In 1985, Robert Redford hand-picked me among 10 young French filmmakers and invited me to the Sundance Directors Lab in Park City, Utah. It was only my second trip to the United States. At Sundance, I was surrounded by giants — Paul Newman, Mike Nichols, Karl Malden, Waldo Salt and Bob himself — who watched me direct, offered notes and treated me as a peer. I was inspired, supported and free to create.
What made Sundance extraordinary was not just the caliber of people, but the setting. We were in the middle of nature, among the mountains, breathing clean air, thinking only about art and storytelling. The Sundance community felt like family: open and welcoming, without prejudice. Even Bob…
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