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Keep up-to-date on the latest from Susan Swartz Studios and the goings-on of the eponymous artist.
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL UTAH WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CELEBRATION
Sundance Institute and Zions Bank have joined forces to recognize women leaders in the arts. This year’s award celebration fell at the end of the Sundance Film Festival, which hosted discussions and events surrounding the roles of women in the arts, particularly the film industry. The award holds significant weight, occurring at a time when women in the film and television industries are trying to raise awareness and shift paradigms of gender norms.
SUSAN SWARTZ: “THE MOST INTERESTING LECTURE YOU’LL EVER ATTEND”
Susan has long been an impassioned defender of human rights. Over the past decade, she and her husband, Jim, have helped produce important films that seek to shed light on injustice, like Born Into Brothels, which won the 2005 Academy Award for Best Documentary and Anita: Speaking Truth to Power, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
REEL STORIES: SUSAN SWARTZ APPLAUDS SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
One of the joys of living in Susan’s hometown of Park City, Utah is experiencing the energy of the annual Sundance Film Festival here each January. “For me, watching these films is like going to graduate school, ” explains Susan, “learning about important subjects that I often never even knew existed before.”