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Sundance Institute leaders ‘deeply sorry’ for hurt caused by showing ‘Jihad Rehab’ film at festival

Documentary was criticized by Muslim American filmmakers, and prompted two Sundance staffers to resign.

(Jack Shurman | Sundance Institute) An image taken at a secret rehabilitation center for Islamic extremists, the subject of the documentary "Jihad Rehab," directed by Meg Smaker, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary competition at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.