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Inside the Edit with BIPOC Doc Editors: CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS

With: Mohammadreza Eyni and 2 more

Inside the Edit with BIPOC Doc Editors: CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS

With: Mohammadreza Eyni, Sara Khaki and Soheil Rezayazdi

Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Institute Producers Track Programs

With: Shira Rockowitz, Maria Caridad Clement, Andrea Alarcón, Kristin Feeley and Katherine Street

Spotlight: Finding What Makes a Story Sing with Dana Fox (WICKED: FOR GOOD)

With: Dana Fox and Katherine Street
Join Sundance Collab for an exclusive Spotlight Event with prolific screenwriter and executive producer Dana Fox (How to Be Single, Cruella, Home Before Dark, Wicked) as she talks about her writing journey in film and television, and co-writing the epic two-part musical film Wicked and Wicked: For Good based on the hit novel and Broadway musical.
Insider Session

Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Institute Native Lab

With: Isabella Dionne Madrigal and 3 more

Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Institute Native Lab

With: Isabella Dionne Madrigal, Jared Lank, Adam Piron and Erica Elson
Advisor Studio

Advisor Studio: A Guide to High-Speed, Low-Budget Film Production

With: Miguel Silveira and 2 more

Advisor Studio: A Guide to High-Speed, Low-Budget Film Production

With: Miguel Silveira, Missy Hernandez and Erica Elson
Event Recording

Digital Security for Filmmakers with the Freedom of the Press Foundation

With: Davis Erin Anderson and Soheil Rezayazdi
Event Recording

Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Institute Ignite Program

With: Samina Saifee and 3 more

Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Institute Ignite Program

With: Samina Saifee, Kat Schulze, Toby Brooks and Katherine Street

Insider Session: Applying to the 2026 Sundance Institute Episodic Lab

With: Fatima Liaqat, Kyle Kubo, Jandiz Estrada Cardoso and Erica Elson
Advisor Studio

Advisor Studio: Crafting Bone-Chilling Horror Beat Sheets with Beth Bruckner O’Brien

With: Beth Bruckner O’Brien and Soheil Rezayazdi

Insider Session: Applying to Sundance Collab’s Cultural Impact Residency

With: Alejandra López, Caitlin McCarthy, Jennifer Huang and Soheil Rezayazdi
Advisor Studio

Advisor Studio: Writing Action That Works As Drama with Javier Grillo-Marxuach

With: Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Soheil Rezayazdi
Event Recording

CDMX 2025: Catalyst (THE QUEENDOM)

With: Giulia Caruso and 3 more

CDMX 2025: Catalyst (THE QUEENDOM)

With: Giulia Caruso, Otilia Portillo, Paula Arroio and Elena Fortes
Event Recording

CDMX 2025: Urgency and Documentary Storytelling

With: Sudeep Sharma and 4 more

CDMX 2025: Urgency and Documentary Storytelling

With: Sudeep Sharma, Mstyslav Chernov, David Borenstein, Gianluca Matarrese and Lindsay Utz
Event Recording

CDMX 2025: Collaborating with Actors

With: Ash Hoyle and 3 more

CDMX 2025: Collaborating with Actors

With: Ash Hoyle, Carmen Emmi, Laura Casabé and Fernanda Echevarría Del Rivero
Spotlight

Spotlight: Showrunning the Resistance with ANDOR Creator Tony Gilroy

With: Tony Gilroy and Soheil Rezayazdi
Event Recording

Inside the Edit with BIPOC Doc Editors: SABBATH QUEEN

With: Sandi DuBowski and 5 more

Inside the Edit with BIPOC Doc Editors: SABBATH QUEEN

With: Sandi DuBowski, Francisco Bello, ACE, Jeremy Stulberg, ACE, Kyle Crichton, Meranda Yslas and Soheil Rezayazdi
Advisor Studio

Advisor Studio: Mastering the Art of Film Development with Dana Lustig

With: Dana Lustig and Katherine Street

Advisor Studio: Leading a Creative Partnership with Your Cinematographer with Tal Lazar

With: Tal Lazar
In this interactive 60-minute session, Lazar shares practical methods directors can use to lead creative collaborations with their cinematographers, regardless of their technical expertise. You’ll learn to find subtext in a scene, link it to effective visual methods, and gain authority through your understanding of the story. The session ends with a Q&A session, where audience members ask questions to gain insights tailored to their own filmmaking journey.
Event Recording

Inside the Edit with BIPOC Doc Editors: PATRICE: THE MOVIE

With: Jenna A. Bush and 4 more

Inside the Edit with BIPOC Doc Editors: PATRICE: THE MOVIE

With: Jenna A. Bush, Ally Southwood-Smith, John Tarquinio, Ephraim Kirkwood and Soheil Rezayazdi
Spotlight

