Glenn Close, 'Whiplash' Director Revel in Rewards of Risky Indie Film Biz at Sundance Benefit — hollywoodreporter.com

Glenn Close and Whiplash director Damien Chazelle stressed the importance of independent film, and the challenges they overcame to make two of their noteworthy indies, at the 2014 Sundance Institute benefit in New York Wednesday night. Close and Chazelle were both honored for their commitment to indie film by the organization behind Robert Redford's annual Park City festival. The veteran actress, who's starred in what she counts as 13 independent films, also makes studio fare like The Stepford Wives, 101 Dalmations and this summer's Guardians of the Galaxy, but she's still committed to independent cinema.

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