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The Faces of Sundance 2020

Vulture welcomed Tessa Thompson, Mila Kunis, Glenn Close, Ethan Hawke and more to our photo studio.

The Sundance Julias: Julia Garner and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Photo: Philip Montgomery
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. Photo: Philip Montgomery
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 Photo: Philip Montgomery
Amy Ryan, Worth Photo: Philip Montgomery
Stanley Tucci, Worth Photo: Philip Montgomery
Tate Donovan and Laura Benanti, Worth Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Tate Donovan and Laura Benanti, Worth Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Lana Wilson, Miss Americana Photo: Philip Montgomery
Elle Lorraine, Bad Hair Photo: Philip Montgomery
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 Photo: Philip Montgomery
A’Ziah King, Zola Photo: Philip Montgomery
Colman Domingo and Janicza Bravo, Zola Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Colman Domingo and Janicza Bravo, Zola Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Jeremy O. Harris, Zola Photo: Philip Montgomery
Nicholas Braun, Zola Photo: Philip Montgomery
Riley Keough, Zola Photo: Philip Montgomery
Taylour Paige and A’Ziah King, Zola Photo: Philip Montgomery
Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock, Kathy Valentine, Jane Wiedlin, The Go-Go’s Photo: Philip Montgomery
Claire Coffee, Blocks Photo: Philip Montgomery
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 Photo: Philip Montgomery
Glenn Close and Mila Kunis, Four Good Days Photo: Philip Montgomery
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Siempre, Luis Photo: Philip Montgomery
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Luis Miranda, Siempre, Luis Photo: Philip Montgomery
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Downhill Photo: Philip Montgomery
Will Ferrell, Downhill Photo: Philip Montgomery
Kristofer Hivju and Miranda Otto, Downhill Philip Montgomery.
Kristofer Hivju and Miranda Otto, Downhill Philip Montgomery.
Zach Woods, Downhill Photo: Philip Montgomery
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 Photo: Philip Montgomery
Camila Mendes, Palm Springs Photo: Philip Montgomery
Cristin Milioti, Palm Springs Photo: Philip Montgomery
Annie Clark and Carrie Brownstein, The Nowhere Inn Photo: Philip Montgomery
America Ferrera, Gentefied Photo: Philip Montgomery
Aneil Karia and Ben Whishaw, Surge Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Aneil Karia and Ben Whishaw, Surge Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Daveed Diggs, Snowpiercer Photo: Philip Montgomery
Lena Hall, Snowpiercer Photo: Philip Montgomery
Julia Garner, The Assistant Photo: Philip Montgomery
Toni Collette, Dream Horse Photo: Philip Montgomery
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 Photo: Philip Montgomery
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita, Welcome to Chechnya Photo: Philip Montgomery
Bella Heathcote, Relic Photo: Philip Montgomery
Emily Mortimer, Relic Photo: Philip Montgomery
Robyn Nevin, Relic Photo: Philip Montgomery
Wilson Cruz, Visible Photo: Philip Montgomery
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 Photo: Philip Montgomery
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 Photo: Philip Montgomery
Diane Guerrero, Blast Beat Photo: Philip Montgomery
Kali Uchis, Blast Beat Photo: Philip Montgomery
Esteban Arango, Blast Beat Photo: Philip Montgomery
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 Photo: Philip Montgomery
Alec Secareanu and Carla Juri, Amulet Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Alec Secareanu and Carla Juri, Amulet Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Romola Garai, Amulet Photo: Philip Montgomery
Chris Redd, Scare Me Photo: Philip Montgomery
Miriam Shor and Lola Kirke, Lost Girls Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Miriam Shor and Lola Kirke, Lost Girls Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Oona Laurence, Lost Girls Photo: Philip Montgomery
Alan Kim, Minari Photo: Philip Montgomery
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 Photo: Philip Montgomery
Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari Photo: Philip Montgomery
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 Photo: Philip Montgomery
David Rysdahl and Winston Duke, Nine Days Photo: Philip Montgomery.
David Rysdahl and Winston Duke, Nine Days Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Zazie Beetz, Nine Days Photo: Philip Montgomery
Alison Brie, Horse Girl Photo: Philip Montgomery
Paul Reiser and Debby Ryan, Horse Girl Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Paul Reiser and Debby Ryan, Horse Girl Photo: Philip Montgomery.
Ethan Hawke, Tesla Photo: Philip Montgomery
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 Photo: Philip Montgomery
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

Sundance 2020 Portrait Studio presented by Amazon Fire TV.

*A version of this article appears in the February 3, 2020, issue of New York Magazine. Subscribe Now!

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