Photos: Chris Pine, Jenny Slate, Domhnall Gleeson, Midori Francis and more visit our 2026 Sundance studio

PARK CITY, Utah — We’re back at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, now unspooling its final edition in a distinctly unsnowy Park City before it relocates to Boulder, Colo.in 2027.

What hasn’t changed? Our capacity to get excited for some of the year’s strongest independent cinema: documentaries, dramas, midnight films, even a Charli XCX sighting or two.How to make the best use of the festival? We’ve got daily recommendations for what to watch, critical diaries, videos and a steady stream of screening notes, interviews and events.Also, we’ll be updating this gallery through Monday with all the best portraits from the L.A.

Times Studio @ Sundance Film Festival presented by Chase Sapphire Reserve.Plus, check out all of our video interviews and live panels on our Sundance home page.

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By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy.Follow UsChristina House is a staff photojournalist with the Los Angeles Times.

She joined the visual journalism team in 2017 after 10 years as a freelance photographer.House won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography and the 2022 Robert F.

Kennedy Journalism Award for Domestic Photography for “Hollywood’s Finest,” an intimate look into the life of a pregnant 22-year-old woman living on the street.She received the 2021 Cliff Edom New America Award and was honored for her work on “Game Changers: A Celebration of Women in Sports” from the 2021 National Press Photographers Assn.’s Best of Photojournalism awards.

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