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Save this story for later. When the Sundance Film Festival kicks off on January 28, 2021, in Park City, Utah, there won’t be a long line of people standing outside the Eccles Theater, watching their breath catch in the cold winter air—and Main Street surely won’t be packed with revelers and sponsor activations, either. Instead, on account of the coronavirus pandemic, next year’s Sundance will actually expand amid the contraction of live events. Rather than relying solely on in-person experiences, the festival has plans that extend far beyond the theater: a digital platform where patro...

Sundance Slate Hits 50-50 Mark for Women and Nonwhite Directors 15% are LGBTQ+ filmmakers and 4% identify as non-binaryBrian Welk | December 15, 2020 @ 12:15 PM Getty Images Female directors account for exactly 50% of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival slate, while 51% of filmmakers are people of color. Additionally, 15% of directors identify as LGBTQ+ and 4% identify as non-binary. The diverse lineup put forward by Sundance’s new director, Tabitha Jackson, represents an uptick from last year, when people of color directed more than half of the films in competition but less than half of t...

22 face transplants have been performed around the world. but the one they performed on a virginia man was the most extensive one to date. erica gonzalez reports on his transformation. >> reporter: richard norris' high school prom picture. normal in most standards. then in 1997 a terrible gun accident left the virginia man severely disfigured. >> you can see the individual as he lived for 15 years of his life behind a mask. >> reporter: this is norris after multiple rounds of reconstructive surgery. little did he know that over the last ten years, doctors at the university of marylan...

virginia man was the most extensive one to date. erica gonzalez reports on his transformation. >> reporter: richard norris' high school prom picture. normal in most standards. then in 1997 a terrible gun accident left the virginia man severely disfigured. >> you can see the individual as he lived for 15 years of his life behind a mask. >> reporter: this is norris after multiple rounds of reconstructive surgery. little did he know that over the last ten years, doctors at the university of maryland had been working on how to perform the most extensive full-face transplant. originally i...

accomplishment by surgeons at the university medical center. 22 face transplants have been performed around the world. but the one they performed on a virginia man was the most extensive one to date. erica gonzalez reports on his transformation. >> reporter: richard norris' high school prom picture. normal in most standards. then in 1997 a terrible gun accident left the virginia man severely disfigured. >> you can see the individual as he lived for 15 years of his life behind a mask. >> reporter: this is norris after multiple rounds of reconstructive surgery. little did he know that ...