Little movies get big hype at Sundance

Jan. 27, 2017

The 2017 Sundance Film Festival wraps up this Sunday. More than 40,000 people descended on Park City, Utah to see the next wave of indie and foreign films and documentaries. We get the highlights.

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Credits

Guest:

Matt Holzman - Producer, 'The Document' - @KCRW_Matt

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Amy Ta, Michell Eloy

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