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Fellows, advisors, and staff at DFP Producers Lab © 2023 Sundance Institute _ Photo by Jonathan Hickerson by Kristin Feeley Another Doctober is here at

Fellows, advisors, and staff at DFP Producers Lab © 2023 Sundance Institute _ Photo by Jonathan Hickerson by Kristin Feeley Another Doctober is here at

Dear friends, When some people hear “Sundance,” they think of those magical days in January when we come together on the mountain to celebrate independent

Fellows, staff, and mentors at the 2023 Directors and Screenwriters Lab. Dear friends — We’ve just completed a magical summer at the Sundance Resort and

Advisors and fellows gather for a meal at Sundance Institute’s 2023 Native Lab. As summer comes to a close, we’re thinking back to the magical

Above: Diane Quon [right] and Emma D. Miller at Sundance Institute’s 2023 Producers Lab By Stephanie Ornelas It takes a village to make a movie

Earlier this month we woke up to the great news that several Sundance–supported projects were nominated for 2023 Primetime Emmys. Today, we’re proud to add

Pictured is Miguel Arteta, a creative advisor at the 2015 Sundance Institute Directors Lab. By Vanessa Zimmer The ability to dance. That’s the most important

Sundance-supported “A Revolution on Canvas (Untitled Nicky Nodjoumi)” will have its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Festival. (Photo courtesy of Tribeca Festival) One of

[Above: Nia DaCosta and Tessa Thompson at Sundance Institute’s 2015 Directors Lab for “Little Woods”] By Stephanie Ornelas For over 40 years, the Sundance Institute


By Stephanie Ornelas “Never forget, South Asians, we have been incredible contributors to film, arts, television, and culture. Just because they — meaning some sort

[Back row: Dana Ledoux Miller, Andrew Ahn, Alex Lazarowich, Eva Grant; middle row: Quinne Larsen, Cian Elyse White, Anpa’o Locke; front row: Jana Schmieding, Jennifer