Sundance Institute CEO Joana Vicente responded by saying 'there is always more work to do' to improve accessibility efforts.
Later that evening, the jurors attended a different screening, where the captioning devices were functioning properly. They plan to seeThe jurors have sent a letter, obtained by“We have all travelled to Utah to celebrate independent film and those who devote their lives to making them,” the message read. “There’s a thrill to sit in a room with others who love films and cheer for them together and Sundance has been an important place for each of us to do that over our varied careers. The U.S.
CEO Sundance Institute Joana Vicente said in a statement about the situation that the festival’s accessibility efforts are “always evolving” and that the feedback was appreciated. “Our team has been working hard in this area but there is always more work to do,” she said, in part. “We all still need to do more as we learn and consider the community at large.”
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