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Need help finding the perfect toddler slide for your home or yard? Have we got the list for you!

Slides, the most primitive of almost any playground equipment, but for some reason, kids can go down them a thousand times before getting bored. Although slides are a simple design, nowadays there are so many styles and extra baubles that can make playtime even more fun. A big bonus: It gets the kids out of your hair for a while. So, let’s climb the ladder and slide on down into our list of the best toddler slides for your home or yard!

For more fun ways to get kids active, pop on over to our list of the best toddler bikes and trikes!

Simple Toddler Slides

Space Saver Toddler Slides

Not everyone is blessed with enough space for a 6-foot slide in their house. Maybe you don’t have a place to store it or put it out of the way. When it comes to the millions of toys that kids have in their play areas, anything that’s lightweight and folds to save space is always a plus.

Extravagant Toddler Slides

So you have the space? Go all out! These items will have not only a slide but lots of extras for entertainment, making your half coffee break into a full coffee break.

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Hi everyone! Today I want to discuss which picks I got correct and which ones I got wrong. So, let’s get started! I predicted that the Chiefs would beat the Broncos 35-16, but the final score was 28-24 Chiefs over the Broncos in a close game. The Broncos were trying to play spoiler on the Chiefs clinching the number one seed in the AFC, but it was just not enough to stop them. The Broncos may have won the game had they not fumbled the ball while having a 21-20 lead. I predicted that the Browns would beat the Bengals 31-17, but the final score was 21-16 Browns over the Bengals. I predicted that the Steelers would beat the Ravens 25-17, but the final score was 16-13 Steelers over the Ravens in overtime. The Steelers won the game in overtime with a game-winning field goal. I predicted that the Titans would beat the Texans 30-17, but the final score was 28-25 Titans over the Texans in a close game. The Texans were putting up a fight to stop the Titans, but it was just not enough to beat the Titans. And the Titans have clinched the number one seed in the AFC because they have won even though the Chiefs won the day before the Titans played. I predicted that the Bills would beat the Jets 39-16, but the final score was 27-10 Bills over the Jets. The Bills have won their division. I predicted that the Buccaneers would beat the Panthers 31-18, but the final score was 41-17 Buccaneers over the Panthers in a blowout. I predicted that the 49ers would beat the Rams 31-27, but the final score was 27-24 49ers over the Rams in overtime. The 49ers came back from being down 17-0 and kicked a potential field goal, but it was a game-winning interception by the niner’s defense. Sure, looked like the Rams were going to win this game, but it all of the sudden came into a collapse. I predicted that the Raiders would beat the Chargers 34-30, but the final score was 35-32 Raiders over the Chargers in overtime. That game was absolutely crazy because both of these teams were trying to get into the playoffs, but someone had to lose and that was the Chargers. The Chargers head coach made some mistakes that cost them to lose the game. The Raiders meanwhile are now in the playoffs which they will play the Bengals in Cincinnati.

I predicted that the Eagles will beat the Cowboys 24-20, but the final score was 51-26 Cowboys over the Eagles in a huge blowout. The Cowboys offense and defense played exceptionally well. Scoring more than 50 points for a second time this season. I predicted that the Packers would beat the Lions 48-23, but the final score was 37-30 Lions over the Packers. I predicted that the Colts would beat the Jaguars 38-20, but the final score was 26-11 Jaguars over the Colts in an upset. That loss for the Colts was embarrassing because they were getting red hot towards the end of the season and they needed to win that game to make the playoffs, and you failed?! Come on now, you should not have lost this game!! The Jags have been actually played good against the Colts as they have not won there in a long time. No wonder why they played so horribly against the Jags. I predicted that the Cardinals would beat the Seahawks 27-21, but the final score was 38-30 Seahawks over the Cardinals. The Cardinals just didn’t play well enough and continuing to struggle at home going 3-5 at home. That’s got to be disappointing for the Cardinals fans because they wanted the Cardinals to win the last game. The Cardinals defense allowed 38 points including a long run in the fourth quarter by Rashad Penny, wide open receiver to tie the game at 24, kicking field goals, handling a bad kick to where he had to run it, but fumbled it, throwing the ball on 3^rd down and 1 and throwing an incomplete pass, and not scoring touchdowns even with long drives inside the red zone. The Cardinals got off to a 7-0 lead with a turnover for a touchdown by a Chandler Jones strip sack and Josh Allen with a scoop and score. The Cardinals offense was playing okay and were able to put up 30 points on the board, but it was not enough to win the game. The Cardinals missed their opportunity to win the division because the 49ers have beaten the Rams to help out the Cardinals. Probably should have won the division. They are better on the road. I predicted that the Patriots would beat the Dolphins 34-24, but the final score was 33-24 Dolphins over the Patriots.

