No Film School writers, Alyssa Miller, GG Hawkins, and Ryan Koo discuss the opening weekend of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. We share why it has been so great to be back at Sundance in person. Also, we speak to a Powderkeg development executive about the future of indie films.

In this episode, we talk about…

The difficulty in choosing what to go to due to all the options

Approaching your Sundance experience as if you are a character in a script

Sharing our various objectives and goals for the festival

Theories on the budget cuts Sundance has made

The lack of distribution of the films at the festival

Appreciating the happy energy of filmmakers at Sundance

Powderkeg’s purpose for going to the festival

How important it is to build relationships in this industry

Staying true to your voice by not chasing mandates



Memorable Quotes

“It’s so hard to watch a movie in the middle of your work day and feel like you’re actually at a festival.” [0:50]

“Part of the filmmaker experience at Sundance is knowing where you sit in the pecking order.” [4:30]

“Even if you have a film in the festival, it doesn’t mean you’re getting into the party.” [8:07]

“The reality of Sundance is ditch or be ditched. And it’s gonna happen to you and you just have to accept it and go with the flow.” [8:19]

“Be honest, be authentic and put yourself out there.” [35:05]



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Adobe
Alyssa Miller
GG Hawkins
Ryan Koo
Powderkeg


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