
Identifying What Matters: Anne Carey on Shaping Films at the Sundance Institute Producers Lab
By Jessica Herndon Producer Anne Carey’s history with the Sundance Institute runs deep. The first film she produced, The Laramie Project, based on the play

By Jessica Herndon Producer Anne Carey’s history with the Sundance Institute runs deep. The first film she produced, The Laramie Project, based on the play

Diane Quon speaks with an advisor at Sundance Institute’s 2019 Creative Producing Lab. (Photo by Jen Fairchild) By Lucy Spicer When producer Diane Quon joins

Feature Film Program Founding Director Michelle Satter recalls Sundance Institute’s journey with and support of Ryan Coogler and his feature directorial debut Fruitvale Station.I met Ryan Coogler in the fall of 2011 when he came in to have a conversation about his script, Fruitvale Station. As I listened to Ryan speak about why he needed to tell this story, his deep, personal commitment to the project became evident.

By Bailey Pennick There’s something arresting about the way Jomo Fray captures the world. The cinematographer, now best known for his unparalleled work on 2024’s

On the set of Leslie McCleave’s “The Shamrocks” with Mount Timpanogos as a backdrop during the 1999 Directors Lab. Photo by Sandria Miller By Archives

John August with fellow Kibwe Tavares at Sundance Institute’s 2016 June Screenwriters Lab. Photo by Brandon Cruz for Sundance Institute By Lucy Spicer When screenwriter

Kasi Lemmons with fellow Daniel Kaluuya at Sundance Institute’s 2016 January Screenwriters Lab. Photo by Brandon Cruz for Sundance Institute By Lucy Spicer Writer-director, actor,

Director Nia DaCosta and Tessa Thompson at the 2015 Directors Lab. (Photo by Brandon Cruz) By Jessica Herndon As the Sundance Institute Directors Lab turns 45, we’re

Director Erica Tremblay on the set of “Little Chief’” during the 2018 Native Filmmakers Lab. Photo by Tytianna Harris for Sundance Institute By Lucy Spicer

Creative advisor Joan Darling and artistic director Gyula Gazdag chat with fellow advisor Peter Medak at the 1998 Directors Lab. Photo by Sandria Miller By

Director Roger Ross Williams on the set of Cassandro during the 2018 Directors Lab. (Photo by Fred Hayes) By Jessica Herndon As the Sundance Institute

Director of photography Benjamin Kasulke, actors Katie Henney and Hannah Marks, and writer-director Marielle Heller at the 2012 Directors Lab. (Photo by Fred Hayes)
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