Spotlight: Directing THE PITT with Amanda Marsalis

With: Amanda Marsalis and Patty West

Spotlight: Directing THE PITT with Amanda Marsalis

With: Amanda Marsalis and Patty West
Spotlight

Spotlight: Documenting Digital Lives with Lauren Greenfield (SOCIAL STUDIES)

With: Lauren Greenfield and Soheil Rezayazdi
Spotlight

Spotlight: Reimagining THE WEDDING BANQUET with Andrew Ahn

With: Andrew Ahn and Katherine Street

Master Class: Integrating Accessibility and Inclusion into Filmmaking

With: Reid Davenport, Day Al-Mohamed and Alison O'Daniel

Festival Spotlight 2025: Advocacy Meets AI with FREE LEONARD PELTIER

With: Jhane Myers, David France, Jesse Short Bull and Soheil Rezayazdi
Master Class

Master Class: Navigating International Production

With: Stuart Pollok and Katherine Street

Master Class: Navigating International Production

With: Stuart Pollok and Katherine Street
Event Recording

Inside the Edit with BIPOC Doc Editors: SPERMWORLD

With: Daniel Garber and 2 more

Inside the Edit with BIPOC Doc Editors: SPERMWORLD

With: Daniel Garber, Emily Yue and Soheil Rezayazdi
Event Recording

Festival Spotlight 2025: The Art of True Crime with ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT

With: Charlie Shackleton and Katherine Street
Event Recording

Festival Spotlight 2025: World Cinema Dramatic Competition

With: Nadia Fall and 3 more

Festival Spotlight 2025: World Cinema Dramatic Competition

With: Nadia Fall, Rohan Kanawade, Alireza Khatami and Erica Elson
Event Recording

Festival Spotlight 2025: Making Your First Feature

With: Rashad Frett and 3 more

Festival Spotlight 2025: Making Your First Feature

With: Rashad Frett, Alex Russell, Evan Twohy and Soheil Rezayazdi
Event Recording

Festival Spotlight 2025: NEXT

With: Kate Beecroft and Katherine Street

Festival Spotlight 2025: NEXT

With: Kate Beecroft and Katherine Street
Event Recording

Festival Spotlight 2025: World Cinema Documentary Competition

With: Sara Khaki and 4 more

Festival Spotlight 2025: World Cinema Documentary Competition

With: Sara Khaki, Mohammadreza Eyni, Christopher King, Maia Lekow and Soheil Rezayazdi
Master Class

Master Class: Building Confidence and Resilience as an Artist

With: Sasha Damjanovski and Katherine Street

Master Class: Building Confidence and Resilience as an Artist

With: Sasha Damjanovski and Katherine Street
Advisor Studio

Advisor Studio: Preparing Your Film for a Festival Premiere

With: Carolyn Kaylor and Erica Elson
Advisor Studio

Advisor Studio: Pitching Your Documentary for Production Funding

With: Kavery Kaul and Erica Elson

Insider Session: Submitting Your Feature Film to the Sundance Film Festival

With: Sudeep Sharma, Ana Souza and Katherine Street
Spotlight

Spotlight: Megan Park on MY OLD ASS

With: Megan Park and Erica Elson

Spotlight: Megan Park on MY OLD ASS

With: Megan Park and Erica Elson
Event Recording

Insider Session: Submitting Your Short to the Sundance Film Festival

With: Mike Plante and Katherine Street
Advisor Studio

Advisor Studio: Mastering the Art of the Pitch with Patricia Resnick

With: Patricia Resnick and Katherine Street
Spotlight

Spotlight: Jeff Nichols on THE BIKERIDERS

With: Jeff Nichols and Erica Elson

Spotlight: Jeff Nichols on THE BIKERIDERS

With: Jeff Nichols and Erica Elson
Event Recording

Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Documentary Fund

With: Dominic Davis and 2 more

Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Documentary Fund

With: Dominic Davis, Evan Neff and Katherine Street

Spotlight: Crafting Complex Characters with the Creators of HACKS

With: Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello and Erica Elson
Spotlight

Spotlight: Creating Magic in Cinema with Mira Nair

With: Mira Nair and Erica Elson

Spotlight: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck on Building a Successful Career as Writer/Directors in Film and TV

With: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck and Erica Elson
For this Spotlight Event, Fleck and Boden will discuss their journey from making a short to their first feature, the art of collaboration, and the differences between directing film and television.

