No one quite knew what to expect from this year’s Sundance Film Festival, which came to the mountains of Utah just two weeks after wildfires swept through Los Angeles. Some festival staff had lost their homes,

Sundance founder Robert Redford promised that audiences “can expect a 2025 program that showcases varied and vibrant filmmaking globally.” Running through February 2, the lineup includes more than 85 features and six episodic projects set to screen in Park City, Salt Lake City and online.

Questions about the future hung in the frigid January air last week at Park City, Utah, during the 2025 Sundance Film Festival (which ended over the weekend). There was the usual hand-wringing about a lack of commercially minded movies on the slate,

With a focus on diversifying event and film programming, festival attendees can visit a slew of happenings that cater to Black storytelling.

From a Jennifer Lopez musical and a Bowen Yang comedy to a TikTok star's first feature, the Park City festival had something for everyone.

The movies and performances most likely to make an impact in the year ahead, including an ode to 1970s New York and Josh O’Connor going full cowboy.

It was a slow Sundance in terms of sales, but Variety's critics still found movies to inspire them as to the artistic health of the indie film scene.