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With his environmental activism, anti-establishment approach to filmmaking and pioneering efforts in providing a platform for indie filmmakers, Redford was able to use his celebrity to subvert the status quo while advancing his own creative agenda.
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Steve Chagollan, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Out of that organization came the popular Sundance Film Festival, an event held annually in Park City, Utah, that gave filmmakers Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh, Kevin Smith, Darren Aronofsky, Paul Thomas Anderson and many others their first big breaks in the movie industry.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
He’ll next be seen starring opposite Jay Baruchel, Devon Bostick and Barbie Ferreira in the indie dramedy Mile End Kicks, from filmmaker Chandler Levack, which is coming off its premiere at TIFF.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
In 1981, Redford established the Sundance Institute at the site aimed at supporting emerging filmmakers, screenwriters, and other artists outside the mainstream Hollywood system.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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Steve Chagollan, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Out of that organization came the popular Sundance Film Festival, an event held annually in Park City, Utah, that gave filmmakers Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh, Kevin Smith, Darren Aronofsky, Paul Thomas Anderson and many others their first big breaks in the movie industry.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
He’ll next be seen starring opposite Jay Baruchel, Devon Bostick and Barbie Ferreira in the indie dramedy Mile End Kicks, from filmmaker Chandler Levack, which is coming off its premiere at TIFF.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
In 1981, Redford established the Sundance Institute at the site aimed at supporting emerging filmmakers, screenwriters, and other artists outside the mainstream Hollywood system.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Filmmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filmmaker. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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