Slideshow: Red Carpet Portraits at Sundance X Chicago Weekend

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Sudeep Sharma and Eugene Hernandez (right) of the Sundance Institute.

CHICAGO – Last month was historic as two titans of film and filmmaking – Chicago and the Sundance Institute of Park City, Utah – launched a collaborative weekend that signaled a cooperation that has expansion plans. Filmmakers, actors, the Chicago Mayor and Sundance officials were on the Red Carpet.

As a champion and curator of independent stories, the nonprofit Sundance Institute provides and preserves the space for artists in film and episodic storytelling to create and thrive. Actor Robert Redford founded the Institute in 1981 to foster independence, risk-taking and new voices in American film. In addition to the Sundance Film Festival, the Institute hosts many public programs in the U.S. and internationally, like the X Chicago activities, to create community around independent storytelling.

Among the VIPs and star power on the Red Carpet were filmmaker Dawn Porter, of the showcased film “Luther: Never Too Much;” for another showcase, “A Different Man” … actor Adam Pearson and producer Gabi Mayers; Sundance representatives Eugene Hernandez (Festival Director and Head of Public Programming) and Sudeep Sharma (Film Programmer, Documentary); and Mayor Brandon Johnson, City of Chicago

Joe Arce got the Exclusive Portraits on June 28th, 2024. Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos © Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com.

1. SUNDxCHI1: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.
2. SUNDxCHI2: Sudeep Sharma and Eugene Hernandez (right) and of the Sundance Institute.
3. SUNDxCHI3: Filmmaker Dawn Porter of ‘Luther: Never Too Late.’
4. SUNDxCHI4: Producer Gabi Mayers, ‘A Different Man.’
5. SUNDxCHI5: Actor Adam Pearson, ‘A Different Man.’
6. SUNDxCHI6: Adam Pearson, Gabi Mayers, Mayor Johnson and Dawn Porter.

By PATRICK McDONALD Editor and Film Critic/Writer HollywoodChicago.com pat@hollywoodchicago.com