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The 39th IDA Documentary Awards Nominations Are Full of Sundance-Supported Projects
Awards season is in full swing and this morning the International Documentary Association unveiled their full nominee list for their 2023 honors. We were thrilled
A Circular Path: A Conversation with Indigenous Program Alum Alexandra Lazarowich
Alexandra Lazarowich photo by Sam Richardson By Adam Piron In keeping with our celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we have been looking at the
Food and Family: Anpa’o Locke and Zoë Neugebohr On Reframing Thanksgiving Through an Indigenous Multicultural Lens
For Native American Heritage Month, the Sundance Institute is proud to highlight conversations with former and current Indigenous Program fellows that focus on the bi/multiracial
“Mami Wata” Cinematographer Lílis Soares on Creating a New Kind of Gaze
Lílis Soares attends the 2023 Sundance Film Festival Mami Wata premiere on January 23, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) By
Pat Mitchell to Receive Vanguard Award for Philanthropy at Sundance Film Festival’s Opening Night Gala: Celebrating 40 Years Presented by Chase Sapphire®
November 16, 2023, Park City, UT — The nonprofit Sundance Institute today revealed an additional honoree of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival’s fundraiser, Opening Night
What the Chuck? | A Conversation with Native Lab Fellow Jana Schmieding
by Ianeta Le’i Sipping on a frothy homemade vanilla latte, Jana Schmieding is the kind of person you want as your best friend. It’s the
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie,” “20 Days in Mariupol,” and More Take Top Honors at 2023 Critics Choice Documentary Awards
Last month we were thrilled to see so many Sundance Film Festival projects named as nominees for the 2023 Critics Choice Documentary Awards. From nonfiction
An Indigenous Infinity: A Dispatch from Adam Piron
by Adam Piron I’ve been thinking a lot about time over this past year. In Western European cultures, there’s the idea that the future lies
Catch These 16 Sundance-Supported Documentaries at DOC NYC
By Stephanie Ornelas Let the celebration of documentary filmmaking continue. We just wrapped up our annual Doctober programming where we explored a number of powerful
“You Can Count on Me” and “Mudbound” Among Films With November Anniversaries
Jason Mitchell and Garrett Hedlund in “Mudbound.” Courtesy of Netflix By Lucy Spicer In November of 2000, writer-director Kenneth Lonergan’s feature directorial debut You Can
Sundance Institute and The Walt Disney Studios Launch the Project Advancement and Completion Fund to Support Underrepresented Directors
The nonprofit Sundance Institute and The Walt Disney Studios have teamed up to announce the founding of the Project Advancement and Completion Fund, an initiative
Balancing Themes with Sofia Coppola, Director of “Priscilla”
By Stephanie Ornelas Sundance Collab participants signed in from around the world to listen to Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation, Marie-Antoinette) talk about her new
Sundance Institute Names the 2023 Episodic Lab Fellows
Marking the 10th Anniversary of Supporting Emerging Writers in the Episodic Space PARK CITY, UTAH, November 2, 2023 – The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today
Release Rundown: Documentaries on Nikki Giovanni and Shere Hite Among Sundance Films Opening in November
Sex researcher Shere Hite is the subject of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival documentary “The Disappearance of Shere Hite,” directed by Nicole Newnham. By Lucy
Christopher Nolan to Be Honored with Inaugural Sundance Institute Trailblazer Award at 2024 Sundance Film Festival’s Opening Night Gala: Celebrating 40 Years Presented by Chase Sapphire®
Celine Song and Maite Alberdi To Receive Annual Vanguard Awards Presented by Acura Tables and Tickets Available Now: Annual Event Recognizes Outstanding Independent Storytellers and