The 2023 sundancefest will open with a fundraiser gala, honoring Sundance alums, including Ryan Coogler, the director of the 'Black Panther' films.
The gala, set for Jan. 19 in Park City, is a fundraiser for Sundance Institute’s year-round programs.
The event will honor Ryan Coogler, best known for directing the 2018 box-office sensation “Black Panther.” Coogler will receive the first Sundance Institute | Variety Visionary Award, honoring a Sundance Institute alumni “who is deeply connected to the organization and its programs, and has proceeded to establish an extraordinary career that personifies a unique perspective embodying a commitment to impactful storytelling.
Most recently, Coogler directed “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” in which the African nation and its royal family cope with T’Challa’s sudden death — a story arc made necessary by Boseman’s death from cancer in 2020. This weekend, the movie topped the North American box office chart for the second week running,In two weeks, the movie has earned nearly $288 million in North America, and is now the seventh-highest grossing movie of 2022.
The documentary award will go to W. Kamau Bell, the comedian and filmmaker who directed the four-hour Showtime docu-series “We Need to Talk About Cosby,” which premiered at the online-only festival earlier this year. The series examined the career of comedian Bill Cosby, and aimed to reconcile his image as “America’s Dad” with the reality of dozens of accusations of being a sexual predator.
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