So, I have gotten 8 out of 13 picks correct! Now, let’s get to the Wild Card Game Picks, shall we?! The first game I will predict is the Raiders @Bengals tomorrow. I think this should be a pretty good game. I think the Bengals will barely beat the Raiders in a close game 32-29. I think the Bengals offense will do just enough to beat the Raiders even though the Raiders run game will be hard to stop. The Bengals offense are pretty good as well. The next game tomorrow I will predict is the Patriots @Bills game, the divisional rivalries. I think this should be a pretty close game. I actually think the Patriots might beat the Bills, but it will be a close game 30-23. The Sunday game I will predict first is the Eagles @Buccaneers game. I think the Buccaneers will beat the Eagles 26-17. I don’t think the Eagles can beat a team who has been playing pretty good at home. The Bucs may have some key players back on the field to make it tough on the Eagles to beat them. The next game I will predict is the 49ers @Cowboys game. I think this should be a very close game. I think the 49ers will barely beat the Cowboys in a very close game 37-33 because I think the 49ers are a bit more of a physical team than the Cowboys. The Cowboys will make this game really close, but I think the 49ers eventually will come out on top of Dallas. The next game I will predict is the Steelers @Chiefs game on Sunday Night Football. The Chiefs steamrolled the Steelers 36-10 the last time these 2 teams played. I think it will be a lot closer than the last one. The Steelers will do way better this time, however, I still think the Chiefs will win this game and beat the Steelers 31-25. The last game I will predict is the Cardinals @Rams game, the divisional rivalries on Monday Night Football super wild card! Everyone is going to be fired up for this game! Both of these teams are coming off with their losses last week. The Cardinals won in Sofi stadium last time, but did not beat the Rams at their stadium because they could not stop the Rams star wide receiver Cooper Kupp and possibly Odell Beckham Jr. They got to contain these wide receivers because it will be a long day for the Cardinals defense. The Cardinals cannot play from behind early in the game, they have to get off to a great start, please do not kick field goals because that is not going to help you beat the Rams, score as many touchdowns as you can, pressure Matthew Stafford right up the middle, don’t beat yourselves, Kliff Kingsbury cannot get cute with his play calling especially in the red zone, keep running the ball and not abandon it to set up good play action, stop the run, contain Cooper Kupp and Odell Beckham Jr, make the Rams one-dimensional, don’t let Aaron Donald and Von Miller ruin your gameplan, get easy first downs, Kyler Murray cannot go backwards and take sacks if there is pressure. Just throw the ball away if there is too much pressure, and not allowing too many chunk plays. The Cardinals are getting some key players back including Marco Wilson, JJ Watt, wide receiver Rondale Moore and possibly James Conner. The good thing is for the Cardinals is that they are way better on the road and been the best road team in the NFL this season! I wish that it would be a home game for the Cardinals, but it will be better off playing on the road. I think the Cardinals are going to barely beat the Rams in a close game 30-28. I just believe that the Cardinals can do this, but they must show me that they can be a Super Bowl team and that starts with Kyler Murray. If you fail to win, then you are out of the playoffs. You get one chance to keep your season alive so do it! Don’t fail the Cardinals fans!

So, what do you guys think about the Wild Card game picks?! I would love to hear lots of comments, thoughts, opinions, questions, or concerns down below!

Stay tuned for Wild Card updates.

