celine Song is an Academy Award–nominated filmmaker behind Past Lives, her Sundance-premiering debut that earned Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. She most recently wrote, directed, and produced Materialists, her sophomore feature for A24 and Sony, starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans.

Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater has directed 26 feature length films, garnering much acclaim as well as five Academy Award nominations, two Golden Globe Awards and two BAFTA Awards, including BAFTA’s Best Picture Award for Boyhood. His credits include Slacker, Dazed and Confused, and Before Sunset as well as recent projects Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood, Hit Man, Blue Moon, and Nouvelle Vague.