Former Sundance director John Cooper, a close friend of Redford’s who led the festival from 2009 to 2020, told The Associated Press in an interview earlier this year that he felt like his role was “to be a keeper of the flame for Robert Redford and his legacy.” Now, Cooper, the artistic director of Sonoma's True West Film Center who is still a regular presence at Sundance said, that mission is more important than ever.
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