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Stephanie Jenkins, Bryn Mooser, David France, Dave Clark at Dropbox Presents: How Filmmakers Can Ethically & Artistically Use AI held at the IndieWire Studio on January 25, 2025 in Park City, Utah.
IndieWire Studio
Sundance: Watch an expert panel discuss the future of AI and indie film, “The Brutalist” controversy, and navigating the thorny issues of GenAI and nonfiction filmmaking.    
John Magaro attends the Dropbox/IndieWire Studio at Sundance 2025
IndieWire Studio
Sundance: "Do what you need to do… Don't do what you think you need to do. Let yourself be surprised."
Rashad Frett, Stephan James at the Indiewire Studio 2025 at Sundance presented by Dropbox held at The IndieWire Studio on January 25, 2025 in Park City, Utah.
IndieWire Studio
Sundance: James and "Ricky" director Rashad Frett visited the IndieWire Studio presented by Dropbox to discuss their authentic approach to illustrating the ripple effects of the criminal justice system.
'Presence'
Filmmaker Toolkit
The "Presence" director/editor/cinematographer/camera operator goes deep on how he cracked shooting an entire film from a ghost's POV.
Steven Soderbergh and Steven Spielberg
Filmmaker Interview
Soderbergh talks to IndieWire about “Jaws,” his 15-year project to write a book about directing, and working to get his entire film catalog in 4K HDR.
'Free Leonard Peltier'
Sundance
Sundance: David France and Jesse Short Bull’s film tackles the 50-year story of activism surrounding the contentious conviction of the prominent American Indian Movement leader, whose sentence was commuted just one week before the film's premiere.
'Babygirl'
Filmmaker Toolkit
Director Halina Reijn goes inside the music and inspiration of Harris Dickinson’s sensual shirtless dance.
'Nickel Boys'
Filmmaker Interview
Editing “Nickel Boys” was every bit as experimental as the unique way it was shot.  
SING SING, Colman Domingo, 2023. © A24 / Courtesy Everett Collection
Filmmaker Toolkit
Director Greg Kwedar breaks down the one-shot reunion scene that ends the film and carried such an emotional punch his star didn't think he could handle the final embrace.
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT, Kani Kusruti, 2024. © Janus Films /Courtesy Everett Collection
Filmmaker Toolkit
Filmmaker Payal Kapadia takes IndieWire inside how she made one of 2024's very best films.
'Nosferatu' cinematographer Jarin Blaschke with Nicholas Hoult
Interview
Cinematographer Jarin Blaschke tells IndieWire, “There's an aversion to beauty and being earnest these days, a kind of a grunge going on. It’s nice to strive for beauty and have no embarrassment about it."
Lily-Rose Depp stars as Ellen Hutter in director Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU, a Focus Features release.
Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features / © 2024 FOCUS FEATURES LLC
Filmmaker Interview
Images of the “Nosferatu” vampire are still under wraps, but Robert Eggers and prosthetic makeup designer David White break down the inspiration, process, and look for Skarsgard’s character. 
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