Discover: Sundance

Every year at this time, film buffs from around the world converge on Park City, Utah to see more than 200 documentaries, dramas and short films at the Sundance Film Festival (@sundancefest). To discover the next great films, directors and stars before they make it big, just follow along on Twitter. Here’s a list of all the filmmakers at this year’s festival; you can join the conversation by sharing your opinions and comments using the hashtag #Sundance.

Throughout the festival, keep track of guest Tweeters like screenwriter and director @MichaelMohan (“Save The Date”), hip-hop artist and actor @Common (“LUV”) and comedian-turned-screenwriter/director @Birbigs (Mike Birbiglia, “Sleepwalk With Me”).From A-list directors like @SpikeLee (“Red Hook Summer”) to New York Times film critic @aoscott, you can tune into any perspective about what’s happening.

You can even go behind the scenes as Sundance directors talk about their films. Watch @aliklay describe her documentary about Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei, and visit the @sundancefest profile page for more filmmaker videos.

Alison Klayman on the life of Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei (@aiww) and an ever-changing documentary: youtu.be/ElrMCedVTtE

— SundanceFilmFestival (@sundancefest) January 6, 2012