“‘The Candidate,’ ‘Downhill Racer,’ ‘Jeremiah Johnson,’ ‘Ordinary People,’ ‘All The President’s Men,’ ‘A River Runs Through It’ – Just About Every Film I’ve Had Any Role In Getting Made Has Been Difficult, And Each One Has A Story Attached To It That Brings Me Closer To These Filmmakers,” Redford Said Wednesday In A Tribune Interview. The 2011 Sundance Film Festival Began Its 11-Day Run With Five Screenings Thursday In Park City.
Those Difficulties In Getting A Movie Made, And The Determination Of New Generations Of Filmmakers To Get Their Stories Told, Are What Has Driven Redford’s Sundance Institute Since He Founded It In 1980.
And This Year, The People Who Attend Sundance – Which Festival Director John Cooper Has Estimated May Hit A Record 60,000 People – Will Hear What Redford Calls “The Full Story Of Sundance, (Which) I Don’t Think A Lot Of People Know.”
“There Are Two Narrow Views Of Sundance,” Redford Said, Sitting In Zoom, His Park City Restaurant. “One Is That Sundance Is The Festival And That’s It. The Other Is That Sundance Is Park City, Which It Isn’t. “
While The World Focuses On Sundance For The Glitz And Glitter Of The Festival, Redford Counters That “The Real Sundance Is 40 Miles Away” From Park City, In The Institute’s Lab Programs. If Sundance Were A Car, The Labs Would Be The Engine, And The Festival Its Shiny Paint Job.
Each June, The Institute Conducts Labs For Directors At Redford’s Sundance Resort In Provo Canyon. The Filmmakers Get A Chance To Workshop Scenes With Real Film Crews And Actors – And With A Group Of Advisors Made Up Of Veteran Directors, Editors, Cinematographers And Actors, Including Redford Himself. Each January And June, The Institute Runs Intensive Labs For Screenwriters To Polish And Re-Examine Their Scripts.
Over The Years, Directors Such As Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson (“Boogie Nights”) And James Mangold (“Walk The Line”) Came Through The Sundance Labs While Developing Their First Films.
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