Sundance Advisor

Maxine Trump

Author/Educator/Director

Maxine is a filmmaker and consultant. She has directed, developed and produced critically acclaimed feature documentaries and series in the UK, US and around the world. As a producer she enjoys enabling others to realise their goals and guiding them through production. For example, writing DANCE WITH DADS' inaugural treatments for the director of Netflix's DAUGHTERS; or story consulting for Canada's Oscar nominee ETERNAL SPRING. Whether she's finding great characters or directing jaw-dropping cinematic scenes, she loves bringing dramatic true stories to life. Her secret weapon is that she began her career working as a development executive for scripted comedy at the BBC, which helps bring emotion (and some humour) to everything she makes. More

Advisor Tiles

Maxine Trump is offering 30-minute and 60-minute, one-on-one sessions to discuss your questions about documentary filmmaking.


In 30-minute sessions, you can discuss your questions about the art, craft, and business of documentary filmmaking and navigating a career in the documentary space.


In 60-minute sessions, she can review your pitch deck, funding proposal, sizzle, or sample scenes (up to 15 minutes) in advance, and then provide feedback in the meeting. A 60-minute session is also an opportunity for deeper conversations where she can consult on the art, craft, and business of documentary filmmaking. 


FAQs

Which session length is right for me?
  • If you have general questions you’d like insight on such as career guidance, a 30-minute session should be right for you.
  • If you’d like to have your work reviewed and receive feedback, you’ll want to schedule a 60-minute session for detailed feedback during your session.
What type of work can I receive feedback on?

Each Advisor may provide different services. Advisors will review projects in advance to provide feedback during 60-minute sessions (ex: short film, screenplay, pitch deck review, etc.). Advanced project feedback is not available during our 30-minute sessions. 30-minute sessions do allow for conversation around works-in-progress or practice pitches, but Advisors do not review work in advance.


If you are looking for consulting services not listed above, please reach out to collabsupport@sundance.org to make a request or explore additional options. 

I need to reschedule, how do I choose a different meeting time?

You can reschedule your meeting a minimum of 48 hours in advance, once at most. Sessions can be rescheduled by clicking the link in your confirmation email, pending the advisors' availability. If you see no times available, contact collabsupport@sundance.org for more information.

How do I cancel my scheduled meeting?

Cancellation refunds minus payment processing fees are available up to 72 hours before the scheduled event, as noted in section 2.3.4 of our Terms of Use. Sessions can be canceled by clicking the link in your confirmation email. Contact collabsupport@sundance.org for more information.

How do I meet with the Advisor?

All of our Consultations are conducted via Zoom. Please follow the instructions below to set up Zoom on your device:

  1. Join a test meeting from your computer or device you will be using during your Consultation by visiting: https://zoom.us/test
  2. Click the “Join” button
  3. Download and install Zoom
  4. If Zoom doesn’t automatically start downloading, click the “download & run Zoom” link
  5. Once Zoom opens it will automatically take you into a test call, where you can test your audio and video

Please update your Zoom software regularly.


To participate in your scheduled session, you can either join via Link:

  1. Click the Zoom link from the email, which will prompt to open the desktop Zoom client
  2. Zoom will open and the meeting will begin

Or join via the Zoom App:

  1. Open the Zoom app
  2. Enter the Meeting ID (either the full URL or just the number)
  3. Ensure both options are unchecked (we want to be able to see and hear you!)
  4. If your name doesn’t appear automatically, enter it in the second field

If you have any further questions, please email collabsupport@sundance.org.