Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart Reunite More Than 20 Years AfterPanic Roomat Sundance Film Festival

Mar. 15, 2025

Kristen Stewart and Jodie Foster at Sundance 2024.Photo:Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock

Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock

Kristen StewartandJodie Fosterjust had the sweetest reunion!

Kristen Stewart and Jodie Foster reunite at 2024 Sundance Film Festival.Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock

Stewart and Foster previously reunited at the latter’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony in May 2016, whereStewart said during a speechthat the two-timeOscarwinner has “always encompassed what I thought was sort of the prime example of where you want to be, and she’s been there for me.”

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Kristen Stewart and Jodie Foster inPanic Room(2002).Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock

Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock

At the festival’s Opening Night Gala on Thursday, Stewartreceived the Visionary Award, recognizing her work as an “uncompromising artist, [her] contributions to the field of independent film, and her long history with the Sundance Film Festival,” per a previous press release.

Jesse Eisenbergshowed up to present the honor to his pal. The duo have made three movies together:Adventureland(2009),American Ultra(2015) andCafé Society(2016).

“He’s my boy!” Stewart told PEOPLE at the event of Eisenberg, 40, while adding she feels “lucky” to receive the honor at just 33 years old: “It’s really nice.”

Whilepresenting Stewart with the award, Eisenberg said, “Kristen is one of these rare performers where she is so committed, so authentic, so feeling, that you almost want to make sure she’s okay at the end of the day.”

“And it’s this kind of painstaking feeling that she brings to everything, which is such a gift for audiences because it gives us a real peek into the breath of our collective experiences,” added theSocial Networkstar.

Jodie Foster and Alexandra Hedison at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 18, 2024.Dia Dipasupil/Getty

Dia Dipasupil/Getty

Foster’s presence at the festival served multiple purposes, as she presented Maite Alberdi with the Vanguard Award and also attended the world premiere of wifeAlexandra “Alex” Hedison’s short filmALOK, which Foster executive produced.

According tothe Sundance website, Hedison’s film is “a compelling portrait ofAlok Vaid-Menon, acclaimed nonbinary author, poet, comedian, and public speaker.”

Asked whether Foster did anything special to wish her good luck asALOKpremiered at the festival, Hedison, 54, told PEOPLE on Thursday, “Well, first of all, she flew in from New York. She’s on a major press tour, so she flew here at 4 in the morningto get to the festival, so that was amazing.”

“And I mean,she’s just so incredibly supportiveand so happy for me and loves this festival,” the director added. “It’s just amazing she’s here.”

The full 2024 Sundance Film Festival lineup can be foundhere. The festival will run from Jan. 18 to Jan. 28.

source: people.com