NPR joins Sundance Film Festival with Virtual Storytelling Lodge

NPR joins forces again with Sundance Film Festival 2022 for a series of virtual events as part of the NPR Virtual Storytelling Lodge beginning Friday, January 21st.

NPR’s events will take place during Sundance 2022. The events are free, and throughout the week NPR will host conversations led by a variety of NPR hosts and featuring filmmakers including La Guerra Civil director Eva Longoria Bastón; director Isabel Castro & Doris Muñoz for Mija; comic and director W. Kamau Bell of We Need To Talk About Cosby; The Janes director Emma Pildes & Academy Award-nominated director Tia Lessin;and Olivia Washington, Abi Damaris Corbin and Kwame Kwei-Armah, the makers of the film 892.

Hosting these conversations will be some of your NPR favorites: Pop Culture Happy Hour co-host Aisha Harris, All Things Considered host Alisa Chang, Felix Contreras host of the podcast Alt.Latino, TV Critic Eric Deggans, and NPR Culture Desk correspondent Mandalit del Barco.

NPR’s Virtual Storytelling Lodge is produced by NPR Presents. Launched in 2014, NPR Presents connects NPR listeners to the hosts and programs they love in live spaces. For more information on the event, visit NPR Presents here.

NPR is a media partner with this year’s Sundance Film Festival 2022.

NPR program at Sundance 2022:

Friday, January 21st

4:00pm

Mandalit del Barco in conversation with Eva Longoria about La Guerra Civil - CONF

https://npr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YwLpJtN2TH6TX6q5KUnhag

7:00pm

Aisha Harris hosts panel discussion with the makers of 892, featuring Connie Britton, Olivia Washington, Abi Damaris Corbin, Kwame Kwei-Armah

https://npr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gteh-nheQFOmo_Pn53hB8w

Monday, January 24th

6:00pm

Felix Contreras in conversation with Isabel Castro & Doris Muñoz from Mija

https://npr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gDwTyryMSrGIoqz1kq_Iwg

Wednesday, January 26th

7:00pm

Eric Deggans in conversation with W. Kamau Bell on We Need To Talk About Cosby

https://npr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yJyg-V7NSIOeYyW86uzQAw

Thursday, January 27th

6:00pm

Film Trivia with Terri Simon & Pop Culture Happy Hour’s Aisha Harris

https://npr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OKsqorOJT0-g44gZXOj5wA

Bring your A Game to NPR Trivia Night at Sundance! Join NPR Host Aisha Harris and Trivia Mastermind Terri Simon for three rounds of friendly, competitive trivia. Embrace your inner film nerd and take home some awesome prizes.

7:30pm

Mandalit del Barco in conversation with Tia Lessin & Emma Pildes, The Janes

https://npr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VXfqeS4tQfyVUniVZosl_g

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