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Disney+ announced today the February 23 premiere date for The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, the highly-anticipated revival of the groundbreaking Disney Channel series, “The Proud Family.” Featuring an all-star celebrity cast, new episodes will debut Wednesdays on the streaming platform. Along with the premiere date, Disney+ revealed the official series trailer during this morning’s Television Critics Association virtual press tour.

Lauded television and film composer, songwriter and producer Kurt Farquhar, who wrote and composed “The Proud Family” theme song, returns as series songwriter and composer for The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder. Preserving the lyrics and melody of the iconic and beloved original theme song, Farquhar reimagined a contemporary version for the revival, performed by rising R&B star Joyce Wrice. A new behind-the-scenes music featurette with a sneak peek of the updated song was released today: 

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder will pick up the story of its central character, Penny Proud, and include her madcap family: parents Oscar and Trudy, twin siblings BeBe and CeCe, and grandmother Suga Mama (and Puff!). Of course, it would not be “The Proud Family” without Penny’s loyal crew Dijonay Jones, LaCienega Boulevardez and Zoey Howzer, among others. 

Cast members reprising their roles from the original series are: Kyla Pratt as Penny Proud, Tommy Davidson as Oscar Proud, Paula Jai Parker as Trudy Proud, JoMarie Payton as Suga Mama, Cedric the Entertainer as Uncle Bobby, Karen Malina White as Dijonay Jones, Soleil Moon Frye as Zoey Howzer, Alisa Reyes as LaCienega Boulevardez, Carlos Mencia as Felix Boulevardez, Maria Canals-Barrera as Sunset Boulevardez, Alvaro Gutierrez as Papi, Raquel Lee Bolleau as Nubia Gross, Marcus T. Paulk as Myron, Aldis Hodge as Frankie, Aries Spears as Wizard Kelly, Cree Summer as Peabo, Patricia Belcher as Principal Hightower and Kevin Michael Richardson as Dr. Payne.

Recurring new voices are: Keke Palmer as Maya Leibowitz-Jenkins, Billy Porter and Zachary Quinto as Randall and Barry Leibowitz-Jenkins, rapper Artist “A Boogie” Dubose as Francis “KG” Leibowitz-Jenkins, EJ Johnson as Michael Collins, Asante Blackk as Kareem, Bresha Webb as CeCe, and Aiden Dodson as BeBe.

Guest cast includes: Lizzo, Lil Nas X, Chance the Rapper, Normani, Leslie Odom Jr, Tiffany Haddish, Lena Waithe, Anthony Anderson, Gabrielle Union, Debbie Allen, James Pickens Jr., Courtney B. Vance, Jane Lynch, Marsai Martin, Jaden Smith, Glynn Turman, Lamorne Morris, Brenda Song, Tina Knowles, Eva Longoria, Holly Robinson Peete, Al Roker, Bretman Rock, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Dominique Dawes, Daniel “Desus Nice” Baker, D.C. Young Fly, Kid Capri, Art Evans, Arturo Castro, Ashton Sanders, Dominique Fishback, Jeremy O. Harris, Karrie Martin, Logan Browning and Princess Nokia.

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder brand extensions will include a cross-category product line of apparel, home, stationery, toys and Funko Pop! collectibles exclusively at Target timed to the series launch. Additionally, the complete library of the original series will be available on digital February 15 and DVD March 15; a new storybook from Disney Press, “It All Started with an Orange Basketball,” is coming soon; and The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder digital soundtrack will be available later this year on Walt Disney Records.

From Disney Television Animation, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder is executive-produced by Bruce W. Smith (The Princess and the Frog) and Ralph Farquhar (Moesha), both of whom led the original series. Calvin Brown, Jr. (Moesha) is co-executive producer, Jan Hirota (Big Hero 6 The Series) is producer, and Eastwood Wong (Carmen Sandiego) is art director.

