Sundance Attendees in Shock After Bingham Ray Passes Away

Some extremely sad news has been shared by the San Francisco Film Society. The organization’s recently appointed 57-year-old executive director Bingham Ray, a beloved titan of the independent film world, passed away this morning at a Utah hospital following a second recent stroke suffered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival last Friday. He leaves behind a wife and three children.

From today’s heartfelt SFFS website announcement:

“The board of directors and staff of the Film Society are stunned and deeply saddened by the untimely death of our executive director.

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