The best photos from Sundance 2018
Staff photographer Jay L. Clendenin’s celebrity portraits shot at Chase Sapphire on Main in Park City, Utah
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Actor and musician Usher Raymond and director Andrew Heckler, from the film “Burden.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Jack Black from the film “Don’t Worry, He Wont Get Far on Foot,” photographed in the L.A. Times studio in Park City, Utah. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Writer-actress Vivian Bang, from the film “White Rabbit.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Actor LaKeith Stanfield, from the film “Sorry to Bother You‚” photographed in the L.A. Times studio during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Jan. 20, 2018. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Actor Jason Isaacs, from the film “The Death of Stalin,” photographed in the L.A. Times studio during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Jan. 20, 2018. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Actor and American hip-hop musician Common, from the film “The Tale.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Jane Fonda, from the film “Jane Fonda in Five Acts,” photographed in the L.A. Times studio in Park City, Utah, Jan. 19, 2018. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Actress Miranda July, from the film “Madeline’s Madeline.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Actors Terry Crews, from the film “Sorry to Bother You‚” photographed in the L.A. Times Studio during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Jan. 20, 2018. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Actor Garrett Hedlund from the film “Burden.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Director RaMell Ross from the film “Hale County This Morning, This Evening.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Elle Fanning and Peter Dinklage, from the film “I Think We’re Alone Now.” FULL COVERAGE: Sundance Film Festival 2018 » (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Blythe Danner from the film “Heart Beats Loud,” photographed in the L.A. Times studio at Chase Sapphire on Main in Park City, Utah. FULL COVERAGE: Sundance Film Festival 2018 » (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Actress Nicole Beharie from the film “Monsters and Men,” photographed in the L.A. Times studio at Chase Sapphire on Main in Park City, Utah. FULL COVERAGE: Sundance Film Festival 2018 » (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Directors Maclain Way, left, and Chapman Way from the film “Wild Wild Country.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Tony Revolori from the film “The Long Dumb Road,” photographed in the L.A. Times studio at Chase Sapphire on Main in Park City, Utah. FULL COVERAGE: Sundance Film Festival 2018 » (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Director Boots Riley from the film, “Sorry to Bother You‚” photographed in the L.A. Times Studio during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Jan. 20, 2018. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Actor Jason Mitchell, from the film, “Tyrel,” photographed in the L.A. Times studio during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Jan. 20, 2018. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Nina Moran, Ajani Russel, Rachelle Vinberg, Alex Cooper, Dede Lovelave, director Crystal Moselle, Kabrina Adams, actor Jaden Smith, Brenn Lorenzo, and Jules Lorenzo, from the film “Skate Kitchen,” photographed in the L.A. Times Studio at Chase Sapphire on Main, during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Jan. 21, 2018. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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From left, actors Terry Crews, Omari Hardwick, Steven Yeun, Tessa Thompson, director Boots Riley, and actors LaKeith Stanfield and Armie Hammer, from the film “Sorry to Bother You,” photographed in the L.A. Times studio during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Jan. 20, 2018. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Back, from left, Rob Morgan, director/writer Reinaldo Marcus Green, Chante Adams, Anthony Ramos, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Niclole Beharie, and front, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and John David Washington from the film “Monsters and Men,” photographed in the L.A. Times studio in Park City, Utah. FULL COVERAGE: Sundance Film Festival 2018 » (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Writer Angelica Nwandu, left, Tatum Hall, Dominique Fishback and director Joreana Spiro from the film “Night Comes On.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Actress Keira Knightley, from the film “Collette.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Nick Offerman from the film “Hearts Beat Loud,” photographed in the L.A. Times studio in Park City, Utah. FULL COVERAGE: Sundance Film Festival 2018 » (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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PARK CITY,UTAH --SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2018-- Actor Luke Wilson, from the film, “Arizona,” photographed in the L.A. Times Studio at Chase Sapphire on Main, during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Jan. 20, 2018. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Director Amy Adrion, from the film “Half the Picture.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Actor Tom Felton, from the film “Ophelia.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Paul Rudd stars in “The Catcher Was a Spy,” photographed in the L.A. Times studio in Park City, Utah. FULL COVERAGE: Sundance Film Festival 2018 » (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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“Clara’s Ghost” is the first feature film directed by Bridey Elliott, photographed in the L.A. Times studio in Park City, Utah. FULL COVERAGE: Sundance Film Festival 2018 » (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Writer/director Brett Haley and Sasha Lane from the film “Hearts Beat Loud,” photographed in the L.A. Times studio at Chase Sapphire on Main in Park City, Utah. FULL COVERAGE: Sundance Film Festival 2018 » (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Writer/actor Daveed Diggs, from the film “Bliindspotting,” photographed in the L.A. Times Studio at Chase Sapphire on Main, during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Jan. 19, 2018. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Janina Gavankar from the film “Blindspotting.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Actor Roddy Bottum, from the film, “Tyrel,” photographed in the L.A. Times Studio during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Jan. 20, 2018. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Grace Gummer from the film “The Long Dumb Road,” photographed in the L.A. Times studio in Park City, Utah. FULL COVERAGE: Sundance Film Festival 2018 » (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Actress Elizabeth Gilles, from the film, “Arizona,” photographed in the L.A. Times studio during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Jan. 20, 2018. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Jackie Seigel from the film “Queen of Versailles,” photographed in the L.A. Times studio in Park City, Utah. FULL COVERAGE: Sundance Film Festival 2018 » (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Limo Bob from the film “Generation Wealth,” photographed in the L.A. Times studio in Park City, Utah. FULL COVERAGE: Sundance Film Festival 2018 » (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Actor Steven Yeun, from the film “Sorry to Bother You‚” photographed in the L.A. Times studio during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Jan. 20, 2018. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Jay L. Clendenin was a Los Angeles Times staff photographer from 2007-24. He primarily covered the entertainment industry, with a focus on portraiture.