Sundance Film Festival events open to the public

The Sundance Film Festival has free events for those looking to Sundance on a budget. Photo: Sundance Institute.

PARK CITY, Utah — The Sundance Film Festival officially kicked off on Thursday, January 19. While there are many ways to fest, not all of them require tickets. Here are some free public events throughout the festival.

Saturday, January 21 – Day Three

Cinema Café: Controlling the Narrative with Eugenio Derbez, Diane Becker, and Tommy Oliver
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. – Filmmaker Lodge, 550 Main St., second floor
Press can access with badge on a first-come-first-served basis

The Big Conversation: Going Nowhere? On Burnout & Attention Crisis with Ruth Reichl, Jonathan
Majors, and Adrian Tomine (Moderated by Tricia Hersey)
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. – Filmmaker Lodge, 550 Main St., second floor
Press can access with badge on a first-come-first-served basis

Sunday, January 22 – Day Four
Cinema Cafe: Reclamation with Tia Lessin, Emma Pildes, Paula Eiselt, Tracy Droz Tragos, and Francine
Coeytaux (Moderated by Ashley Finley)
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. – Filmmaker Lodge, 550 Main St., second floor
Press can access with badge on a first-come-first-served basis

The Big Conversation: The Story of Us with W. Kamau Bell, Jason Stanley, and Roger Ross Williams
(Moderated by Kimberlé Crenshaw)
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. – Filmmaker Lodge, 550 Main St., second floor
Press can access with badge on a first-come-first-served basis

Power of Story: On Intimacy with Ita O’Brien, Lisa Taddeo and Barry Jenkins (Moderated by Dr. Orna
Guralnik)
3:15 p.m.–4:45 p.m. – Egyptian Theatre, 328 Main St.
**Press can RSVP for press line prior to panel (Press Check-in: 2:30 p.m., Press Line Start: 2:45 p.m.) on a first-come-first-served basis, but to attend panel itself a hard ticket will be required–these can be requested by emailing
sylvy_fernandez@sundance.org**

Monday, January 23 – Day Five
Cinema Café: Fresh Faces with Lío Mehiel, Priya Kansara, Rich Brian, and David Jonsson
(Moderated by Lindsey Bahr)
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. – Filmmaker Lodge, 550 Main St., second floor
Press can access with badge on a first-come-first-served basis

The Big Conversation: Appetite for Construction with Sophie Barthes, Drew Endy, Richie Mehta and
Yewande Pearse (Moderated by Ahmed Best)
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. – Filmmaker Lodge, 550 Main St., second floor
Press can access with badge on a first-come-first-served basis