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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
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
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: Documenting Digital Lives with Lauren Greenfield (SOCIAL STUDIES)

With: Lauren Greenfield and Soheil Rezayazdi

Festival Spotlight 2025: Advocacy Meets AI with FREE LEONARD PELTIER

With: Jhane Myers, David France, Jesse Short Bull and Soheil Rezayazdi
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 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
Event Recording

Insider Session: Applying to the Ignite Challenge

With: Toby Brooks and Erica Elson

Insider Session: Applying to the Ignite Challenge

With: Toby Brooks 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
Event Recording

Insider Session: Submitting Your Short to the Sundance Film Festival

With: Mike Plante and Katherine Street
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
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
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
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.

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.

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.

Making Brave Choices with Nonfiction Filmmaker Nanfu Wang (ONE CHILD NATION)

With: Nanfu Wang
Documentary director Nanfu Wang has made films that make extreme demands on her physical safety. Learn how she approaches dangerous situations, mitigating risk, and understanding why brave stories need to be told.

The Elements of a Great Documentary Scene with Jonathan Oppenheim (PARIS IS BURNING)

With: Jonathan Oppenheim
Editor Jonathan Oppenheim has crafted critically-acclaimed documentaries, including "Paris is Burning" and "The Oath". In this video he explains how he thinks about the elements of a good scene, approaching structure, and looking for aliveness in the footage.

Build and Sustain Your Producing Career with Carly Hugo and Matt Parker (LOVELESS)

With: Carly Hugo and Matt Parker
How to sustain yourself as you build your producing career

Four Directors Share Their Artistic Journey to the 2019 Sundance Film Festival with Lulu Wang (THE FAREWELL) & more

With: Ilyse McKimmie, Joe Talbot, Lulu Wang, Jacqueline Olive and Paul Downs Colaizzo
Making your film is no easy task - meet the 2019 Sundance Film Festival artists to learn what they did and how you can do it, too

Making Short Films with Mariama Diallo (HAIR WOLF), Bernardo Britto (GLOVE) & more

With: Mike Plante, Mariama Diallo, Francisca Alegria, Anna Kerrigan and Bernardo Britto
Join Senior Short Film Programmer, Mike Plante and learn about the art and craft of making short films and strategizing for festival and distribution opportunities.

Brave Storytelling with Heather Rae (FROZEN RIVER), Justin Chon (PACHINKO) & more

With: Heather Rae, Kimberly Ane Peirce, Tyger Williams, Rudy Valdez and Justin Chon
Stories transport and ​can ​transform us. They allow us to know ourselves and others, and to find meaning in our lives and in our world. They cross borders, transcend culture, and allow us to frame our worlds through new lenses. To create rich stories takes​ courage​ and a willingness to ​do the deep work. Ilyse McKimmie, Kimberly Peirce, Heather Rae, Tyger Williams, Justin Chon, and Rudy Valdez discuss.

How to View Footage with Toby Shimin (BUCK)

Editor: Toby Shimin
Documentary editor Toby Shimin talks about how to screen for emotion and story, organizing footage, and building impact.

Using Sound to Craft Meaning with Yance Ford (STRONG ISLAND)

Director, Producer: Yance Ford
Documentary director Yance Ford spent 10 years capturing the right sound for STRONG ISLAND - here's how he did it.

The Art of Nonfiction with Chai Vasarhelyi (FREE SOLO), Steve James (AMERICA TO ME), and Steve Maing (CRIME + PUNISHMENT)

With: Chai Vasarhelyi, Steve James, Steve Maing and Tabitha Jackson
Join leading nonfiction filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi, Steve James, and Steve Maing as they talk about what drives them to use the documentary form to make meaning of the world.

Non-Fiction Interviewing with Marina Zenovich (FANTASTIC LIES), Part 1

Filmmaker: Marina Zenovich
In part one of this master series, documentary director Marina Zenovich gives an overview of the principles of interviewing and how to approach the process.

Non-Fiction Interviewing with Marina Zenovich (FANTASTIC LIES), Part 2

Filmmaker: Marina Zenovich
In part two of this master series, documentary director Marina Zenovich shares her expertise in getting subjects to open up and how to maximize your story.

Directing Documentaries with Steve James & Bing Liu (AMERICA TO ME)

With: Steve James and Bing Liu
Veteran ​Documentary ​Director Steve James and emerging ​D​irector Bing Liu ​take us inside their rich ​collaboration ​and the value of mentorship​.​

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