The2020 Sundance Film Festival lineupdropped Wednesday afternoon, providing cinephiles with 118 exciting new titles to look forward to.
We are diverse by design, I would say.
We have a team of programmers coming from different backgrounds, different outlooks on life.
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That makes them distinctive too.
It made itself known organically that thats what is on the mind of the artists, Cooper says.
You look at America different after watching that film, he says.
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But this year, with an election looming, has that intensified?
Maybe so, the directors agree.
Maybe theres more of an urgency around these stories, Cooper continues.
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I feel like our filmmakers are truly reflecting the world that we live in, Yutani adds.
It was a strange case that actually doesnt look like such a weird story anymore, Cooper observes.
Thats how we evaluate every film throughout the process, Yutani says.
I think it would be wrong for us to have some kind of policy around this.
It really is project by project.
They donthavea lot of new projects.
If it was messy and not complete, I probably wouldnt have shown it.
Next yearsprogramof impactful indies kicks off Jan. 23.
Keep checking back at EW for more about the upcoming fest.