Making Your First Feature Film - A Conversation at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival

With: Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie, Josh Margolin, Sean Wang and Patty West
For this in-person meetup during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Collab brings together Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie (SUGARCANE), Josh Margolin (THELMA), and Sean Wang (DÌDI (弟弟)), for a candid conversation about the process of making their first feature film.
Event Recording

Insider Session: Applying to the Ignite Challenge

With: Toby Brooks and Katherine Street

Insider Session: Applying to the Ignite Challenge

With: Toby Brooks and Katherine Street
Spotlight

Spotlight: Emerald Fennell on SALTBURN

With: Emerald Fennell and Katherine Street

Spotlight: Emerald Fennell on SALTBURN

With: Emerald Fennell and Katherine Street
Event Recording

Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Producers Track Programs

With: Andrea Alarcón and 4 more

Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Producers Track Programs

With: Andrea Alarcón, Maria Caridad Clement, Kristin Feeley, Shira Rockowitz and Katherine Street
Advisor Studio

Advisor Studio: Documentary Grant Writing with Tracie Holder

With: Tracie Holder and Katherine Street

Advisor Studio: Documentary Grant Writing with Tracie Holder

With: Tracie Holder and Katherine Street
Spotlight

Spotlight: Sofia Coppola on PRISCILLA

Panelist: Sofia Coppola

Graton Fellowship for Artists from California-Based Tribes Information Session

With: Adam Piron, Ianeta Le'i, Charine Gonzales and Katherine Street

Advisor Studio: Climate Storytelling: How to Promote Sustainability From Script to Screen

With: Kimberly Burnick, Kat Coiro, Daniel Hinerfeld, Sam Enoch and Sheila Morovati
Video

The Heart of Development with Misha Green (LOVECRAFT COUNTRY)

With: Misha Green and Jandiz Estrada Cardoso

The Heart of Development with Misha Green (LOVECRAFT COUNTRY)

With: Misha Green and Jandiz Estrada Cardoso

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Roundtable on Film Editing with Joi McMillon (MOONLIGHT) & more

With: Joi McMillon, Dylan Tichenor, Terilyn A Shropshire, Ilyse McKimmie and Michelle Tesoro
Event Recording

Michel Franco y el cine de la disrupción

Panelist: Michel Franco and Fernanda Solórzano

Michel Franco y el cine de la disrupción

With: Michel Franco and Fernanda Solórzano
Spotlight

Spotlight: Judd Apatow on Writing and Directing Comedy

Writer / Director / Producer: Judd Apatow

Spotlight: Judd Apatow on Writing and Directing Comedy

Writer / Director / Producer: Judd Apatow

Conversations from the Sundance Labs | Writers on Rewriting with Susannah Grant (ERIN BROCKOVICH) & more

With: Naomi Foner, Walter Mosley, Erin Cressida Wilson, Susannah Grant, John Gratins and Howard Rodman
Master Class

Master Class: Audio Storytelling with George Lavender (DR. DEATH)

With: George Lavender and 4 more

Master Class: Audio Storytelling with George Lavender (DR. DEATH)

With: George Lavender, Lata Pandya, Martina Castro, James Kim and Melissa Dueñas
Spotlight

Spotlight: Patty Jenkins: From MONSTER to WONDER WOMAN

Writer / Director: Patty Jenkins
Event Recording

A Celebration of Radha Blank (THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION)

With: Radha Blank and 3 more

A Celebration of Radha Blank (THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION)

With: Radha Blank, Lulu Wang, Octavia Spencer and Julie Dash
Event Recording

Carlos Cuarón y la vida de los personajes: de la palabra a la imagen

With: Carlos Cuarón and Marina Stavenhagen Vargas

Carlos Cuarón y la vida de los personajes: de la palabra a la imagen

With: Carlos Cuarón and Marina Stavenhagen Vargas
Event Recording

Online Meetup with Sheldon Candis (LUV)

With: Sheldon Candis and 2 more

Online Meetup with Sheldon Candis (LUV)

With: Sheldon Candis, Chris Ashwell and Noah Kim
Event Recording

Tatiana Huezo sobre creando mundos cinematográficos con el documental y la ficción

With: Carlos A. Gutiérrez and Tatiana Huezo

Tatiana Huezo sobre creando mundos cinematográficos con el documental y la ficción

With: Carlos A. Gutiérrez and Tatiana Huezo
Únase a la aclamada cineasta mexicana Tatiana Huezo para un seminario web en vivo en español sobre trabajo tanto en documental como en ficción. Presentando desgloses de escenas de sus galardonados documentales El lugar más pequeño y Tempestad, y su muy esperado y próximo debut en el largometraje de ficción, Noche de fuego, Huezo explora cómo los límites tradicionales en el lenguaje cinematográfico se pueden empujar a través de las disciplinas, y cómo sus antecedentes en No ficción le dio una visión única de cómo abordar su debut de ficción. Seguido de preguntas y respuestas.

