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1 week agoEthan Hawke's vow to Robert Redford at emotional Sundance gala
Filmmakers and actors whose careers were shaped by Robert Redford and the Sundance Institute he founded reflected on his legacy as the godfather of independent cinema at a star-studded gala Friday night during the first Sundance Film Festival since his death. The 2026 festival - its last in Utah, before relocating to Boulder, Colorado - is a love letter to the haven Redford established in the state decades ago for stories that didn't fit into the mainstream.