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Posted Jul 5, 2011, by Jennifer Arceneaux, Director of External Affairs
Renegade Support: How I Realized We’re All Producers
I've just returned from my first Sundance Institute Creative Producing Summit. It was an intense weekend at the Sundance Resort…
Posted Jun 30, 2011, by Michael Almereyda
The Ogre’s Stomach, Still Growling
Michael Almereyda is a filmmaker and Sundance Institute alum who has participated as a director, screenwriter, and Creative…
Posted Jun 23, 2011, by Nina Menkes
Kickstart Dissolution
I'm not sure, but I think I’m one of very few women on this planet who writes, directs, shoots, and edits her own films.…
Posted Jun 23, 2011, by Alex Smith
Kickstart Winter in the Blood
Greetings from Montana! My twin brother Andrew and I have had a wonderful 25-year relationship with Sundance Institute. We’ve…
Posted Jun 13, 2011, by Julianna Brannum
Kickstart LaDonna Harris: Indian 101
The power to create change—this single idea has been at the forefront of every great movement in American history, and my…
Posted Jun 7, 2011, by Joseph Beyer
Real-Timey Beats Old-Timey Every Timey
Joseph Beyer works as Director of Digital Initiatives for Sundance Institute and oversees social-media strategy. He and his…
Posted May 9, 2011, by Jay Duplass
Kickstart Kevin
Jay Duplass attended the 2010 Sundance Film Festival with his feature Cyrus and participated as a panelist at last year’s…
Posted Apr 28, 2011, by Aurora Guerrero
Kick It: Aurora Guerrero Finds Strength in Relationships
Aurora Guerrero first arrived at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005 with her short film Pura Lengua (All Tongue). A 2005…
Posted Apr 14, 2011, by Zak Mulligan
Kick It: Cinematographer Sees the Light with Crowdfunding
Zak Mulligan is a NYC and LA-based cinematographer, perhaps best known for his Sundance Film Festival Excellence in…
Posted Apr 4, 2011, by Eugene Martin
Kick It: How Coaching Soccer Became a Documentary
When my daughter Sophie was 6, she decided to try out and play soccer in our neighborhood. But there was one tiny problem. …
















