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THROWING MUSES: WHAT INSPIRES SUNDANCE COLLAB ADVISORS
“There’s a painting by Frida Kahlo called The Broken Column. It’s a self-portrait. She’s got all these nails sticking out of her body, there’s this
“There’s a painting by Frida Kahlo called The Broken Column. It’s a self-portrait. She’s got all these nails sticking out of her body, there’s this
For this question, we turned to Chloé Zhao, who is known for wearing multiple hats on her projects, such as the recent Oscar-winning film Nomadland,
Inspiration sparks creative ideas and to most people, it can sometimes feel elusive to find when needed the most. Inspiration is also different for everyone
Directing an episode of television and directing a feature film are, in many ways, identical jobs. In both formats, the director is the one in
Inspiration for her First Stories Joslyn was already conceptualizing her first short, The Looking Glass, when she read The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks “about
Every year, the filmmaking community gathers and celebrates the pinnacle of creative endeavors in an “all roads lead to this” crowning moment known as awards
Choose Your Collaborators and Projects Mindfully One essential piece of advice that Zhao circles back to multiple times is that, “You have to surround yourself
1. Create Larger Than Life Characters “On a good TV show, your character needs to be the most interesting person in their world,” Mazzara emphasizes.
Listen To Your Body and Find Your Purpose Marling’s journey toward becoming an artist didn’t begin right away; in fact, she had a career as
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