2020 Art of Editing Fellowship
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About this Course
The Art of Editing Fellowship evolved out of the long-standing role at the Documentary Edit and Story Lab for emerging editors. The original title of “Contributing Editor” (CE) was created for editors who were selected from a separate application process and paired with Lab fellow teams to provide on-site technical and editorial support during the Lab.
This year, we are launching the Art of Editing Fellowship, dedicated to supporting a diverse group of emerging editors working in independent nonfiction. The Fellowship will provide mentorship and create a nurturing, collaborative network of editors to learn, share and discuss pressing challenges working editors face today balanced with a focus on the art of editing and an intimate space to discuss creative process.
The Fellowship will kick-off with a virtual Lab experience, taking place June 22-26, 2020. It is a space to bring fellows together for a week of career-focused conversations, working sessions with advisors and Sundance staff, as well as presentations and masterclasses. We are excited to bring to this format, the unique sense of community and peer-to-peer knowledge exchange inherent to the Edit and Story Lab, and ignite a long-lasting chain of support and collaboration between editors.
The Fellowship will accept 8 Editors and assemble a lineup of 6 Advisors. Past advisors include Kate Amend (Into the Arms of Strangers, The Keepers), Andrea Chignoli (Cielo, No), Jonathan Oppenheim (Paris Is Burning, The Oath), Carla Gutierrez (Kingdom of Shadows, RBG) and Mary Lampson (Harlan County U.S.A., The Bad Kids).
Team

Kristin Feeley
Deputy Director, Documentary Film Program
Kristin Feeley is the Director of the Sundance Documentary Film and Artist Programs where her programs support a broad slate of independent, domestic and international nonfiction storytellers focused on human rights, social justice and innovative approaches. She has worked in artist development at the Sundance Institute for over fifteen years, supporting the careers of hundreds of nonfiction directors, editors, producers. During her time at Sundance she launched the Documentary Producers Lab and Fellowship and created the Art of Editing Fellowship as well as the Nonfiction Critics Fellowship. Kristin is committed to supporting artists who contribute to a collaborative, inclusive artistic process in independent nonfiction. Prior to Sundance, Kristin worked in social policy research and arts nonprofits before pursuing a Masters in Film at the University of Glasgow.

Andrea Alarcón
Manager, Producing & Artist Support, Documentary Film Program
Andrea Alarcón is a nonprofit arts administrator and curator who joined the DFP team in 2019 and actively manages the submission review processes for the program's Documentary Producers Lab and Fellowship and provides year-round creative and strategic support to DFP supported artists. Andrea also contributes to the submission review process for the Documentary Fund. She has a passion for amplifying emerging, historically marginalized and international filmmakers, applying an equity based lens to her work to ensure that a spectrum of perspectives is represented in the documentary realm. She is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz with a BA in Film and Digital Media, and a concentration in documentary production. Prior to Sundance, she worked with the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History to engage and empower underrepresented communities in the arts before moving to Los Angeles. Andrea is a passionate community builder, lover of films and coffee enthusiast.
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