Richard Roundtree and June Squibb appear in Thelma by Josh Margolin, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by David Bolen.
Richard Roundtree and June Squibb appear in Thelma. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by David Bolen.

Sundance Film Festival 2024

Never mind the SWAT team—we’ve got a film to finish

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Published on January 23, 2024

Here’s how filmmaker Josh Margolin and his crew used Dropbox to keep the production rolling, even through the chaos of an active crime scene.

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“My brain went quickly to: What if she had sent the money, then had to set out on her own to get it back?”—Josh Margolin

June Squibb and Fred Hechinger appear in Thelma by Josh Margolin, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by David Bolen.
June Squibb and Fred Hechinger appear in Thelma by Josh Margolin, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by David Bolen.

“Then the cops roll up and tell me, 'If the SWAT team comes, we're gonna have to shut you down.’”—Zoë Worth

Josh Margolin, director of Thelma, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Molly Berman.
Josh Margolin, director of Thelma. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Molly Berman.