Protesters Rally Against ICE as Political Climate Intensifies at Sundance: ‘Shoot Films, Not People’

Hundreds of protesters marched down Main Street in Park City on Monday during the Sundance Film Festival, chanting anti-ICE slogans and calling for accountability following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.

The demonstration unfolded during Sundance’s final hurrah in Park City, the Utah ski destination where Robert Redford established the festival in 1981 as a haven for independent cinema. The march marked the most visible escalation of the politically-charged atmosphere at this year’s festival, largely shaped by the growing national backlash to ICE’s weeks-long deployment in Minnesota.

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