{"id":11916,"date":"2014-01-21T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colorlines.madeostudio.com\/article\/sundance-little-color\/"},"modified":"2014-01-21T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T12:00:00","slug":"sundance-little-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colorlines.com\/article\/sundance-little-color\/","title":{"rendered":"Sundance, With a Little Color"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sundance, With a Little Color<\/h3>\n

Seven films we're excited about in this year's festival<\/p>

\n By Jamilah King<\/span> Jan 21, 2014<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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The Sundance film festival is underway in Park City, Utah, and that usually means good things for a few talented filmmakers of color. In recent years, and thanks largely to the Sundance Institute’s very deliberate efforts<\/a> to cultivate underrepresented artists, the festival has become a launch pad for stories that matter to communities whose voices are often in the margins.<\/p>\n

Take Ryan Coogler’s \"Fruitvale Station,\"<\/a>\u00a0which premiered in 2013 and went on to become one of the year’s most talked-about films. Or Aurora Guerrero’s \"Mosquita y Mari,\"<\/a>\u00a0which also premiered at Sundance and opened the world up to a subtle love story between two teenage Latinas in Los Angeles. Sundance has proved that stories by artists of color are relevant and profitable.<\/p>\n

This year’s festival promises its own treats. Below are seven films that we’re particularly excited about:<\/p>\n

Drunktown’s Finest<\/strong><\/p>\n

Filmmaker\u00a0Sydney Freeland brings us the coming-of-age stories of three young Native Americans who feel trapped on a New Mexico reservation. The stories include a father-to-be and a young trans woman.\u00a0<\/p>\n