Portraits from the 2014 Sundance Film Festival

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A general view of the Egyptian Theater on Main Street - a principal venue for the 2014 Sundance Film Festival - on January 15, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

The 10-day festival mixes a showcase for independent fiction and non-fiction films with Hollywood celebrities, panels for rising filmmakers, music and parties. The festival, marking its 30th year, runs through January 26, 2014.

Robert Redford

Sundance Institute president and founder Robert Redford attends the Day One Press Conference at the Egyptian Theatre, at the opening of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 16, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

"Our job and our role is to create a space and a platform to bring new voices and new ways of seeing the world using independent film to this place," Redford said. "That's it. We're not interested in the money, that's somebody else's issue."

Christina Hendricks

Actress Christina Hendricks attends the "God's Pocket" premiere at Eccles Center Theatre during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Rose McGowan

Director-actress Rose McGowan poses during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift, January 17, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

"Whiplash"

Filmmaker Damien Chazelle and actors Melissa Benoist, Austin Stowell, and Miles Teller pose for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, January 17, 2014 in Park City, Utah. Their film, "Whiplash," one of the opening day premieres, is an intense drama about a young drummer in the pursuit of perfection in his craft.

Keira Knightley

Actress Keira Knightley attends the "Laggies" premiere at Eccles Center Theatre during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

The actress plays Megan, a 28-year-old who feels directionless despite her graduate degree and stable, 12-year relationship.

Director Lynn Shelton had a great idea for how to market "Laggies": put video of Knightley dancing on YouTube.

Teresa Palmer

Actress Teresa Palmer attends the "Laggies" premiere at Eccles Center Theatre during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Chloe Moretz

Actress Chloe Moretz attends the "Laggies" premiere at Eccles Center Theatre during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Danny Glover

Actor Danny Glover poses for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 17, 2014 in Park City, Utah. Glover is co-producer of a new documentary by Goran Hugo Olsson, "The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975."

Geetanjali Thapa

Actress Geetanjali Thapa poses for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the WireImage Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 17, 2014 in Park City, Utah. Thapa is the star of the Indiana drama, "Liar's Dice," directed by Geetu Mohandas.

Kristen Stewart

Actress Kristen Stewart attends the "Camp X-Ray" premiere at Eccles Center Theatre during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Stewart stars as a guard stationed at the controversial prison at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Her character develops a relationship with a detainee.

"It's a movie about somebody who doesn't seem made up," Stewart told the Associated Press. "It felt really real to me … I haven't played too many parts that I feel like are really outside of myself. And it's quiet, and when something really quiet punches you in the stomach, that's what I like to do."

Lane Garrison

Actor Lane Garrison poses for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 17, 2014 in Park City, Utah. Garrison co-stars with Kristen Stewart in "Camp X-Ray."

Tara Holt

Actress Tara Holt attends the "Camp X-Ray" premiere at Eccles Center Theatre during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal attends the premiere of "Frank," at Eccles Center Theatre, during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Gyllenhaal stars with Michael Fassbender in the comedy from Irish director Lenny Abrahamson about a group of eccentric musicians.

Aaron Paul

Actor Aaron Paul attends the Chase Sapphire VIP Event at Chase Sapphire during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014 in Park City, Utah. Paul stars in "Hellion," about a teenager roped into a life of crime by his older brother.

Eve Plumb

Actress Eve Plumb (best known from TV's "The Brady Bunch") poses for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 17, 2014 in Park City, Utah. Plumb stars in the revenge drama, "Blue Ruin."

Jason Momoa

Actor Jason Momoa poses for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 17, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Diane Kruger & Brit Marling

Actresses Diane Kruger (left) and Brit Marling pose for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the WireImage Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 19, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

"Love Is Strange"

Actors John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei, Cheyenne Jackson and Darren Burrows pose for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 18, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

In "Love Is Strange," Lithgow and Molina play longtime lovers who marry after 39 years together, only to face circumstances that drive them apart.

"I just knew this was going to work so wonderfully," Lithgow said. "I knew we were going to be a great old couple."

George Takei

Actor George Takei poses for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 18, 2014 in Park City, Utah. He is the subject of director Jennifer Kroot's documentary "To Be Takei," after the "Star Trek" actor and his activism.

