The 40th edition of the Sundance Film Festival, one of the premier launching pads for independent filmmakers and documentarians from around the world, opens today in Utah. The festival, which runs through January 28, holds in-person screenings in Park City and Salt Lake City, and will also stream select films and events across the U.S. via Sundance's digital platform from January 25-28. The festival includes 82 feature-length films (out of 4,410 submissions) and 8 episodic titles from 24 countries, nearly all of which are world premieres. Nearly half of the directors are first-time feature filmmakers, making it an occasion ripe...