All seasons of The Proud Family, which debuted on Disney Channel in 2001 and is still beloved for its characters, multilayered humor, and inclusive messages and stories, are currently available on Disney+.

https://www.thenerdelement.com/2022/01/13/2022-sundance-film-festival-beyond-film-line-up-announced/

Park City, UT — The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the 2022 Sundance Film Festival Beyond Film lineup produced by the Festival, all of which are free to the public. These thought provoking and entertaining talks and events will include three conversation series (Power of Story, Cinema Cafe, and The Big Conversation) and more. The Festival takes place from January 20 – 30, 2022 on an enhanced online platform at Festival.Sundance.org and on New Frontier’s Spaceship, a bespoke immersive platform, and in person at seven Satellite Screens venues around the country during the Festival’s second weekend. 

From artist talks to daily meetups and immersive experiences, these Beyond Film events will include artists from this year’s program including Eva Longoria Bastòn, Karen Gillan, Dakota Johnson, Keke Palmer, Amy Poehler, and Emma Thompson, bringing the art and craft of storytelling from the screen to wherever Festival audiences gather. Additional Beyond Film speakers include actor Roberta Colindrez, African American Policy Forum’s Kimberlé W. Crenshaw, director Cheryl Dunye, playwright Jeremy O. Harris, showrunner Sterlin Harjo, producer Lisa Joy, leading climate justice activist Vanessa Nakate, and climate legal advisor Farhana Yamin. 

Additional Beyond Film programming includes a daily talk show (“How to Fest: Daily”); a solo performance with multiple Emmy Award–winning artist, Lynette Wallworth; a sneak peek and conversation with the directors of Oscar’s Comeback about black film pioneer, Oscar Micheaux; Artist Spotlights with XR/VR/new media creators showing work in the New Frontier section; a conversation around the climate crisis; and more. In addition to the Sundance programming, our Satellite Screen partners will have conversations (in-person and online) running the last weekend of the Festival (Jan 28 – 30.) The Festival Village also launches today, full of partner–produced cultural programming in our online “main street” and community hub. As part of that, the Sundance ASCAP Music Café will also return for its 24th year. 

BEYOND FILM LINE-UP

POWER OF STORY
The Sundance Film Festival’s Power of Story events look to deepen public engagement with the art of storytelling, delve into cinema culture, and celebrate artists whose work propels and reinvents the form as we know it. Presented by Netflix

ARTISTS UNBOUND
Sunday, January 23, 3-4:30 p.m.
Exciting boundaryless artists from a wide cross section of creative practices join us to make sense of the boxes artists can be confined to, how the culture shapes these boxes, and the freedom found in exploding them. The fearlessness of these transgressive visionaries is a testament to creative integrity and its unbreakable link to independence. Presented by Netflix.
Featuring: Jeremy O. Harris (Zola), Roberta Colindrez (Vida), and Zackary Drucker (Framing Agnes)
Moderated by Alex Jung (Vulture)

CINEMA CAFE
Saturday, January 22–Tuesday, January 25
A series of informal chats brings together special guests for thought-provoking encounters. 
Presented by Audible.

CINEMA CAFE: Karen Gillan (Dual) and Emma Thompson (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande). Moderated by Shirley Li (The Atlantic) 
Saturday, January 22, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

CINEMA CAFE: Eva Longoria Bastón (La Guerra Civil) and Amy Poehler (Lucy & Desi)
Moderated by Mandalit del Barco (NPR)
Sunday, January 23, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

CINEMA CAFE: Dakota Johnson (Cha Cha Real Smooth, Am I Ok?)  and Keke Palmer (Alice)
Moderated by Hannah Giorgis (The Atlantic)
Monday, January 24, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

CINEMA CAFE: Fresh Faces
John Early (My Trip to Spain), Lily McInerny (Palm Trees and Power Lines), and Donald Elise Watkins (Emergency)
Moderated by Joey Soloway (Transparent) 
Tuesday, January 25, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

THE BIG CONVERSATION
The Big Conversation tackles science, art, culture, and the movements that are fueling the imaginations of today’s independent artists. A compelling selection of speakers discuss topics centered on the themes of this year’s program and explore broader trends in art and culture around the world. In considering how artists — through their practice and their work — make meaning of the world, we’re reminded that it’s the big conversation that connects us to the big ideas.

