The Sundance Film Festival, it’s fair to say, has never been through a moment of sheer flux as profound as the one it’s now living through. The festival is preparing to announce the new city that will be its host, starting in 2027. And whether that city turns out to be Cincinnati or Boulder, it’s sure to alter the vibe of the festival, maybe its very chemistry. Yet even as the change of locale looms, Sundance is already in the midst of confronting a new world where independent film fights to hold onto its identity — in the marketplace, and in the culture. The streaming revolution has slowly but surely eaten into the indie revolution, the one that began with such high razzle-dazzle in the ’90s. Sundance films that go straight to streamers have a way of fading from the radar, and the theatrical opportunities for these films to be seen by a wide…
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