Since its inception in 1978, the Sundance Film FestivalOpens in a new tab has been a mecca for independent film. Every year, thousands of eager cinephiles, filmmakers, and festivalgoers brave the snowy peaks of Park City, UT to see the latest and greatest indie films around. This year, Nerdist was in attendance once again, and we saw some seriously inspiring pieces of art and talked to the talented cast and crew behind our favorite projects. Yet, we weren’t satisfied to simply be viewers, consuming art in a passive capacity; rather, we were instilled with the spirit of Sundance and wanted to create something. We wanted to make the ultimate indie movie, the film that could sweep the awards at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
In order to do so, we enlisted a murderer’s row of talented people–Mark HamillOpens in a new tab, Annie Clark (a.k.a. St. Vincent), Jorma Taccone, Elijah WoodOpens in a new tab, Melanie Lynskey, Jaime King, Noël Wells, Jessica Williams, Roxanne Benjamin, Jovanka Vuckovic, Kumail NanjianiOpens in a new tab, Emily V. GordonOpens in a new tab, Jason Ritter, Marianna Palka, and Kyle Mooney–to help crowdsource the movie that you’ll be hearing about more than La La LandOpens in a new tab and MoonlightOpens in a new tab combined. The results may seem nonsensical, but I guarantee it’s more coherent than anything Terrence Malick has ever done.
What do you think of our ultimate indie movie? Who do you think should star in this? Let us know in the comments below.
For our complete archive of Sundance 2017 coverage, click hereOpens in a new tab.
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Dan Casey is the senior editor of Nerdist and the author of books about Star WarsOpens in a new tab and the AvengersOpens in a new tab. Follow him on Twitter (@OsteoferociousOpens in a new tab).
