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Imogen Poots, from the film “Frank and Lola,” poses for a portrait in the L.A. Times photo & video studio at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Imogen Poots poses for a portrait at the Sundance Film Festival.

Imogen Poots and director Matthew Ross from the film “Frank and Lola” pose for an L.A. Times photo at the Sundance Film Festival.

Louis Black and Karen Bernstein, filmmakers from the film “Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny,” in a portrait taken at the L.A. Times studio at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Chris Hegedus, left, Steven Wise and D.A. Pennebaker of the film “Unlocking the Cage” pose for a portrait in the L.A. Times studio at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Chris Hegedus, director of “Unlocking the Cage,” in a portrait at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Jon Shenk, left, subject Daisy Coleman and Bonni Cohen, director from the film “Audrie & Daisy,” poses for a portrait in the L.A. Times photo & video studio at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Vincent Piazza from the film “Intervention.”

Daisy Coleman, subject from the film “Audrie & Daisy.”

Director Clea DuVall from the film “Intervention.”

Michael Shannon from the films “Complete Unknown” and “Frank and Lola.”

Melanie Lynskey from the film “Intervention.”

Michael Shannon from the film “Complete Unknown.”

Ben Schwartz from the film “Intervention.”

Michael Shannon from the films “Complete Unknown” and “Frank and Lola.”

Jason Ritter, left, Ben Schwartz, Natasha Lyonne, Vincent Piazza, Clea DuVall, director, Melanie Lynskey from the film “Intervention.”

Ben Schwartz, left, and Jason Ritter from the film “Intervention.”

Jason Ritter from the film “Intervention.”

Aaron Brookner, director from the film “Uncle Howard.”

Executive producer/narrator Katie Couric, right, and filmmaker Stephanie Soechtig from the film “Under The Gun.”

Executive producer/narrator Katie Couric from the film “Under The Gun.”

Michael Shannon from the films “Complete Unknown” and “Frank and Lola.”

Amandla Stenberg from the film “As You Are.”

Michael Chernus, left, Michael Shannon and director Joshua Marston from the film “Complete Unknown.”

Michael Chernus, left, Michael Shannon and director Joshua Marston from the film “Complete Unknown.”

Danfung Dennis, filmmaker, and Casey Brown, producer from the virtual reality experience “Condition One.”

Ciro Guerra, writer-director from the film “Embrace of the Serpent.”

Josh Fox, director from the film “How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change.”

Christopher Waldorf, left, Chi Chi Mizrahi,, MikeQ, Twiggy Pucci Garçon, co-writer/subject, Sara Jordeno, writer-director, Gia Marie Love, Kenneth “Symba McQueen” Soler-Rios from the film “Kiki.”

Kahane Cooperman, showrunner/executive producer from the film “The New Yorker Presents.”

Frankie Shaw, director-writer stars in “Too Legit.”

Dawn Porter, director from the film “Trapped.”

Keith Fulton, director, Lou Pepe, director, Jennifer Coffield and A.J. Wright from the film “Bad Kids.”

Lou Pepe, left, and Keith Fulton, directors from the film “Bad Kids.”

Jennifer Coffield and A.J. Wright from the film “Bad Kids.”

Michael Villar from the film “Carnage Park.”

Mickey Keating, director from the film “Carnage Park.”

Rebecca Hall from the film “Christine.”

Tahir Jetter, director from the film “How to Tell You’re a Douchebag.”

Alex Ross Perry from the movie “Joshy.”

Jenny Slate from the movie “Joshy.”

Thomas Middleditch from the movie “Joshy.”

Nick Kroll, left, Brett Gelman, Thomas Middleditch, Adam Pally, Alex Ross Perry, Jenny Slate, Jeff Baena, director, and Lauren Weedman from the movie “Joshy.”

Jeff Baena, director, from the movie “Joshy.”

Paulina Garcia from the film “Little Men.”

Diego Luna, director of “Mr. Pig.”

Maya Rudolph, star of “Mr. Pig”

Actors Danny Glover, from left, Maya Rudolph and “Mr. Pig” director Diego Luna.

Writer-director Richard Tanne, from left, Tika Sumpter and Parker Sawyers, from “Southside With You.”

Tika Sumpter from “Southside With You.”

Actor Waleed Zuaiter from “The Free World.”

Writer-director Jason Lew, from “The Free World.”

Boyd Holbrook, from “The Free World.”

Elisabeth Moss, from “The Free World.”

Elisabeth Moss, from “The Free World.”

Boyd Holbrook, from left, Octavia Spencer, writer-director Jason Lew, Elisabeth Moss and Waleed Zuaiter, from “The Free World.”

Octavia Spencer, from “The Free World.”

Octavia Spencer, from “The Free World.”

Bobby Naderi, from “Under the Shadow.”

Bobby Nader, from “Under The Shadow.”

Jeff Daniels Phillips, right, and Richard Brake from the film “31.”

