IFC News Podcast #60: The "Sundance film"
Monday, January 14, 2008 | 12:00 AM
By Matt Singer and Alison Willmore
IFC News
[Photo: "Little Miss Sunshine," Fox Searchlight, 2006]
SXSW has laid claim to the mumblecore movement, Cannes is home to the old school auteurist art film, and Sundance has... the Sundance film. The 2008 Sundance Film Festival kicks off this week, and this week on the IFC News podcast, we attempt to define what, exactly, makes a "Sundance film," pick out some of the genre's favorite themes and elements, and test how notable Sundance films of the past few years stack up.
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