ACOUSTIC RANGE
Saturday, January 22, 2-3:30 p.m.
Reflecting on how artists respond to what’s happening around the world, this conversation  focuses on electrifying musicians and their creative process heightening the cinematic story through music and ambience. With origins in live performance, this group has expanded their reach to composing for feature length films, animation and musicals, and will be discussing their work premiering at Sundance and beyond.
Featuring: Daniel Hart (The Green Knight), Saul Williams (Neptune Frost), and Drum & Lace (Summering)
Moderated by Dan Wilcox (KCRW)

FOUR HISTORIES OF REBEL ART
Sunday, January 23, 2-2:30 p.m. 
At this special event celebrating Sundance Institute’s 40th anniversary, we take a joyous look into the rebel histories of award-winning, renowned filmmakers who premiered their shorts and debut films at the Festival. We’ll explore what their stories mean for the future of Sundance, consequent trailblazers, and independent cinema. 
Featuring Christine Choy (The Exiles), Cheryl Dunye (Greetings from Africa), Sterlin Harjo (Reservation Dogs)
Moderated by Eugene Hernandez (Deputy Executive Director of Film at Lincoln Center)

THE STORY OF US: RECLAIMING THE NARRATIVE
Monday, January 24, 2-3:30 p.m.
Legal Scholar and civil rights advocate Kimberlé W. Crenshaw returns to the Sundance Film Festival to moderate a conversation interrogating how censorship, legislation, and storytelling are creating a distorted national narrative, and the crucial role of new cinematic genres in challenging these myths. 
Featuring: CJ Hunt (The Daily Show with Trevor Noah), David Blight (Sterling professor of American History, Yale University), Nikyatu Jusu (Nanny), Việt Thanh Nguyễn (Pulitzer Prize-winning writer)
Moderated by Kimberlé W. Crenshaw (Executive Director, African American Policy Forum)

MACHINE YEARNING
Tuesday, January 25, 2-3:30 p.m.
Cinema’s fascination with robots and machine intelligence goes back almost as far as cinema itself, even if some of film and television’s greatest characters might not pass the Turing test (though, eerily, others would). Today’s study of robotics, engineering, artificial intelligence, neural networks , etc. yields an array of fascinating applications, new technologies, and complex questions, and the artificial beings once so fanciful to Fritz Lang or Philip K. Dick now involve as much science as fiction. Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Featuring: Cynthia Breazeal (Associate Director, MIT Media Lab), Lisa Joy (Westworld), Kogonada (After Yang)

HOW TO FEST: DAILY
Consider this a new part of your morning routine — a way to get your mind right and set the tone for your Festival adventures ahead. Our host, Festival director Tabitha Jackson, will bring together artists, programmers, and film lovers to explore themes that are driving the festival and the projects featured in it. Daily from January 21-25 at 10 a.m. MT on festival.sundance.org.
Presented by Acura

BEYOND FILM PRESENTS
HOW TO LIVE (After you Die)
Monday, January 24, 9-11 p.m.
Renowned for her crystalline, deeply humane reflections on spirituality, technology, and the natural world, multiple Emmy Award-winning artist Lynette Wallworth turns the lens on herself in the solo performance HOW TO LIVE (After You Die). With tenderness, intimacy, and wry humor, Wallworth recounts her coming-of-age in a radical Christian community and, by travelling through her acclaimed works, charts an artist’s journey to reclaim her voice. This presentation will be followed by a live conversation with Lynette Wallworth and moderated by Tabitha Jackson.
Performance by Lynette Wallworth

OSCAR’S COMEBACK
Monday, January 24, 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Director Lisa Collins and Co-Director Mark Schwartzburt have created an epic that brilliantly transports black film pioneer Oscar Micheaux into our politically polarized present. Seventeen years in the making, Oscar’s Comeback, features profoundly resonant themes and an incredible kaleidoscope of characters, including Micheaux as the godfather of independent cinema. This special showcase will include a lively conversation with the creators and a sneak peek at  scenes from the 5 hour film. 
Featuring: Lisa Collins, Mark Schwartzburt (Oscar’s Comeback)
In conversation with: Jacqueline Stewart (Chief Artistic and Programming Officer, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures)

