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Sundance Film Festival

Natalie Portman attends the premiere of "The Gallerist" during the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2026, at Eccles Center in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
January 25, 2026, 11:29 am
Jewish stars Natalie Portman, Seth Rogen debut new comedy films at Sundance festival
Portman stars in art world thriller-comedy ‘The Gallerist,’ alongside Jenna Ortega, popstar Charli XCX; Rogen, Olivia Wilde feature in ‘The Invite,’ about a failing marriage
By Lindsey Bahr
Robert Redford attends the premiere of "Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia" during the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2020, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
September 16, 2025, 5:42 pm
Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89
One of the biggest stars of his time, Redford was also a champion of low-budget independent filmmaking and a passionate advocate for the environment
By Bob Thomas
Hundreds of anti-Israel protesters gather in Park City, Utah, to hold a rally at the annual Sundance Film Festival. (Screenshot from X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 22, 2024, 3:21 pm
Hollywood stars call for Gaza ceasefire in anti-Israel protest at Sundance
Melissa Barrera and Indya Moore join pro-Palestinian activists, LGBT militant group outside indie film festival in Utah; chants of ‘From the river to the sea’ heard
By ToI Staff
Aleeza Chanowitz is real, raunchy and fearless in 'Chanshi,' the new Hot series heading to 2023 Sundance (Courtesy Ohad Romano/HOT)
January 21, 2023, 10:42 am
Raunchy Israeli TV comedy ‘Chanshi’ heads to Sundance
Orthodox Judaism has a new kind of hero in Aleeza Chanowitz, co-creator and star of HOT’s show about a young woman from Brooklyn who moves to Israel to explore her sexual side
By Jessica Steinberg
Dakota Johnson, right, appears in a scene from 'Cha Cha Real Smooth' by Cooper Raiff, an official selection of the US Dramatic Competition at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. (Sundance Institute via AP)
January 30, 2022, 4:05 am
Acclaimed Sundance movie explores love, awkwardness on bar mitzvah circuit
‘Cha Cha Real Smooth,’ a coming-of-age film about a non-Jew who becomes a bar mitzvah ‘party starter,’ wins audience prize for best drama
By Stephen Silver
Teddy Katz, as seen in 'Tantura,' directed by Alon Schwarz. (Yonathan Weitzman, courtesy of Reel Peak Films)
January 27, 2022, 3:55 am
‘Tantura’ director: Israelis have been lied to for years about alleged 1948 massacre
With his shocking documentary out this month, Alon Schwarz says Israel can only move forward as a Jewish democratic state by being honest about the killing of Arab villagers
By Renee Ghert-Zand
The opening of the annual Jerusalem Film Festival is on August 24, screening Ari Folman's 'Where is Anne Frank?' at Sultan's Pool, as in years past (Courtesy Dor Kedmi)
August 9, 2021, 12:12 pm
Ari Folman’s animated Anne Frank film to open Jerusalem Film Fest
Tickets go on sale for 11-day lineup of international movies opening August 24
By Jessica Steinberg
The Egyptian marquee. (2015 Sundance Institute | Photo by Jemal Countess)
February 3, 2020, 3:02 am
Films Jews will love from the 2020 Sundance Film Festival
As the chilly annual fest ends, a sneak peek from the glitzy off-Hollywood confab reveals that the coming year will see some truly great movies with a Jewish bent
By Jordan Hoffman
Mohammed bin Salman, left, and murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (Orwell Productions)
January 31, 2020, 10:39 pm
At Sundance, ‘The Dissident’ shows Saudis murdered Khashoggi with Israeli tech
In film which premiered January 24 at prestigious festival, director Bryan Fogel portrays just how worrisome it is when a kingdom silences masses with US complicity
By Jordan Hoffman
The Egyptian marquee. (2015 Sundance Institute | Photo by Jemal Countess)
February 1, 2019, 3:23 am
An avalanche of movies by or about Jews at this year’s Sundance Film Festival
The ski resort town of Park City, Utah, plays host to one of the most prestigious gatherings of cinephiles in the world — and we’ve got it covered
By Jordan Hoffman
Palestinian actor and playwright Ali Abu Yaseen, 55, gives an interview in his home at the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
January 31, 2019, 12:21 am
Trapped in Gaza because of Hamas, star of Sundance documentary misses festival
Gaza-Egypt border restrictions and Islamist rulers’ bureaucracy force actor, playwright Ali Abu Yaseen to miss US visa date in Cairo
By Agencies
A still of Dr. Ruth Westheimer speaking with WNYC from the film 'Ask Dr. Ruth.' (Courtesy of Sundance Institute/David Paul Jacobson)
January 30, 2019, 3:54 am
Documentary on sex therapist Dr. Ruth one of snowy Sundance’s hottest films
Through animated footage mixed with current clips, the Holocaust survivor, onetime Haganah sniper and American TV star still exudes her distinctive charisma and wit
By Jordan Hoffman
Harvey Weinstein, left, leaves court with attorney Ron Sullivan, Jan. 25, 2019, in New York (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
January 27, 2019, 9:24 am
Documentary charting rise and fall of Harvey Weinstein premieres at Sundance
First screening of ‘Untouchable’ comes hours after the disgraced producer appears in a NY courthouse to change his legal team in a rape and sexual assault case
By Lindsey Bahr
Director Alma Har'el, left, and actor Shia LaBeouf pose at the premiere of "Honey Boy" during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, in Park City, Utah. (Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
January 27, 2019, 5:35 am
Shia LaBeouf teams with Israeli director for semi-autobiographical film
Alma Har’el’s ‘Honey Boy’ written in rehab by actor, who delved into past traumas and complicated relationship with father for movie
By AP
David Kellman, Eddy Galland and Bobby Shafran appear in 'Three Identical Strangers' by Tim Wardle, an official selection of the US Documentary Competition at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute)
February 2, 2018, 4:36 pm
NY triplets seek compensation from Jewish group for their separation at birth
The story of Bobby Shafran, Eddy Galland and David Kellman features in an acclaimed new documentary
By JTA
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