12 Black Female Filmmakers Who Struck Gold at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival

Reframing Hollywood Through the Black Female Gaze: A Black History Month Series

Robin A Henderson
ZORA

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Two people walking in a hallway.
Rye Lane, Searchlight Pictures

Exceptional moviemakers premiered their passion projects this year at America’s mecca of independent cinema, The Sundance film festival (Sundance).

Sundance offers the biggest stage and the brightest lights for art house films and their respective maestros behind the camera.

Glitzy LA may drive box office success with its big budgets and popularity contests. Still, Park City, Utah, a picturesque, snow-capped mountain town, is where complex storytelling reigns supreme on the big screen.

What started as a small outlet for independent voices has broadened into a showcase for underrepresented talent.

The Robert Redford-founded institution remains committed to prioritizing innovative artists over interchangeable intellectual property, especially regarding women artists.

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Robin A Henderson
ZORA

I write about inclusive storytelling in Hollywood and diverse representation in wellness.