Ashley Bell, left, Pat Healy, Mickey Keating, Michael Villar and James Landry Hébert from the film “Carnage Park.”

Ashley Bell from the film “Carnage Park.”

Rebecca Hall from the film “Christine.”

Rebecca Hall and director Antonio Campos from the film “Christine.”

Dylan Gelula from the film “First Girl I Loved.”

Writer-director Kerem Sanga from the film “First Girl I Loved.”

Brianna Hildebrand, left, Kerem Sanga, writer-director, Brianna Hildebrand, Dylan Gelula and Mateo Arias from the film “First Girl I Loved.”

Brianna Hildebrand, left, Kerem Sanga, writer-director, Brianna Hildebrand, Dylan Gelula and Mateo Arias from the film “First Girl I Loved.”

Brianna Hildebrand from the film “First Girl I Loved.”

Mateo Arias from the film “First Girl I Loved.”

Mateo Arias from the film “First Girl I Loved.”

Thomas Middleditch from the movie “Joshy.”

Lauren Weedman from the movie “Joshy.”

Brett Gelman from the movie “Joshy.”

Adam Pally from the movie “Joshy.”

Nick Kroll from the movie “Joshy.”

Maya Rudolph from the film “Mr. Pig.”

Maya Rudolph from the film “Mr. Pig.”

Danny Glover from the film “Mr. Pig.”

Haerry Kim from the film “Spa Night.”

Haerry Kim, left, director Andrew Ahn and Joe Seo from the film “Spa Night.”

Director Andrew Ahn from the film “Spa Night.”

Joe Seo from the film “Spa Night.”

Asif Kapadia, filmmaker from “Ali & Nino,” poses for a portrait in the L.A. Times photo & video studio at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Alysia Reiner, left, and Sarah Megan Thomas from the film “Equity.”

Alysia Reiner from the film “Equity.”

Sarah Megan Thomas from the film “Equity.”

Steven Caple Jr., writer and director for the film “The Land.”

Jorge Lendeborg Jr. from the film “The Land.”

Moises Arias from the film “The Land.”

Rafi Gavron, left, Ezri Walker, Steven Caple Jr., Moises Arias and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. from the film “The Land.”

Ezri Walker from the film “The Land.”

Moises Arias from the film “The Land.”

Yoshiki from the film “We are X.”

Stephen Kijak, left, and Yoshiki from the film “We are X.”

Co-directors Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg from the film “Weiner.”

Penelope Ann Miller from the film “The Birth of A Nation.”

Armie Hammer from the film “The Birth of A Nation.”

Gabrielle Union from the film “The Birth of A Nation.”

Gabrielle Union, left, Aja Naomi King, Armie Hammer, Nate Parker, director, Penelope Ann Miller and Jackie Earle Haley from the film “The Birth of A Nation.”

Nate Parker, director from the film “The Birth of A Nation.”

Jackie Earle Haley from the film “The Birth of A Nation.”

Aja Naomi King from the film “The Birth of A Nation.”

Jessie Kahnweiler, star-director-producer, from the film “The Skinny.”

Illeana Douglas, star-producer, left, Jill Soloway, executive producer, Rebecca Odes, executive producer, Jessie Kahnweiler, star-director-producer, and Andrea Sperling, producer, from the film “The Skinny.”

Jill Soloway, executive producer from the film “The Skinny.”

Jessie Kahnweiler from the film “The Skinny.”

Rebecca Odes, executive producer from the film “The Skinny.”

Illeana Douglas from the film “The Skinny.”

Illeana Douglas from the film “The Skinny.”

Andrea Sperling, producer from the film “The Skinny.”

DeWanda Wise from the film “How to Tell You’re a Douchebag.”

Jenna Williams, from the film “How to Tell You’re a Douchebag.”

Alano Miller, left, DeWanda Wise, Tahir Jetter, Charles Brice and producers Julius Pryor IV and Marttise Hill from the film “How to Tell You’re a Douchebag.”

Jennifer Ehle, from the film “Little Men.”

Jennifer Ehle, left, Michael Barbieri, Mauricio Zacharias, Paulina Garcia, Ira Sachs, director, Theo Taplitz and Greg Kinnear, from the film “Little Men.”

Greg Kinnear from the film “Little Men.”

Michael Barbieri, left, and Theo Taplitz from the film “Little Men.”

Director and co-writer Ira Sachs, left, and co-writer Mauricio Zacharias from the film “Little Men.”

Ira Sachs, director/co-writer from the film, “Little Men.”

Mary Stuart Masterson from the film “As You Are.”

Miles Joris-Peyrafitte from the film “As You Are.”

Amandla Stenberg from the film “As You Are.”

Scott Cohen from the film “As You Are.”

Owen Campbell from the film “As You Are.”

Parker Sawyers from the film “Southside With You.”

Tika Sumpter from the film “Southside With You.”

Richard Tanne, writer-director from the film “Southside With You.”

Jeff Feuerzig, director from the film “The JT Leroy Story.”

