G. Allen Johnson February 5, 2021Updated: February 11, 2021, 1:08 pm
“CODA” plays on the opening night of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival at Fort Mason Flix in San Francisco. . Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle
They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and this year’s Sundance Film Festival might be the beginning of an evolutionary period for one of the most important events on the world’s film calendar.
“We need to make sense of this festival that just happened,” said Tabitha Jackson during a wrap-up event on Feb. 3, the final day of her first Sundance as festival director. “A festival is a gathering, a conversation, a celebration contained within a moment. It is ephemeral. That’s part of the magic of Sundance.