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Posted Oct 5, 2012, by Jennifer Prediger, Film Forward Field Producer
Unfinished Spaces Reaches From Cuba to Puerto Rico
When Alysa Nahmias, co-director of Unfinished Spaces traveled with FILM FORWARD to Puerto Rico, she was in for a surprise.…
Posted Oct 3, 2012, by Bethany Clarke
Native Artists and Audiences Convene in Oklahoma
The Chickasaw Cultural Center is located in Sulphur, Oklahoma, one and a half hours from Oklahoma City and two and a half hours…
Posted Oct 1, 2012, by Jennifer Prediger, FILM FORWARD Field Producer
Moving Forward Through the Magic of Cinema in Puerto Rico
"Cinema is magic because it transforms people and moves us forward," said the writer/director of 'Grbavica', Jasmila…
Posted Sep 24, 2012, by Alysa Nahmias, co-director, Unfinished Spaces
Found in Translation
Alysa Nahmias is the co-director of 'Unfinished Spaces,' a documentary about the visionary design of Cuba's National Art…
Posted Sep 22, 2012, by Jasmila Zbanic, Director, Grbavica
Finding Out You Have a House in Puerto Rico
Jasmila Zbanic, director of 'Grbavica,' writes about her experience traveling to the United States with heightened sensitivity…
Posted Sep 21, 2012, by Alysa Nahmias, co-director, Unfinished Spaces
Two Wings of One Bird: FILM FORWARD Finds Intersections Between Puerto Rico and Cuba
Alysa Nahmias is the co-director of 'Unfinished Spaces,' a documentary about the visionary design of Cuba's National Art…
Posted Sep 19, 2012, by Sterlin Harjo, Filmmaker
Experiencing the Native Summit and FILM FORWARD in Oklahoma
Before 2001, I had almost no idea what Sundance was, other than a prestigious film festival that happened in the mountains of…
Posted Sep 11, 2012, by Ningali Josie Lawford, Actress, Bran Nue Dae
Indigenous Film Bran Nue Dae Finds a New Audience in Oklahoma
I didn’t know what to expect when I was asked to represent filmmaker Rachel Perkins for the FILM FORWARD Oklahoma program. But…
Posted Sep 10, 2012, by Asif Kapadia, Director, Senna
Senna Director Asif Kapadia Meets Oklahoma
When I was about ten years old I remember doing a project at school about Native Americans. I remember drawing a picture of the…
Posted Jul 31, 2012, by Maria Catalina Prieto, U.S. Embassy, Bogota
Recollections of Maria Catalina Prieto from the U.S. Embassy in Bogota
After a week of intense work the Film Forward 2012 team returned home. This program, an initiative of Sundance Institute, is to…






