Filmmaker Dabis casts fresh Sundance face: herself

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PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Filmmaker Cherien Dabis has introduced a fresh new actor to crowds at the Sundance Film Festival: herself.

In her latest trip to the independent-cinema showcase, the comic drama “May in the Summer,” writer-director Dabis put herself through a rigorous casting process before deciding she was the right person for the title role.

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