Sundance 2021: How a grand experiment is making the festival more expansive and inclusive
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Drew Pearce Drew Pearce
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Sundance 2021: How a grand experiment is making the festival more expansive and inclusive

Within days of becoming the new Director of the Sundance Film Festival, Tabitha Jackson faced a plot twist no one expected. Lockdowns turned the world upside down. Theaters across the country closed. All of the elements that fuel a festival suddenly seemed to evaporate. Was it time to press pause-or push ahead in a new direction?