
John August on Encouraging Exploration at the Sundance Institute Labs
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

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)

Director Gina Prince-Bythewood reviews the script for her beloved film “Love and Basketball,” which she workshopped at the 1998 Directors Lab before it premiered at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. Photo by Sandria Miller

The Artist Accelerator team on day 3 of the Shangri La / Sundance / Building Bridges Fellowship. Photo by Elyse Butler. By Hajnal Molnar-Szakacs, Director

It’s easy to become overwhelmed when thinking about the current state of the world. With so much on the line and in flux, what change

Libby Hakaraia speaking at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Photo by Jovelle Tamayo. By Katie Arthurs From the Ainu people of Ainu Mosir to the

By Jessica Herndon What does it take to move the needle through art? An original, singular vision that broadens our minds and deepens our understanding