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Last week at the Sundance Film Festival, a short film called “Gradient Descent” premiered. Budget: $0. Crew: 1 person (prompter Sarah Chen). Runtime: 11 minutes. It won the jury prize for "Innovative Storytelling."

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As for the lighthouse keeper? The screenwriter who started it all sold the feature rights to Netflix for $8 million. The catch: Netflix insists on a human director. For now. Last week at the Sundance Film Festival, a

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