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The Sundance Curse Is Real and We Have the Receipts

The Sundance Curse Is Real and We Have the Receipts

There's a cruel irony baked into the indie film world: the moment a scrappy, weird little movie wins a Sundance prize, the clock starts ticking on the director's soul. We dug through the wreckage to figure out why the golden laurel wreath so often doubles as a creative death sentence — and to celebrate the stubborn weirdos who somehow dodged it.