Includes 2 courses:

• Visual Storytelling: The Shot, The Image, and The Camera
• Defining Your Voice as a Director

Take your directing skills to the next level by discovering and refining your artistic voice. With this two-course bundle, you will fine-tune your identity as a director and have a deeper understanding of cinematic language that will help you communicate with your key collaborators.

Includes 2 courses:

• Defining Your Voice as a Director
• Pitching and Presenting Yourself

For first-time directors, skill is only part of the equation; you have to learn how to present yourself and your work as well. With this two-course bundle, you will discover who you are as a creative, tools to refine your directorial voice, and how to pitch yourself to key decision-makers.

Includes 3 courses:

• Crafting Your Short Film Screenplay
• Directing: Core Elements
• Film Producing: Core Elements

Make your next short film with a solid foundation. For multi-hyphenate creatives, this three-course bundle will give you a deeper understanding of the key roles to make your next production a success.

Includes 3 courses:

• Directing: Core Elements
• Film Producing: Core Elements
• Screenwriting: Core Elements

Get started with your filmmaking journey by gaining the skills essential to making a movie from start to finish. In this three-course bundle, you will learn more about creating a compelling story, actualizing your vision on screen, and tools to navigate the logistics of making a feature film.

Includes 2 courses:

• Directing Actors
• Directing: Core Elements

It's time to jump into the director's chair! In this two course bundle, you will learn the essentials of directing; from how to develop and execute a vision your vision for a project to how to communicate and collaborate with actors.

Includes 10 items:

• Conversations from the Sundance Institute Labs | Lesli Linka Glatter (MAD MEN) and Keith Gordon (FARGO) on Scene Breakdown and Shooting Preparation
• Conversations from the Sundance Institute Labs | Karyn Kusama (DESTROYER) on Directing and Prepping Your Film
• Conversations from the Sundance Institute Labs | Kasi Lemmons (EVE'S BAYOU) on Directing
• Conversations from the Sundance Film Festival | Pathways to Your First Feature Film with Carey Williams (EMERGENCY) & Chase Joynt (FRAMING AGNES)
• Conversations from the Sundance Institute Labs | Roundtable on Mentally Preparing to Direct with Ira Sachs (FRANKIE), Karyn Kusama (DESTROYER) & more
• Conversations from the Sundance Institute Labs | Rick Famuyiwa on Directing THE WOOD and DOPE
• Conversations from the Sundance Institute Labs | Miguel Arteta (BEATRIZ AT DINNER) and Randa Haines (CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD) on Directing
• Conversations from the Sundance Institute Labs | Roundtable on Scene Breakdown and Preparing to Shoot with Walter Salles (THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES) & more
• Conversations from the Sundance Institute Labs | Roundtable on Building the World of Your Film with Miguel Arteta (BEATRIZ AT DINNER) & more
• Conversations from the Sundance Institute Labs | Benh Zeitlin (WENDY) on Creating the World of Your Film

Go behind the scenes to learn from Sundance Advisors in our Conversations from the Labs series. This collection of videos will deepen your understanding of a major creative discipline, the art of Directing!

Includes 13 items:

• Master Class: Designing and Blocking a Scene with Lesli Linka Glatter (HOMELAND)
• Directing TV with Rachel Raimist (QUEEN SUGAR)
• Master Class: Directing Actors with Judith Weston (ENDLESS LOVE)
• Building a Culture of Humanity on Set
• Advisor Studio: Directing Principles to Change Your Filmmaking with Rob Spera
• Creating Safe and Authentic Performances with Intimacy Coordinator Marci Liroff
• Advisor Studio: A Director’s Guide Through Pre-Production with Robert Mandel
• Working with Your Editor: Collaboration & Workflow with Bridey Elliott & Patrick Lawrence | Presented by Adobe
• Master Class: The Sound & Music of the Daniels’ EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE | Presented by the Dolby Institute
• How to Shoot a Fight Scene with Director Catherine Hardwicke (TWILIGHT)
• Directing Actors: Casting & Rehearsing with Karyn Kusama (YELLOWJACKETS)
• The Fundamentals of Cinematography with Rodrigo Prieto (THE IRISHMAN)
• Advisor Studio: Natalie Metzger (THUNDER ROAD) on Finding and Building a Successful Production Crew

Directing is both an art and a skill that evolves with experience, experimentation, and curiosity. In this comprehensive video bundle, accomplished directors & creative collaborators offer practical insights into the many dimensions of the craft. Learn to shape performance with actors, design and block compelling visuals, navigate pre-production, and build trust across your crew.

Includes 5 items:

• Building and Sustaining Your Career as a Writer and Director with Kasi Lemmons
• Master Class: Lessons from a Life Behind the Camera with Ken Kwapis (THE OFFICE)
• Master Class: How to Craft a Successful Film or TV Pitch with Jose Acevedo (EVERYTHING'S TRASH) and Giulia Caruso (COLUMBUS)
• Master Class: Transforming Your Short Film to Your First Feature with Adamma and Adanne Ebo (HONK FOR JESUS, SAVE YOUR SOUL)
• Spotlight: Chloé Zhao (NOMADLAND, ETERNALS) on Finding Your Way as a Filmmaker

Charting a path as a director requires a blend of creative vision, leadership, and expertise in navigating the industry. In this curated video bundle, experienced directors & screenwriters share insights on building a directing career, from developing your voice and making your first feature to navigating the business, pitching, and sustaining long-term momentum!

Includes 15 items:

• Spotlight: Sofia Coppola on PRISCILLA
• Spotlight: The Craft of Visual Storytelling with Rachel Morrison (THE FIRE INSIDE)
• Spotlight: A Cinematic Dialogue with Richard Linklater
• Spotlight: Emerald Fennell on SALTBURN
• Spotlight: Judd Apatow on Writing and Directing Comedy
• Spotlight: From Script to Screen with Filmmaker David Lowery (THE GREEN KNIGHT) | Presented by Frame.io
• Spotlight: Patty Jenkins: From MONSTER to WONDER WOMAN
• Spotlight: Gina Prince-Bythewood (LOVE & BASKETBALL, THE OLD GUARD) on Writing, Directing, and Representation
• Spotlight: Chloé Zhao (NOMADLAND, ETERNALS) on Finding Your Way as a Filmmaker
• MOONLIGHT: A Case Study with Barry Jenkins
• Taika Waititi (BOY) on Going From Indies to Hollywood
• Spotlight: Conversation with Ava DuVernay: Art is Activism
• Boots Riley on the Creative Process Behind SORRY TO BOTHER YOU
• Spotlight: Jeff Nichols on THE BIKERIDERS
• Spotlight: Creating Magic in Cinema with Mira Nair

Experience the craft through the voices behind it! This video bundle offers a rare window into the minds of today’s most influential filmmakers. From Sofia Coppola to Ava DuVernay, Barry Jenkins to Robert Eggers, these intimate conversations and behind-the-scenes insights explore the craft, challenges, and personal journeys that illuminate what it means to be a director.

Includes 6 items:

• Festival Spotlight 2025: A Conversation on Art, Love, and Legacy with COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT
• Festival Spotlight 2025: Advocacy Meets AI with FREE LEONARD PELTIER
• Festival Spotlight 2025: The Art of True Crime with ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT
• Festival Spotlight 2025: World Cinema Dramatic Competition
• Festival Spotlight 2025: Making Your First Feature
• Festival Spotlight 2025: NEXT

This video bundle features Festival Spotlight events from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival! Enjoy exclusive conversations with the creators behind work that screened at the Sundance Film Festival, designed to share advice and insights on the creative process.