Astrid Berges-Frisbey

Actress Astrid Berges-Frisbey ("I Origins") poses for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 18, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Zoe Saldana

Actress Zoe Saldana attends the premiere of "Infinity Polar Bear" at the Eccles Center Theatre during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Catherine Keener

Actress Catherine Keener ("War Story") poses during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 18, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Mona Fastvold

Filmmaker Mona Fastvold ("The Sleepwalker") poses during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 19, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Steven Spielberg & Kate Capshaw

Director Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw attend the premiere of "Young Ones" at the Eccles Center Theatre during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

"To Find a Monster"

From left: Producer Matthew Donaldson, co-producer Amelia Belle, actress Alanna Ubach and director Joshua Porter of "To Find a Monster" pose during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 18, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Wyatt Russell

Actor Wyatt Russell ("Cold in July") poses during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 18, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Maika Monroe

Actress Maika Monroe ("The Guest") poses during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 18, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Richard Kind

Actor Richard Kind ("Obvious Child") poses during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 18, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Pierce Gagnon

Actor Pierce Gagnon ("Looper"), star of Zach Braff's new film, "Wish I Was Here," poses during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 18, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Earl Lynn Nelson

Actor Earl Lynn Nelson ("Land Ho!") poses during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the WireImage Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 18, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Gitte Witt

Actress Gitte Witt ("The Sleepwalker") poses during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 19, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Anna Kendrick

Actress Anna Kendrick ("Happy Christmas," "The Voices") poses during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 18, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Mark Ruffalo

Actor Mark Ruffalo ("Infinitely Polar Bear") poses for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 19, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Meaghan Rath & Emmanuelle Chriqui

Actresses Meaghan Rath (left) and Emmanuelle Chriqui ("Three Night Stand") pose during the 2014 Slamdance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 19, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Elijah Wood

Actor Elijah Wood poses during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 19, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Madisen Beaty

Actress Madisen Beaty ("Jamie Marks Is Dead") poses for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the WireImage Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 19, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Kodi Smit-McPhee

Actor Kodi Smit-McPhee ("Young Ones") poses for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 19, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Morgan Saylor

"Homeland" actress Morgan Saylor poses during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the WireImage Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 19, 2014 in Park City, Utah. Saylor stars in the film "Jamie Marks Is Dead."

Chaz Ebert

Chaz Ebert poses for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 19, 2014 in Park City, Utah. "Life Itself," a new documentary based on the memoir of her husband, the late film critic Roger Ebert, bowed at the festival.

Rinko Kikuchi

Actress Rinko Kikuchi ("Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter") poses during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 19, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Bill Hader

Actor Bill Hader poses for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 19, 2014 in Park City, Utah. Hader co-stars with another "Saturday Night Live" alum, Kristen Wiig, in "The Skeleton Twins."

Duplass and Banks

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PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 21: Actors Mark Duplass and Elizabeth Banks pose for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 21, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Banks stars in "Little Accidents." Duplass is star of "The One I Love," and executive producer of "The Skeleton Twins."

Elisabeth Moss

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Elisabeth Moss attends the premiere of her new film, "The One I Love," at The Marc Theatre during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Rooney Mara

Actress Rooney Mara attends the premiere of "The One I Love" at The Marc Theatre, during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Frederikke Dahl Hansen

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Actress Frederikke Dahl Hansen ("Copenhagen") poses during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 21, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Steve Coogan

Actor Steve Coogan poses during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 21, 2014 in Park City, Utah. Coogan stars in "The Trip to Italy" (a follow-up to his 2010 film, "The Trip"), in which semi-fictional versions of himself and Rob Brydon eat their ways across Italy.

Meredith Hagner

Actress Meredith Hagner, star of the comedy, "Hits," poses for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 21, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Nick Cave

Musician Nick Cave, subject of the documentary "20,000 Days on Earth," poses during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 21, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Emily Browning

Actress Emily Browning ("God Help the Girl") poses during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 20, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Gabourey Sidibe

Actress Gabourey Sidibe, starring in Gregg Araki's "White Bird in a Blizzard," poses during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 20, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez ("Rudderless") poses for a portrait during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 20, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Steenburgen and McDowell

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Actress Mary Steenburgen poses with her son, writer-director Charlie McDowell, at the premiere of "Song One," at the Eccles Center Theatre during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Anne Hathaway

Actress Anne Hathaway attends the premiere of "Song One," at the Eccles Center Theatre during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

"The Raid 2"

In this digitally-retouched photo, actors Julie Estelle and Iko Uwais ("The Raid 2") pose during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 22, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Elle Fanning

Actress Elle Fanning ("Low Down," "Young Ones") poses during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the Village At The Lift on January 20, 2014 in Park City, Utah.

Shailene Woodley

Actress Shailene Woodley attends the "White Bird in a Blizzard" premiere during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, at the Eccles Center Theatre on January 20, 2014 in Park City, Utah.