“Thank you for lighting a fire under my ass,” Kristen Stewart told Sundance’s Opening Night gala tonight.
“Sundance is the f*cking sh*t!” she added taking the stage to receive the Visionary Award from her co-star of 3 films, Jesse Eisenberg. The honor for is for their work as an uncompromising artist in indie film, who also has a long history with the Park City fest.
Stewart is doing double duty here at the festival, starring in the Sam and Andy Zuchero acquistion title, Love Me, and A24’s Rose Glass directed genre title Love Lies Bleeding.
Others being lauded tonight include Pat Mitchell with the Vanguard Award for Philanthropy, presented by Mary Robinson, the first woman President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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