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Filmmakers are always in a bubble; along with our crew or writer, we don't really get to socialize with other filmmakers, so the great thing about Sundance is you can see many other filmmakers doing the same thing you do.

— George Tillman, Jr.

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

What's so great about Sundance is that they only accept such a small handful of films per year for dramatic competition, so you know when you're going to Sundance that you're going to see top-quality projects.

— Aaron Paul

Getting into Sundance is such a big platform for a director.

— Parker Posey

Sundance is weird. The movies are weird - you actually have to think about them when you watch them.

— Britney Spears

So many features at Sundance seemed to be powered more on the director's need to be a director than any particular story.

— Jill Soloway

Doing anything on a movie at Sundance is great.

— Nicholas Jarecki

I've been to Sundance eight times as a publicist and thought I was very prepared. I mean, who could've been more prepared for me? A publicist who's been there eight times. Getting there as a filmmaker was a completely surreal, different, unexpected experience.

— Ava DuVernay

I really unfortunately don't have tons of hilarious Sundance stories, because really I am not the biggest fan of hanging out, but the reason why is because I never go see other people's movies and I think that's the way to do it.

— Lizzy Caplan

I grew up thinking there was something called 'independent film,' which I wouldn't necessarily have had access to if there wasn't Sundance.

— Ira Sachs

Sundance is just a great place for your work to be seen. Not much more to say about it than that.

— David Wain

✗Opposing Perspectives

Sundance is going to be a defining moment in my life. But the unfortunate thing about Sundance is, when you have a film there, you can't have the opportunity to see other films.

— Gavin O'Connor