SUNDANCE COLLAB AT THE FESTIVAL
Sundance Collab is a digital destination for independent artists at all stages of their creative journeys to learn and connect. This global community is a safe and nurturing space of inclusion and belonging. Learn more at https://collab.sundance.org

SUNDANCE COLLAB ROUNDTABLE: MY SHORT FILM’S LONG JOURNEY TO SUNDANCE
Friday, January 21, 4:30-6 p.m. MT
A candid roundtable discussion with Festival filmmakers about the process of getting their short films made and seen, from conception through Sundance exhibition, and a sneak peek at their films playing at this year’s Festival. Following the conversation, we invite attendees to stay for casual networking in breakout rooms. 
Featuring: Olive Nwosu (Egungun), William David Caballero (Chilly and Milly), and Sky Hopkina (Kicking the Clouds)  Moderated by Liz Nord (Director of Content, Sundance Collab)

SUNDANCE COLLAB CREATOR MEETUP: NAVIGATING YOUR FIRST MAJOR FILM FESTIVAL
Thursday, January 27, 2022, 10-11:30 a.m. MT
Creator Meetups feature candid discussions with artists and media professionals around timely and critical issues in the film and television industry, followed by breakout groups where creators can meet and continue their conversations. Join us for a discussion with Sundance filmmakers on how to prepare for, and make the most out of, your first major film festival experience.
Featuring: Kara Durrett (Producer, Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul) and Chase Joynt (Director, Framing Agnes)
Moderated by Abiram Brizuela (Director, Sundance Artist Community)

DAILY ARTIST MEETUPS
Presented by the Sundance Collective
The Festival’s Daily Artist Meetups provide an opportunity for Festivalgoers to meet independent storytellers from the Sundance Institute artist community and beyond. Each session is preceded by a thought-provoking conversation between Sundance Artists and leads from various Institute programs. 

Friday, January 21, 11:30-1:00 PM.
Daily Artist Meetup: Welcome To The 2022 Sundance Film Festival
Featuring: Tabitha Jackson (Director, Sundance Film Festival & Public Programs), Gina Duncan (Producing Director, Sundance Institute), Shari Frilot (Chief Curator, New Frontier and Sr. Film Programmer, Sundance Film Festival), Karim Ahmad (Director, Outreach & Inclusion, Sundance Institute), Brenda Coughlin (Director, Engagement & Advocacy, Sundance Institute)

Saturday, January 22, 11:30-1:00 PM. 
Daily Artist Meetup: The Leap From Short To Feature
Featuring: Francisca Alegría (Writer/Director, The Cow Who Sang A Song Into the Future),  Nikyatu Jusu (Nanny)

Sunday, January 23, 11:30-1:00 PM. 
Daily Artist Meetup: Cinema from Kahiki to Kaimukī  
Featuring: Alika Maikau Tengan (Writer/Director, Every Day In Kaimukī) 
Moderator: Cheryl Hirasa, (Interim Executive Director, Pacific Islanders in Communications)

Monday, January 24, 11:30 – 1:00 PM. 
Daily Artist Meetup: Creative Financing, A Case Study on Jockey
Featuring: Clint Bentley (Writer/Director/Producer) and Greg Kwedar (Writer/Producer)

Tuesday, January 25, 11:30 – 1:00 PM.
Daily Artist Meetup: The Future Of Streaming
Featuring: Leaders from top streaming services. 

