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The Anchor of Our Work at the Native Lab: A Dispatch from Adam Piron
This summer we’re pulling back the curtain on Sundance Labs by sharing letters from the program heads on the Institute’s vital work to support artists.
Meet the 2024 Sundance Institute Directors, Screenwriters, and Native Lab Fellows
Even though we’ve been doing this for over 40 years, a spark of excitement rushes through us whenever we reveal the fellows for this year’s
Interview: Lourdes Portillo, Director of “Las madres de la Plaza de Mayo,” “La Ofrenda”
What was the Sundance Film Festival like in the 1980s? Documentary filmmakers walk us through the Festival’s first decade.
Sundance Film Festival CDMX 2024 kicks off today at Cinépolis
Sundance Film Festival CDMX 2024 kicks-off today with screenings in 5 theaters in Mexico City and the opening-night film, FRIDA, directed by Carla Gutiérrez During
Inside the Archives: Highlighting the Importance of Preservation for the Festival’s 40th Edition
Sundance Institute Founder Robert Redford during a press conference at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival. Photo by Ken Regan By the Archives Team There’s no
Doris Duke Foundation Announces $1M Grant to Sundance Institute Expanding Commitment to Uplifting Muslim Storytelling With New Building Bridges Fellowship and Completion Fund
Six artists announced as inaugural cohort of Building Bridges Fellowship NEW YORK, NEW YORK (April 26, 2024) — The Doris Duke Foundation is pleased to
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: LONDON 2024 REVEALS FULL PROGRAMME LINE-UP BURSTING WITH BOLD CINEMATIC VOICES FOR 11TH EDITION
IN ADDITION TO FICTION AND DOCUMENTARY FEATURES, THE SELECTION INCLUDES: ● PROGRAMME OF SPECIALLY CURATED UK SHORT FILMS ● SURPRISE FILM SCREENING RETURNS ● PROGRAMME
A Primer on Global Warming, Courtesy of 8 Sundance Film Festival Films
A still from Climate Refugees By Vanessa Zimmer Every April 22 since 1970, Americans have celebrated Earth Day, the dawn of the environmental movement. Now,
Mexico City Watchlist: 7 Documentaries About Working in CDMX
Pictured: Midnight Family By Stephanie Ornelas A great way to get to know a city as culturally unique and rich as Mexico City is to
Sundance Institute Launches RFI and RFP Process to Explore Host Locations for the Sundance Film Festival in 2027 and Beyond
Opening today, the exploration is aimed at selecting a location that will preserve and grow an artist centered, audience engaging, inclusive Festival PARK CITY, UTAH,
“Stress Positions” Mines Health Anxieties for Comedy
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 18: (L–R) John Early and Theda Hammel attend the 2024 Sundance Film Festival “Stress Positions” premiere at Library Center Theatre
Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Silje Evensmo Jacobsen, the Filmmaker Behind “A New Kind of Wilderness”
By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent
The Rise and Fall of “The Synanon Fix”: “Like Frogs Boiling Slowly in Water”
(Robin Marshall/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) By Veronika Lee Claghorn Established in 1958 by Charles Diedrich, a former alcoholic, Synanon was designed to assist individuals
Mexico City Watchlist: 7 Sundance Festival Films Written by Women
[Pictured: A still from Sujo] By Stephanie Ornelas “There are so many stories and layers to be told within Ciudad de México,” Paloma Riojas says over
The Making of “Beirut” Is as Exciting as Its Espionage Plot
By Shahnaz Mahmud A screenwriter on the rise. A long forgotten script. A producer who unearthed it and held onto the dream of making it