Sundance Film Festival 2014: Los Angeles Times Photo Booth

Actress Melissa Benoist, from the film “Whiplash.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Director Michael Winterbottom, left, and actors Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, with the film “The Trip to Italy.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actor Steve Coogan, with the film “The Trip to Italy.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actors and co-directors Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, from the film “What We Do in the Shadows.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Musician Nick Cave, subject of the film “20,000 Days on Earth.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Director Sara Colangelo, with the film “Little Accidents.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Elizabeth Banks, Jacob Lofland and Boyd Holbrook, with the film “Little Accidents.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actor Boyd Holbrook, with the film “Little Accidents.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actress Elizabeth Banks, with the film “Little Accidents.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actor Jacob Lofland, with the film “Little Accidents.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Amy Carlson, from left, Matt Walsh, Meredith Hagner, Jason Ritter (front, arms open) director David Cross (hiding behind), Erinn Hayes, Jake Cherry and James Adomian, with the film “Hits.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actress Meredith Hagner, with the film “Hits.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actor Jason Ritter, with the film “Hits.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actress Erinn Hayes, with the film “Hits.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actress Amy Carlson, with the film “Hits.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actor James Adomian, with the film “Hits.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Director Kate Barker-Froyland, actresses Mary Steenburgen and Anne Hathaway and composers Jonathan Price and Jenny Lewis, with the film, “Song One.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actor Matt Walsh, with the film “Hits.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actress Mary Steenburgen, with the film “Song One.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actor and producer Mark Duplass, with the film “The One I Love.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Kurt Russell, with the documentary “The Battered Bastards of Baseball,” about his father, Neil Oliver “Bing” Russell.  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Director Thomas Balmés, of the documentary “Happiness.”  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actress Brit Marling from the film “I Origins.,”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Chaz Ebert, left, and director Steve James with the documentary. “Life Itself,” about the late film critic Roger Ebert.   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actress Astrid Berges-Frisbey from the film “I Origins.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actress Lea Thompson with the film “Ping Pong Summer.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actor Michael Pitt with the film “I Origins.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actor Bill Hader with the film “Skeleton Twins.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Mike Cahill, director of the film “I Origins.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actress Imogene Wolodarksy, left, director Maya Forbes, actress Ashley Aufderheide and actor Mark Ruffalo with the film “Infinitely Polar Bear.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Director Zeresenay Berhane Mehari and actress Meron Getnet with the film “Difret.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actress Imogene Wolodarksy from the film “Infinitely Polar Bear.”  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Stephanie Ellis with the film “The Sleepwalker.”  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Pasquale Rotella of the documentary “Under the Electric Sky.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actress Catherine Keener with the film “War Story.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Director Desiree Akavan, left, and actress Rebecca Henderson with the film “Appropriate Behavior.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actor Steven Yueng with the film “I Origins.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actress Astrid Berges-Frisbey from the film “I Origins.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actors David Henry Gerson, left, and Kris Park with the short film “Chapel Perilous.”  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Halley Feiffer from the film “Appropriate Behavior.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actress Jenny Slate with the film “Obvious Child.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

John Shook, owner and chef of Los Angeles restaurant “Animal,” who created a pop-up “Animal” in Park City for Sundance.   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Christopher Abbott with the film “The Sleepwalker.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Director Gillian Robespierre, left, and actress Jenny Slate with the film “Obvious Child.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Pasquale Rotella of the documentary “Under the Electric Sky.”  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Gitte Witt with the film “The Sleepwalker.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actor Arian Moayed with the film “Appropriate Behavior.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Directors Dan Cutforth and Jane Liptsitz of the documentary “Under the Electric Sky.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Actor Erick Chavarria with the film “I’m A Mitzvah.”  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Director Mona Fastvold with the film “The Sleepwalker.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Aaron Paul, left, director Kat Candler and Josh Wiggins from the movie “Hellion.”  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Aaron Paul from the movie “Hellion.”  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Josh Wiggins from the movie “Hellion.”  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Jason Schwartzman, left, director Alex Ross Perry and Elizabeth Moss from the movie “Listen Up Phillip.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Jason Schwartzman from the movie “Listen Up Phillip.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Elizabeth Moss from the movie “Listen Up Phillip.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Josephine de La Baume from the movie “Listen Up Phillip.”  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Director Alex Ross Perry with the movie “Listen Up Phillip.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Jonathan Pryce from the movie “Listen Up Philip.”  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Director Malik Vitthal, left, John Boyega, Anika Noni Rose and Rotimi Akinosho from the movie “Imperial Dreams.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Jeff Preiss, left, Glenn Close, Elle Fanning, Flea and Amy-Jo Albany from the movie “Low Down.”  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Noah Silver from the movie “Jamie Marks Is Dead.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Glenn Close from the movie “Low Down.”

Flea from the movie “Low Down.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Elle Fanning from the movie “Low Down.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Tim Daly from the movie “Low Down.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Director Greg Barker, left, Maryam Alkhawaja and John Battsek from the movie “We Are Giant.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Noah Silver, left, Madisen Beaty, director Carter Smith and Morgan Saylor from the movie “Jamie Marks is Dead.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Morgan Saylor from the movie “Jamie Marks is Dead.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Madisen Beaty from the movie “Jamie Marks is Dead.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Molly Shannon from the movie “Life After Beth.”  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Paul Reiser from the movie “Life After Beth.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Matthew Gray Gobler from the movie “Life After Beth.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Cheryl Hines from the movie “Life After Beth.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Dane DeHaan from the movie “Life After Beth.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Aubrey Plaza from the movie “Life After Beth.”  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Chris O’Dowd and Kelly Reilly from the movie “Calvary.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Chris O’Dowd from the movie “Calvary.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Kelly Reilly from the movie “Calvary.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Pierre Boulanger, left, Emily Browning, Hannah Murray and Olly Alexander from the movie “God Help the Girl.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Olly Alexander from the movie “God Help the Girl.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Emily Browning from the movie “God Help the Girl.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Pierre Boulanger from the movie “God Help the Girl.”  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Hannah Murray from the movie “God Help the Girl.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Paul Eenhoorn, left, Aaron Katz, Martha Stephens and Earl Lynn Nelson from the movie “Land Ho!”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Earl Lynn Nelson from the movie “Land Ho!”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Paul Eenhoorn from the movie “Land Ho!”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Rory Kennedy from the movie “Last Days in Vietnam.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Laurie David, left, Katie Couric and Stephanie Soechtig from the movie “Fed Up.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Brad Takei, left, and George Takei from the movie “To Be Takei.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Bill Hader, with “The Skeleton Twins.”  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Craig Johnson, director of “The Skeleton Twins.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Cast members and the director of “A Most Wanted Man” include, from left, Philip Seymour Hoffman, director Anton Corbijn, Rachel McAdams and Willem Dafoe.  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

From left, Jeremiah Bitsui, Sydney Freeland, Morningstar Angeline, and Carmen Moore with “Drunktown’s Finest.”  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Director Zeresenay Bermane Mehari and Meron Getnet, with the film “Difret.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

From left: Fred Abahams, Ole Solvang holding baby Ari Anna Neistat-Solvang, Anna Neistat and directors Ross Dauffman and Katy Chevigny with “E-Team.”  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Marcello Conte, with “Ping Pong Summer.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Emmi Shockley, with “Ping Pong Summer.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Michael Tully, director of “Ping Pong Summer.”   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)