CALLING ALL ARTISTS: THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS RECRUITING
Presented by Women at Sundance
Friday, January 21, 2-3:30 p.m.  
Artists are urgently needed to interpret the present crisis and imagine a climate-just future. Hear from our recruiters: youth and Indigenous movement leaders, policymakers, and scientists, and join the discussion about how we can work together collectively like never before. 
Recruiters: Andrea​ ​Ixchíu Hernández (Maya K’iche’ leader and filmmaker, Guatemala), Geeta Persad (climate scientist, USA), Vanessa Nakate (climate justice activist, Uganda), Farhana Yamin (climate legal advisor, UK)
Moderated by Megha Agrawal Sood (Head of Climate Story Unit, Doc Society), Emily Wanja (Global Community Manager, Climate Story Unit, Doc Society)

RESTORING THE FUTURE
Saturday, January 22, 4-6:00 p.m. 
The past two years have incubated new and evolving movements in the media arts system, creating pathways to a radically aspirational future. In this participatory worldbuilding experience, step into a portal to that future with artists, activists, and industry members. Together they will share prototypes, provocations, and artifacts from an imagined future media-arts ecosystem centered in justice, abundance, and joy. 
Featuring: Sabrina Schmidt Gordon (Producer, To The End), Andria Wilson Mirza (Director, ReFrame), Yasmin Dunn (Director of Education & Outreach, Hollywood Commission)
Facilitated by: Karim Ahmad (Director, Outreach & Inclusion, Sundance Institute), Brenda Coughlin (Director, Engagement & Advocacy, Sundance Institute), Tony Patrick (Artist, Beyond the Breakdown, Sundance ‘21)

NEW FRONTIER ARTIST SPOTLIGHT ON THE SPACESHIP

Our Artist Spotlight series brings New Frontier artists into conversation with audiences about their provocative works and artistic practice in stimulating, informative, and engaging ways. 

Online, The Spaceship’s Cinema House will host Artist Spotlight presentations by each of the New Frontier artist teams. Afterward, artists will be available to mingle and engage in conversation with audiences.

New Frontier Artist Spotlight: This is Not a Ceremony
Friday, January 21, 1 p.m.

New Frontier Artist Spotlight: ATUA
Friday, January 21, 4 p.m.

New Frontier Artist Spotlight: The Inside World
Saturday, January 22, noon

New Frontier Artist Spotlight: On The Morning You Wake (To the End of the World)
Saturday, January 22, 7 p.m.

New Frontier Artist Spotlight: Child of Empire
Sunday, January 23, noon 

New Frontier Artist Spotlight: Suga’- A Live Virtual Dance Performance
Monday, January 24, 7 p.m.

New Frontier Artist Spotlight: The State of Global Peace
Tuesday, January 25, 6 p.m.

New Frontier Artist Spotlight: They Dream in My Bones – Insemnopedy II
Wednesday, January 26th, noon

New Frontier Artist Spotlight: Diagnosia
Wednesday, January 26th, 2 p.m.

New Frontier Artist Spotlight: Gondwana
Wednesday, January 26, 8 p.m.

New Frontier Artist Spotlight: Seven Grams
Thursday, January 27, 2 p.m.

New Frontier Artist Spotlight: Surrogate
Thursday, January 27th, 7 p.m.

New Frontier Artist Spotlight: 32 Sounds 
Wednesday, January 27, 9 p.m.

New Frontier Artist Spotlight: Flat Earth VR
Friday, January 28th, noon

Web 3.0 / NFT Meetups
Saturday, January 22, 2 p.m., Online 
Sunday, January 23, 2 p.m., Online
Friday, January 28, 2 p.m, Online
Facilitated by Amelia Winger-Bearskin (Banks Preeminence Chair AI & the Arts, University of Florida) & Jesse Damiani (Founder, Postreality Labs)

ADDED NEW FRONTIER PROGRAMMING
Once again, Festivalgoers who are attending The Spaceship can spend a night on earth in Amsterdam, at IDFA DocLab’s interactive playground do {not} play.  Experimental soulmates from the beginning, 2022 marks a sweet sixteen birthday for both New Frontier & IDFA DocLab.The Spaceship Filmmaker Receptions, online parties which will take place Jan 26-27, and are designed to enable filmmakers to meet their festival wide audiences. 

