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Documentary Storytelling With Care: A Learning Process
By Stephanie Ornelas In all things, to progress — to get better — means to listen and to learn. For documentary filmmakers, it’s paramount they
IllumiNative, The Black List, Sundance Institute Announce The Second Indigenous Screenwriting List
Los Angeles, CA (May 17, 2022) – Today, IllumiNative, The Black List, and the Sundance Institute announced the eight finalists of The Indigenous List. These
Sundance Film Festival: London Announces More Films, Live Talks and The UK Tour
Three films to screen across the UK as part of the Sundance Film Festival: London UK Tour – Good Luck To You, Leo Grande; A
What to Watch: 8 Sundance Films to Watch on National Biographers Day
By Stephanie Ornelas Pictured: Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010) Biographical films give us the opportunity to learn about lives different from our own,
From the Labs: Ryan Coogler and Friends – Creating a Soundscape on Film
Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Göransson have worked together on several films, including Fruitvale Station. By Vanessa Zimmer Why do people say they watched a movie?
A Game Plan for Submitting Your Work to a Film Festival
John Nein is a senior programmer for the Sundance Institute. By Vanessa Zimmer So, you’re thinking about submitting your film to a festival. Sweet congratulations
Meet the 20 Mediamakers Selected for the new Sundance Institute Humanities Sustainability Fellowship
Pilot Program Directs Individual Support to Pandemic-Affected Nonfiction Storytellers The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the names of the mediamakers selected for the new Humanities
What to Watch: 5 Sundance Films to See During National Nurses Week
(Above: Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare) By Stephanie Ornelas Filmmaking plays an important role in our lives when it comes to shining
Meet the 2022 Fellows in the Native, Directors, and Screenwriters Labs
For four decades, Sundance has been convening promising new artists during the summer as part of the Sundance Institute Labs, where they collaborate with accomplished
Personnel Thoughts: Our Picks for the Ultimate Sundance Film Festival Mom
Sheryl Hoover (Toni Collette, far right) keeps her extended family (from left, Alan Arkin, Paul Dano, Steve Carrell, Greg Kinnear, and Abigail Breslin) on track
“Welcome to the Dollhouse,” “Waitress” among Festival films celebrating May anniversaries
Jena (Keri Russell, on right) and her waitress friends (from left, Adrienne Shelly and Cheryl Hines) pause for conversation, in Waitress. By Vanessa Zimmer May
Save the Date: Get Ready for the 2023 Sundance Film Festival!
It’s been just four short months, but we are ready to dive back into the action! Today, we are announcing the dates for the 2023
What to Watch: 8 Films that Take Place in the Newsroom and Celebrate Press Freedom
By Stephanie Ornelas Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist John S. Knight’s editorial policy was quite simple: “Get the truth and print it.” May 3 is World Press
Release Rundown: What to Watch in May, from “Happening” to “Emergency”
An epic frat party turns into an examination of racial dynamics for three students of color (RJ Cyler, Donald Elise Watkins, Sebastian Chacon) in Emergency.
What to Watch: 8 Odes to Trees for Arbor Day
In Adam’s Apples, Adam is sentenced to community service at a rural church, where he is assigned to care for the church’s single apple tree.