PARK CITY, Utah— We're back at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, now presenting its final edition in a clearly snowless Park City before moving to Boulder, Colorado, in 2027. What hasn't changed? Our ability to thrill us with some of the year's strongest independent cinema: documentaries, dramas, midnight movies, and even a Charli XCX sighting or two.
How to make the most of the festival? We have daily recommendations on what to watch, critical diaries, videos and a constant stream of screening notes, interviews and events. Plus, we'll be updating this gallery through Monday with the best portraits from the LA Times Studio @ Sundance Film Festival presented by Chase Sapphire Reserve. Plus, check out all of our video interviews and live panels on our Sundance homepage. Happy party!
Dave Franco from “The Shitheads.”
Kiernan Shipka, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Dave Franco, Macon Blair, seated, and Nicholas Braun, on the floor, of “The Shitheads.”
Domhnall Gleason from “The Enterer.”
From left, Gayle Rankin, Domhnall Gleason, Grant O'Rourke, Louis Paxton of “The Incomer.”
Chris Pine from “Carousel.”
From left, Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel Lambert, Chris Pine and Jenny Slate of “Carousel.”
Jenny Slate from “Carousel.”
From left, Joe Bird, Mia Wasikowska, Adrian Chiarella, Stacy Clausen of “Leviticus.”
Joe Bird, left, and Stacy Clausen of “Leviticus.”
From left to right, back row, Moon Choi and Jefferson White. Front row, Stephanie Ahn and Son Sukku from “Bedford Park.”
From left to right, Midori Francis, Danielle Macdonald, Natalie Erika James and Madeleine Madden of “Saccharine.”
Keegan-Michael Key from “Buddy.”
From left to right, back row, Topher Grace, Casper Kelly, center and Delaney Quinn. Front row, Cristin Milioti and Keegan-Michael Key from “Buddy.”
Cristin Miliot from “Buddy”.
From left to right, back row, Adriana Paz, Eme Malafe and Guillermo Alonso. Front row, Suzanne Andrews Correa and Jennifer Trejo from “The Huntress.”
Directors Hossein Keshavarz, Maryam Ataei of “The Friends House is Here.”
Left to right, back row, Cooper Hoffman, Mason Gooding, middle row, Gregg Araki, Olivia Wilde, seated, and Chase Sui Wonders from “I Want Your Sex.”
From left, Catalina Ruiz-Navarro, Brittany Higgins, Selina Miles, Jennifer Robinson and Blayke Hoffman of “Silenced.”
John Wilson from “The History of Concrete.”
From left to right, back row, Hannah Lynch, Yvette Parsons, Arlo Green, Jackie van Beek and Jonny Brugh. Front row, THUNDERLIPS from “Mom, I'm a pregnant alien.”
1. Hannah Lynch and Arlo Green. 2. THUNDERLIPS from “Mom, I'm a pregnant alien.”
From left to right, back row, Alejandro Edda, Alberto Guerra and Mao Nagakura. Front row, Kimberly Parker Zox and Josef Kubota Wladyka from “Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty.”
From left, Judd Apatow, Maria Bamford and Neil Berkeley from “Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story.”
Barbara Kopple from “American Dream.”
Left to right, back row, BK Cannon, Jim Cummings, PJ McCabe, Nicolette Doke. Front row, Jon Rudnitsky, Shereen Lani Younes, Shaun J. Brown from “The Screener.”
From left to right, back row, Angga Yunanda, Chicco Kurniawan and Anggun. Middle row, Maudy Ayunda and Wregas Bhanuteja. Bryan Domani, center front, from “Levitating.”