SUNDANCE ASCAP MUSIC CAFÉ
Friday, January 21–Monday, January 24, 3:00 p.m. daily
The Sundance ASCAP Music Café returns to its virtual stage in the Festival Village, marking its 24th year celebrating the discovery of new musical voices and film’s marriage of sight and sound. From January 21 to 24, the Café will feature two days of musical performances from acclaimed talent and rising stars and two days dedicated to ASCAP Screen Time conversations with top ASCAP composers and collaborators from around the globe. Musical performances will include The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical creators Barlow & Bear, six-time Grammy-nominee Brandy Clark, award-winning actor/singer Evan Rachel Wood and Grammy-nominated guitarist/singer-songwriter Zane Carney as EVAN + ZANE, three-time Emmy-nominated Only Murders in the Building composer Siddhartha Khosla and more. Additional information can be found here.

Daily programming, panels and events from partners will also be available at: https://festival.sundance.org/village/ 

Women @ Sundance 
Women at Sundance is made possible by leadership support from The David and Lura Lovell Foundation, The Harnisch Foundation, and Adobe. Additional support is provided by Kimberly Steward, Paul and Katy Drake Bettner, Barbara Bridges, Abigail Disney and Pierre Hauser—Like a River Fund, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Suzanne Lerner, Cristina Ljungberg, Susan Bay Nimoy, Ann Lovell, Zions Bank, Visionary Women, Gruber Family Foundation, Pat Mitchell and Scott Seydel, and an anonymous donor.

New Frontier Alliance 
The Sundance Institute New Frontier Program is supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Adobe, Canon U.S.A., Inc., Dell Technologies, Metaplex Studios, Meta Quest, RAIR Tech, Rally, and Unity.

The Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival has introduced global audiences to some of the most groundbreaking films of the past three decades, including Flee, CODA, Passing, Summer Of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), Clemency, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Zola, On The Record, Boys State, The Farewell, Honeyland, One Child Nation, The Souvenir, The Infiltrators, Sorry to Bother You, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Hereditary, Call Me By Your Name, Get Out, The Big Sick, Mudbound, Fruitvale Station, Whiplash, Brooklyn, Precious, The Cove, Little Miss Sunshine, An Inconvenient Truth, Napoleon Dynamite, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Reservoir Dogs and sex, lies, and videotape. 

The Festival is a program of the non-profit Sundance Institute. 2022 Festival sponsors include: Presenting Sponsors – Acura, AMC+, Chase Sapphire, Adobe; Leadership Sponsors – Amazon Studios, DIRECTV, DoorDash, Dropbox, Netflix, Omnicom Group, WarnerMedia, XRM Media; Sustaining Sponsors – Aflac, Audible, Canada Goose, Canon U.S.A., Inc., Dell Technologies, IMDbPro, Michelob ULTRA Pure Gold, Rabbit Hole Bourbon & Rye, Unity Technologies, University of Utah Health, White Claw Hard Seltzer; Media Sponsors – The Atlantic, IndieWire, Los Angeles Times, NPR, Shadow and Act, Variety, Vulture. Sundance Institute recognizes critical support from the State of Utah as Festival Host State. The support of these organizations helps offset the Festival’s costs and sustain the Institute’s year-round programs for independent artists. sundance.org/festival

Sundance Institute
As a champion and curator of independent stories for the stage and screen, Sundance Institute provides and preserves the space for artists in film, theatre, film composing, and digital media to create and thrive.

Founded in 1981 by Robert Redford, the Institute’s signature Labs, granting, and mentorship programs, dedicated to developing new work, take place throughout the year in the U.S. and internationally. Sundance Collab, a digital community platform, brings artists together to learn from each other and Sundance advisors and connect in a creative space, developing and sharing works in progress. The Sundance Film Festival and other public programs connect audiences and artists to ignite new ideas, discover original voices, and build a community dedicated to independent storytelling. Sundance Institute has supported such projects as Clemency, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Zola, On The Record, Boys State, The Farewell, Honeyland, One Child Nation, The Souvenir, The Infiltrators, Sorry to Bother You, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Hereditary, Call Me By Your Name, Get Out, The Big Sick, Mudbound, Fruitvale Station, City So Real, Top of the Lake, Between the World & Me, Wild Goose Dreams and Fun Home. Join the Sundance Institute on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

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