Robert Jumper, left, director Tim Sutton, Anna Rose and Maica Armata from the film “Dark Night” in the L.A. Times photo & video studio at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Director Pieter-Jan De Pue from the film “The Land of the Enlightened.”

Michal Huszcza, left, Michal Marczak, director, and Kris Baganski from the film “All These Sleepless Nights” get cozy.

Abigail Spencer from the series “Rectify.”

Director Robert Greene and actress Kate Lyn Sheil from the film “Kate Plays Christine.”

Actress Kate Lyn Sheil from the film “Kate Plays Christine.”

Executive Producer Jim McNiel from the film “Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World.”

Werner Herzog, director of the film “Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World.”

Laura Albert from the film “The JT Leroy Story.”

Jeff Feuerzig and subject Laura Albert from the film “The JT Leroy Story.”

Jason Benjamin, director from the film “Suited.”

Jenni Konner, producer, left, Jason Benjamin, director, and Lena Dunham, producer, from the film “Suited.”

Jared Harris from the film “Certain Women.”

Jared Harris from the film “Certain Women.”

Q., director of the film “Brahman Naman.”

Q., director of the film “Brahman Naman.”

Naman Ramachandran, left, Q., and Shashank Arora with Werner Herzog.

Tanmay Dhanania, left, Shashank Arora, Naman Ramachandran, Steve Barron, producer, Q., director, Sid Mallya, screenwriter, from the film “Brahman Naman.”

Ralph Rodriguez, left, Brian “Sene” Marc, Morgan Saylor, Adrian Martinez, India Menuez, Justin Bartha, Elizabeth Wood, filmmaker, and Anthony Ramos from the film “White Girl.”

Brian “Sene” Marc from the film “White Girl.”

Morgan Saylor from the film “White Girl.”

Anthony Ramos from the film “White Girl.”

Adrian Martinez from the film “White Girl.”

India Menuez from the film “White Girl.”

Justin Bartha from the film “White Girl.”

Elizabeth Wood from the film “White Girl.”

Gavin Free for Lazer Team levitates.

Anne Fontaine, director from the film “Agnus Dei.”

Chloe Sevigny, left, Danny Perez and Natasha Lyonne from the film “Antibirth.”

Chloe Sevigny from the film “Antibirth.”

Chloe Sevigny from the film “Antibirth.”

Natasha Lyonne from the film “Antibirth.”

Rachel Grady, co-director from the film “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You.”

Heidi Ewing, co-director, Norman Lear, Rachel Grady, co-director, from the film “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You.”

Norman Lear from the film “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You.”

Heidi Ewing, co-director from the film “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You.”

Heidi Ewing, co-director from the film “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You.”

Kenneth Lonergan, director from the film “Manchester by the Sea.”

Lucas Hedges, left, Kenneth Lonergan, director, and Casey Affleck from the film “Manchester by the Sea.”

Lucas Hedges, left, and Casey Affleck from the film “Manchester by the Sea.”

Lucas Hedges, left, and Casey Affleck from the film “Manchester by the Sea.”

Lucas Hedges from the film “Manchester by the Sea.”

Casey Affleck from the film “Manchester by the Sea.”

Casey Affleck from the film “Manchester by the Sea.”

Writer-director Sian Heder from the film “Talullah.”

John Benjamin Hickey, left, Allison Janney, Ellen Page, Sian Heder, writer-director, and Tammy Blanchard from the film “Talullah.”

Ellen Page from the film “Talullah.”

Director Roger Ross Williams from the film “Life Animated.”

Allison Janney from the film “Talullah.”

John Benjamin Hickey from the film “Talullah.”

Tammy Blanchard from the film “Talullah.”

Riley Keough, left, So Yong Kim, director-writer, and Jena Malone from the film “Lovesong.”

Riley Keough, left, Jessie Gray, Bradley Rust Gray, co-writer/producer, Jena Malone, So Yong Kim, director-writer, Rosanna Arquette, Sky Gray, Brooklyn Decker, Ryan Eggold for the film “Lovesong.”

Brooklyn Decker from the film “Lovesong.”

Rosanna Arquette from the film “Lovesong.”

Jena Malone from the film “Lovesong.”

Jena Malone, left, and Riley Keough from the film “Lovesong.”

Director Roger Ross Williams from the film “Life Animated.”

Jonathan Freeman, left, Owen Suskind, Gilbert Gottfried and director Roger Ross Williams from the film “Life Animated.”

John Krasinski, left, Charlie Day, Margo Martindale, Sharlto Copley and Josh Groban from the film “The Hollars.”

David Wheeler, left, Nicole Hockley, Mark Barden from the film “Newtown.”

Kim Snyder, left, director, and Maria Cuomo Cole, producer, from the film “Newtown.”

Nicole Hockley, David Wheeler, Maria Cuomo Cole, producer, Kim Snyder, director, and Mark Barden from the film “Newtown.”

Todd Solondz, director of the film “Wiener-Dog,” poses for a portrait in the L.A. Times photo & video studio at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.