The Sundance Film Festival roared back to life this year with the first in-person version of the event since 2020, and TheWrap was there with bells on to talk to some of the performers and filmmakers involved in this year’s pre-eminent films. With any luck, these films will go on to join the ranks of previous Sundance debut features like “CODA” or “Whiplash” or “Boyhood” once they hit audiences at large (and possibly even the Oscar stage).
Below, we’ve rounded up some of our interviews for you to watch along with links to every interview conducted at TheWrap’s Portrait and Video Studio at The Music Lodge during the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, sponsored by NFP along with support from Sylvania and HigherDOSE.
Actor Jonathan Majors and the team behind the challenging drama “Magazine Dreams” spoke about how the story of an obsessed bodybuilder is a “time capsule” for modern day America.
Alexander Skarsgard, director Brandon Cronenberg and the “Infinity Pool” team spoke about the film’s extreme storyline and, yes, the “nepo baby” debate.
Nicholas Braun, Emilia Jones and director Susanna Fogel spoke animatedly about how their feature “Cat Person” explores the grey areas of consent and sexual encounters.
Jason Momoa explained how he came to be a part of the deep-sea mining documentary “Deep Rising” (and also gave us an update on “Aquaman 2” and his future in the DC universe).
Daisy Ridley spoke about finding her introverted “Sometimes I Think About Dying” character through her American accent.
And childhood friends Ben Platt and Molly Gordon spoke about channeling their love of theater for their crowdpleasing comedy “Theater Camp.”
Watch some of our interviews below, followed by links to view the rest of the interviews and to check out portraits from TheWrap’s portrait studio.
Jonathan Majors Explains How ‘Magazine Dreams’ Is a ‘Time Capsule’ of Modern-Day America
Yes, ‘Infinity Pool’ Star Alexander Skarsgård Is Aware of Your Anti-Nepo-Baby Sentiment: ‘It’s Haunting Me’
Daisy Ridley Found Her Character in ‘Sometimes I Think About Dying’ Through the American Accent
‘Fairyland’: Scoot McNairy, Emilia Jones, Adam Lambert on LGBTQ Family Representation
‘Theater Camp’: How Childhood Friends Ben Platt and Molly Gordon Channeled Their Love of Theater for Sundance Crowdpleaser
‘Flora and Son’ Director John Carney Says Film Spotlights the Art of Music in Era When ‘We’ve Forgotten’ It
TheWrap’s Sundance Interviews
- ‘Little Richard’ Director on Rock Legend’s Struggle With His Own Identity
- ‘Victim/Suspect’ Director Nancy Schwartzman Hopes Netflix Doc Translates to Mandate Against Deceptive Evidence in Sex Crimes Cases
- ‘Starling Girl’ Star Eliza Scanlen Explains How Film Caused Her to Look at Her Own Adolescence Differently
- ‘When It Melts’ Director Veerle Baetens Explains Why Uncomfortable Films Are Needed Now – ‘[Life’s] Not All Disney’
- Comedian Sherry Cola Condemns ‘Devastating’ Monterey Park Shooting
- ‘Judy Blume Forever’ Directors on the Author’s Legacy: ‘Books That Get Censored Are the Books People Are Afraid Of’
- ‘20 Days in Mariupol’ Filmmakers on the Necessity of Documenting the ‘Unbearable Human Pain’ of Ukraine War
- Indigo Girls Look Back on Band’s LGBTQ History in Sundance Doc: ‘We Just Were Ourselves’
- ‘Little Richard’ Director on Rock Legend’s Struggle With His Own Identity
- How Directors Tom Zimny and Oren Moverman Found the Groove of Their New Willie Nelson Doc
- ‘Shortcomings’ Stars Say Their ‘Simple’ and ‘Grounded’ Film Spotlights Flawed Characters Who ‘Just Happen to Be Asian’
- ‘A Little Prayer’ Director Angus MacLachlan Discusses Struggles of ‘Writing About Parenting Adult Children’
- ‘Going Varsity in Mariachi’ Director Sam Osborn on Why He Chose the High School for the Doc
- ‘Fremont’ Star Anaita Wali Zada Wants to Be a Voice For Afghan Women: ‘We All Know What’s Going On There’