The Sundance Documentary Film Program is happy to announce a new partnership with the Skoll Foundation to fund documentary films that combine the art of storytelling with the impact of social entrepreneurship. Continue reading.
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BE LIKE OTHERS
A generation of young, Iranian men are compelled to make an agonizing choice.
DEREK
A cinematic journey that illuminates the work and enduring importance of the late Derek Jarman.
DINNER WITH THE PRESIDENT
A journey looking for democracy and women in Pakistan.
EVENTUAL SALVATION
An American born 80-year old grandmother returns to Monrovia, Liberia to rebuild her home.
NERAKHOON (THE BETRAYAL)
Far reaching journey from war torn Laos to New York City.
RECYCLE
A Jordanian family man living in the hometown of Muslim leader Al-Zarqawi struggles to support his family and define his identity in a tense political climate.
SECRECY
Amidst the American hunger for instantaneous news and up-to-date facts, this unflinching film uncovers the vast, invisible world of government secrecy.
SWALLOWED BY THE SEA
Fighting for a solution to the devastating effects of global climate change on a small island village.
THE RECRUITER
One of the most successful Army recruiters in America, dedicated to his mission of finding new soldiers.
TRACES OF THE TRADE
Filmmaker Katrina Browne and nine family members journey to Rhode Island, Ghana and Cuba, retracing the route of their New England ancestors, the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history.
TROUBLE THE WATER
An aspiring rap artist and her streetwise husband, armed with a video camera, show what survival is all about when they are trapped in New Orleans by deadly floodwaters, and seize a chance for a new beginning.
Latest From The Field
Sep 05, 2008
Sundance Supported Filmmaker Released in Nigeria
On Friday, September 5 after rallying from the international film community, Andrew was provisionally released by the Nigerian government and is now headed home.We join others in urging the prompt release of his colleague Samuel George. Continue reading.
