Protesters at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival demanded ICE accountability after a federal agent shot ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

The 2026 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, was marked by protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, by a federal agent in Minneapolis. Hundreds marched under the banner “ICE OUT,” chanting “shoot movies, not people” and holding phone lights in solidarity. Celebrities including Natalie Portman, Elijah Wood, and Olivia Wilde wore protest pins and condemned the killings, calling them state-sponsored violence. The incident, along with a separate assault on Congressman Maxwell Frost, heightened tensions, prompting widespread criticism of federal enforcement policies and a national call for accountability.