“As I’ve heard the news outside Park City during our time here, I’m more convinced than ever that independent perspectives in film and documentary matter,” Sundance Institute boss Keri Putnam told the Hollywood A-lister crowd tonight early in the awards ceremony for the 2017 Sundance Film Festival in a clear salvo to the opening days of the administration of Donald Trump . “I want to take a moment to talk about the international artists like these award winners, they are such an important part of our community,” Putnam added after announcing the Institute’s Global Filmmakers awards winners, that included Iran’s Massoud Bakhshi and her Yalda film.