The Sundance Julias: Julia Garner and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Photo: Philip Montgomery
Vulture returned to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City this year and, as always, we brought the much beloved Vulture Spot presented by Amazon Fire TV with us. We talked to the comedy dream team behind Downhill about how they became a family, witnessed Ethan Hawke learning that his part in Tesla was originally meant for someone very different, and revealed that Paul Reiser is a horse girl. We also sat down off-camera to interview a little someone you may have heard of: former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. But amidst this flurry of interviews, premieres, and parties in the mountains of Utah, the stars of Sundance also made time to pose in our portrait studio. (Side-note: we’ll be kind of offended if our portrait of Lin-Manuel Miranda and his father Luis doesn’t make their family’s Christmas card this year.) Below are some of our favorite images from the weekend, taken of some of our favorite filmmakers and actors, who fear neither snow nor altitude sickness.
Aubrey Plaza, Black Bear.
Photo: Philip Montgomery
Christopher Abbott, Black Bear.
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Sarah Gadon and Lawrence Michael Levine, Black Bear. Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Sarah Gadon and Lawrence Michael Levine, Black Bear. Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Aya Cash and Josh Ruben, Scare Me Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Aya Cash and Josh Ruben, Scare Me Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Rachel Borsnahan, Iron Bark.
Photo: Philip Montgomery
Dominic Cooke and Merab Ninidz, Iron Bark. Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Dominic Cooke and Merab Ninidz, Iron Bark. Photo: Philip Montgomery.
From left, Eliza Hittman, Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder, Never Rarely Sometimes Always.
Photo: Philip Montgomery
Joe Keery and David Arquette, Spree Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Joe Keery and David Arquette, Spree Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Sasheer Zamata, Spree
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Amy Ryan, Worth
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Stanley Tucci, Worth
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Tate Donovan and Laura Benanti, Worth Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Tate Donovan and Laura Benanti, Worth Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Lana Wilson, Miss Americana
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Elle Lorraine, Bad Hair
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Justin Simien and Ashley Blaine, Bad Hair Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Justin Simien and Ashley Blaine, Bad Hair Photo: Philip Montgomery.
James Van Der Beek and Yaani King Mondschein, Bad Hair Photo: Philip Montgomery.
James Van Der Beek and Yaani King Mondschein, Bad Hair Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Kelly Rowland, Bad Hair
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A’Ziah King, Zola
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Colman Domingo and Janicza Bravo, Zola Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Colman Domingo and Janicza Bravo, Zola Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Jeremy O. Harris, Zola
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Nicholas Braun, Zola
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Riley Keough, Zola
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Taylour Paige and A’Ziah King, Zola
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Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock, Kathy Valentine, Jane Wiedlin, The Go-Go’s
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Claire Coffee, Blocks
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Geraldine Viswanathan.Steve Buscemi, Geraldine Viswanathan, Simon Rich, and Karan SoniPhoto: Philip Montgomery.
Geraldine Viswanathan.Steve Buscemi, Geraldine Viswanathan, Simon Rich, and Karan SoniPhoto: Philip Montgomery.
Mila Kunis, Four Good Days
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Glenn Close and Mila Kunis, Four Good Days
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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Siempre, Luis
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Lin-Manuel Miranda and Luis Miranda, Siempre, Luis
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Downhill
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Will Ferrell, Downhill
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Kristofer Hivju and Miranda Otto, Downhill Philip Montgomery.
Kristofer Hivju and Miranda Otto, Downhill Philip Montgomery.
Zach Woods, Downhill
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Zoë Chao, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash, Downhill. Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Zoë Chao, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash, Downhill. Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Andy Samberg, Palm Springs
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Camila Mendes, Palm Springs
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Cristin Milioti, Palm Springs
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Annie Clark and Carrie Brownstein, The Nowhere Inn
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America Ferrera, Gentefied
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Aneil Karia and Ben Whishaw, Surge Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Aneil Karia and Ben Whishaw, Surge Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Daveed Diggs, Snowpiercer
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Lena Hall, Snowpiercer
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Julia Garner, The Assistant
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Toni Collette, Dream Horse
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Diego Luna and Sienna Miller, Wander Darkly Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Diego Luna and Sienna Miller, Wander Darkly Photo: Philip Montgomery.
David Isteev, Maxim Lapunov, Olga Baranova, Welcome to Chechnya
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita, Welcome to Chechnya
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Bella Heathcote, Relic
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Emily Mortimer, Relic
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Robyn Nevin, Relic
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Wilson Cruz, Visible
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John Reynolds and Sunita Mani, Save Yourselves! Photo: Philip Montgomery.
John Reynolds and Sunita Mani, Save Yourselves! Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Bracken Burns and Hannah Gross, Falling Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Bracken Burns and Hannah Gross, Falling Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Sverrir Gudnason and Terry Chen, Falling Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Sverrir Gudnason and Terry Chen, Falling Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Lance Henriksen, Falling
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From left: Viggo Mortensen, Falling Photo: Philip MontgomeryPhoto: Philip Montgomery
From left: Viggo Mortensen, Falling Photo: Philip MontgomeryPhoto: Philip Montgomery
Daniel Dae Kim Blast Beat
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Diane Guerrero, Blast Beat
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Kali Uchis, Blast Beat
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Esteban Arango, Blast Beat
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From left: Moises Arias and Wilmer Valderrama, Blast Beat Photo: Philip MontgomeryPhoto: Philip Montgomery
From left: Moises Arias and Wilmer Valderrama, Blast Beat Photo: Philip MontgomeryPhoto: Philip Montgomery
Tessa Thompson, Sylvie’s Love
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Alec Secareanu and Carla Juri, Amulet Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Alec Secareanu and Carla Juri, Amulet Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Romola Garai, Amulet
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Chris Redd, Scare Me
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Miriam Shor and Lola Kirke, Lost Girls Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Miriam Shor and Lola Kirke, Lost Girls Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Oona Laurence, Lost Girls
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Alan Kim, Minari
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From left: Yeri Han and Noel Kate Cho, Minari Photo: Philip MontgomeryPhoto: Philip Montgomery
From left: Yeri Han and Noel Kate Cho, Minari Photo: Philip MontgomeryPhoto: Philip Montgomery
Steven Yeun, Minari
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Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari
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Kathreen Khavari and Eddie Huang, Embrace Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Kathreen Khavari and Eddie Huang, Embrace Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Benedict Wong and Tony Hale, Nine Days Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Benedict Wong and Tony Hale, Nine Days Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Bill Skarsgård, Nine Days
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David Rysdahl and Winston Duke, Nine Days Photo: Philip Montgomery.
David Rysdahl and Winston Duke, Nine Days Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Zazie Beetz, Nine Days
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Alison Brie, Horse Girl
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Paul Reiser and Debby Ryan, Horse Girl Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Paul Reiser and Debby Ryan, Horse Girl Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Ethan Hawke, Tesla
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From left: Kyle MacLachlan and Eve Hewson, Tesla Photo: Philip MontgomeryPhoto: Philip Montgomery
From left: Kyle MacLachlan and Eve Hewson, Tesla Photo: Philip MontgomeryPhoto: Philip Montgomery
Jim Gaffigan and Michael Almereyda, Tesla Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Jim Gaffigan and Michael Almereyda, Tesla Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Anthony Veneziale, We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
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Christopher Jackson and Thomas Kail, We Are Freestyle Love Supreme Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Christopher Jackson and Thomas Kail, We Are Freestyle Love Supreme Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Gloria Steinem and Julie Taymor, The Glorias
Photo: Philip Montgomery
Gloria Steinem, The Glorias
Photo: Philip Montgomery
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