
Master Classes are in-depth, interactive learning experiences focused on craft and career building and led by renowned industry experts. Topics include fiction and documentary filmmaking, TV writing and production, and navigating and succeeding in the entertainment industry.
This live, interactive Master Class will provide a guide to integrating accessibility and inclusion into your filmmaking process—from concept to final cut.
In this three-hour deep dive, you’ll gain hands-on insights into hiring practices, set design for accessibility, and innovative techniques for capturing audio and visuals that ensure a smooth, inclusive post-production workflow.
Led by three groundbreaking nonfiction filmmakers, this session will feature real-world case studies and live Q&A, giving you direct access to their expertise:
Alison O’Daniel – The Tuba Thieves (2023)
Day Al-Mohamed – unseen (2023) & FWD-Doc
Reid Davenport – Life After (2025)
What You'll Learn:
- How to build an inclusive cast and crew
- Making your set accessible from day one
- Incorporating accessibility into shot lists and storyboards
- Best practices for working with ASL interpreters and accessibility consultants
- Capturing audio and visual content with accessibility in mind
- Creating seamless captions and audio descriptions as part of the creative process
- Ensuring your film is accessible across exhibition platforms (online & in-person)
- Designing marketing and promotional materials for all audiences
Whether you're an emerging or experienced filmmaker, this Master Class will give you the tools to make accessibility an integral part of your creative vision. Don’t miss this chance to elevate your storytelling and open your films to the widest audience possible.
If you would benefit from an accommodation to fully participate in this event, please complete this form, contact us at (435) 776-7790, or email us at accessibility@sundance.org to discuss your specific requests. Every effort will be made to accommodate advance requests; requests made within 5 days of the event may not be guaranteed.
A recording of this Master Class will be posted the next business day to our Video Library the next business day following the session. All registered attendees will find the recording in the “Purchases” section of their account once it is posted.