Each January, the Sundance Film Festival offers a respite from the silly season of awards shows in Hollywood and serves to restore one's faith in original storytelling.
Over the years this festival has morphed through several transformations but it remains the purest manifestation of independent cinema.

Watch creator Robert Redford set the stage for this incredible week in his opening remarks and how he insists on preserving the purpose of the Sundance Institute.
Listen to veterans Richard Jenkins & Richard Gere describe what the festival has become, a place where studio films are now considered art films.

Joel Edgerton says he loves coming to Sundance, especially for the World Premiere of his new Australian film WISH YOU WERE HERE. Then up and comers like John Krasinski and Rashida Jones screen their new films in the Premieres section.

It's all really exciting, even if there was a blizzard in the middle....

On the heels of this year's Sundance Film Festival, one of the standout films from last year's festival is finally being released  in cinemas.

MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE was noticeable for several reasons including the impressive feature debut of Sean Durkin, another amazing performance by John Hawkes, but perhaps most of all by the introduction of Elizabeth Olsen. Sister of the Olsen Twins, Lizzie may have been born into a showbiz world but her focus has been more towards non-sitcom fare like independent cinema and performance. Lizzie was back in Sundance this year with two more films, the terrific LIBERAL ARTS and the disappointing RED LIGHTS, but it's safe to say that since last year, she has arrived.

We spoke with Sean and Lizzie at the Cannes Film Festival, where the film about the psychological repercussions of a cult-like existence found a whole new audience and international appeal. Listen to Sean explain how the story came in part from the experience of some close friends, then watch Lizzie reveal how she needed to understand the psychological transformation her character endures and how she came to terms with the variety of abuse that may exist in cults.