Sundance talks politics at 'Chicago 10' opening

January 19, 2007 Redford, whose Sundance Institute for independent film backs the annual festival, said in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks he, like many others, showed a "spirit of unity" with President George W. Bush and others who backed the war on terrorism and led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. ?"We put all our concerns on hold to let the leaders lead," Redford told a packed audience for the opening-night documentary film, "Chicago 10." ?But this year, the Oscar-winning actor and director of films like "Ordinary People" dispensed with his normal speech to focus his few words on current-day politics.

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