Desperate filmmakers embark on a five-year journey to search for answers to the one true question in filmmaking; what is ‘independent film’ and when does it stop being independent and start being something else? 

They travel to ‘sundance’ to find the answers to their question.

‘JOURNEY TO SUNDANCE’ examines, in a real-life and  often emotional narrative, the crushing reality of the fierce competition of the motion picture industry, and the plight of many young directors.

Against the backdrop of the Sundance Film Festival and the yearly pilgrimage of producers, directors, industry "suits" and Hollywood wannabes, neophyte filmmaker -- Julian Starks -- embarked on a five year rollercoaster  ride to find the answer to the nearly thirty year old question: What is Independent Film? 

This journey was documented from 2004 to 2008 and includes interviews with Vin Diesel, Jennifer Aniston, Chaz Palminteri, John Malkovich, Javier Bardem, Jake Gyllenhaal, Salma Hayek and many more celebrities.

It offers a glimpse into the altruistic history of the SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL, the multimillion-dollar, star-studded annual reception that it now draws and searches for the true meaning of independent filmmaking. The film is about the spirit, dreams and struggles of independent filmmakers all over the world. directed by Julian Starks.