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Posted Aug 17, 2010, by John Nein
A Different Day, A Different Dark Space
Over the spring and summer, our small band of Festival programmers spend a lot of time on the road…traveling to festivals all…
Posted Aug 16, 2010, by Tanya DeAngelis
Style Wars
Look what we found...the groundbreaking documentary Style Wars needs your help! Style Wars has a fundraising campaign, you can…
Posted Aug 12, 2010, by Virginia Pearce
Checking in with Native Fellow Yolanda Cruz
This month we check in with the Native Program. In May of this year, Bird Runningwater, director of Sundance Institute’s Native…
Posted Aug 4, 2010, by Jon Korn
The Future of Film Gathers
More than 200 filmmakers gathered at Los Angeles’ Downtown Independent Theatre this past Saturday in an attempt take over the…
Posted Jul 29, 2010, by Philip Himberg
To Yearn for the Vast and Endless Sea
We gather for the last time here on Manda at the Akili Dance Studio to say goodbye. I ask one question: What will you take away…
Posted Jul 28, 2010, by Sitawa Namwalie
Becoming a Playwright on Manda Island
I came to Manda Island on a Sundance retreat to work on my first production of dramatized poetry, Cut off my Tongue, and to…
Posted Jul 27, 2010, by Philip Himberg
Giant Dragons and Condemned Goats
So, George Seremba, Christopher, and I are sitting at breakfast at Baobab House and George suddenly has a look of horror creep…
Posted Jul 1, 2010, by Keri Putnam
Checking In with Keri Putnam, Executive Director
It was almost three months ago that I first stepped into the Sundance Institute offices. At that time, I knew and respected the…
Posted Jun 3, 2010, by Robert Redford
Joe Berlinger vs. Chevron: Why We Must All Defend Independent Filmmaking
I have devoted a significant part of my life's work in support of the independent artist -- independent referring not to the…
Posted May 7, 2010, by Sydney Film Festival
John Cooper on Independent Film, Architecture and Skinny People…
John Cooper recently chatted with the good people down under at the Sydney Film Festival. Click here for the original…
