Reflecting on the 2026 Summer Season of Our Sundance Institute Labs
The 2026 Sundance Institute Directors Lab fellows in Estes Park, Colorado (Photo by Gabe Rovick) Dear Friends, This has been an extraordinary year for our
The 2026 Sundance Institute Directors Lab fellows in Estes Park, Colorado (Photo by Gabe Rovick) Dear Friends, This has been an extraordinary year for our
Marco Rosas at the 2026 Sundance Institute Directors Lab (Courtesy of Sundance Institute, Photo by Gabe Rovick) By Ramona Flume Few relationships in filmmaking run
There’s no doubt that you’ve seen the world through Amy Vincent’s eyes. The cinematographer, behind the camera for classic films like Eve’s Bayou, Hustle &
Laura Dern at the 1986 Sundance Institute Directors Lab (Photo by Eric Edwards) By Lucy Spicer It takes a village to bring together the Sundance
Director Sterlin Harjo and creative advisor Mike White at the 2004 Screenwriters Lab. By Jessica Herndon As the Sundance Institute Directors Lab turns 45, we’re
A still from “The Farewell” By Vanessa Zimmer Each May, we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month across the United States. At the
By Jessica Herndon We love kicking off each year by introducing the world to powerful projects from dynamic voices at the Sundance Film Festival. It’s
By Lucy Spicer How does an emerging filmmaker get their first feature all the way to the Oscars shortlist? For writer-director Hasan Hadi, an award-winning
Chloé Zhao, Michelle Satter, and Ryan Coogler. Photo by Chelsea Lauren for Shutterstock / Sundance Film Festival By Jessica Herndon While accepting her Trailblazer Award
By Jessica Herndon We may have just wrapped an unforgettable 2026 Sundance Film Festival, but the global festival circuit for Sundance Institute–supported cinema is just
Jared Lank and his mother in the ’90s By Jared Lank Growing up, the start of November always meant a few specific things for me:hunting
By Roni Jo Draper My father was born and raised in the Yurok village of Weitpus, in what is now considered Northern California. There at