Writing and Directing Short Films with Joey Ally (JOY JOY NAILS)

Filmmaker: Joey Ally
Filmmaker and Sundance Lab alum Joey Ally has made three short films. She talks about what she's learned about writing scripts, translating them to her crew, and how learning to attach everything to story has prepared her for her first feature.

Sebastián Lelio sobre el poder de la cámara subjetiva

Instructor: Sebastián Lelio
Únete al cineasta Sebastián Lelio, ganador de un premio de la Academia, en un seminario en línea y en vivo sobre la cinematografía. Presentando análisis de escenas de sus películas aclamadas GLORIA y UNA MUJER FANTÁSTICA, descubre cómo Lelio utiliza la cámara subjetiva para dar forma a la relación de su audiencia con una película y sus personajes.

Changing the Cultural Narrative with Heather Rae (FROZEN RIVER)

With: Heather Rae
Heather Rae is a film and TV producer who also who also promotes narrative change work, particularly for Native and Indigenous filmmakers. Here she talks about how inclusion will change the industry and why producers of culture are more needed than ever.

Establishing Sustainable Fees with Nonfiction Producer Jessica Devaney (PRAY AWAY)

Producer: Jessica Devaney
Because of pressure to keep costs low, nonfiction directors and producers often don't take fees. Established documentary producer Jessica Devaney shares how she builds fees into her budgets so that she and her directors can more sustainably work as filmmakers, and why you should place monetary value on your work.

Master Class: Creating Branded Content with Stacy Fuller of Refinery 29

With: Stacy Fuller, Greg James, Aiden Darné, Megan Doyle, Pamela Romanowsky and Patty West

Film as Environmental Activism with Jeff Orlowski (CHASING CORAL)

With: Jeff Orlowski
Documentary director Jeff Orlowski has made significant impact awareness around climate change with his films CHASING ICE and CHASING CORAL. Hear how he uses emotional entry points to get audiences to connect to environmental topics.

Master Class: Social Activism Through Storytelling with Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk (AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER)

With: Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk
At the heart of every successful social activist movement is a compelling story. This three-hour, live, online master class will delve into strategies for making media that moves the needle on social issues and galvanizes its audience to make change.

Feature Editing with Dylan Tichenor (PHANTOM THREAD)

Editor: Dylan Tichenor
Editor Dylan Tichenor shares his expertise on how to navigate the process, pace, and politics of cutting features.

The Art of Feedback: Giving and Receiving Notes with Trey Ellis (Tuskegee Airmen) and Amanda Idoko (BREAKING NEWS IN YUBA COUNTY)

With: Franklin Leonard, Trey Ellis and Amanda Idoko
Learning how to give and receive feedback is an artform that makes you a better creator and collaborator, but is rarely discussed. Join our partners at The Black List [https://blcklst.com/] in a live webinar on how to navigate this nuanced, yet powerful aspect of crafting your screenplay - and career. There's great value to inviting others to read your work and let you know if your intentions are on the page. Feedback can help you in building more dynamic characters, developing stronger storylines, and creating more enriching worlds. In this webinar, we'll share tips on who you should ask for feedback, and when; and discuss how to engage in a feedback dialogue. You'll leave with an understanding of how to listen to feedback and integrate notes that will support you in revising your work and taking it to the next level.

From Shorts to Showrunner with Desiree Akhavan (THE BISEXUAL)

Writer, Director: Desiree Akhavan
Writer/director/actress Desiree Akhavan tells how she protects her vision and grows her work across shorts, features & TV.

Sundance Institute Short Film Session: San José with Bridey Elliott (CLARA'S GHOST, AFFECTIONS) and Diffan Sina Norman (KEKASIH, BENEVOLENT BA)

With: Mike Plante and Diffan Sina Norman
Sundance Institute presents a free-half day online event on the art of short filmmaking. Join Sundance Film Festival senior programmer Mike Plante for shorts screenings; conversations with filmmakers Bridey Elliott (Clara's Ghost, Affections) and Diffan Sina Norman (Kekasih, Benevolent Ba); and insights into how the Festival's programmers make their selections. Whether you're just starting out, or have made some shorts and are looking to learn more about filmmaking, we'd love for you to join us.
Video

Making Music and Films with Kamasi Washington

Advisor: Kamasi Washington

Directing for TV with Lesli Linka Glatter (HOMELAND)

Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Lesli Linka Glatter (HOMELAND) walks through the best practices that have shaped her prolific television directing career.

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