Actor and director Robert Redford, founder of the Sundance Film Festival, speaks during the opening .....
Actor and director Robert Redford, founder of the Sundance Film Festival, speaks during the opening night of the 2002 festival prior to a screening of the film "The Laramie Project" in Salt Lake City January 10, 2002. [The film is set in the aftermath of the 1998 murder of 21-year old Matthew Shepard, who was a homosexual and was dragged to his death in Wyoming. The festival is a showcase for independent feature and documentary films.]