About this Event Recording
Join Feature Film Program Deputy Director Ilyse McKimmie and Sundance Lab alum Christopher Makoto Yogi (I WAS A SIMPLE MAN) for an informational session about applying for Development Track programs and fellowships, as well as Yogi's personal experience attending the Screenwriters and Directors Labs and eventually premiering I WAS A SIMPLE MAN at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. The conversation will be followed by a live Q&A session to answer your questions surrounding the application process for this year's development track. If you're planning to apply, bring your questions about what we look for in an application, the right time to apply, the specifics of our programs, and more. For a complete description and eligibility information for the 2022 Development Track, please visit our website.
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Ilyse McKimmie
Moderator
Ilyse McKimmie is the Deputy Director for Sundance Institute's Feature Film Program. She oversees the Directors and Screenwriters Labs and the Screenwriters Intensive, provides year-round creative and strategic support to alumni filmmakers, and plays a key role in the Producers and Episodic Programs.
Films developed at the Labs during her tenure include Dìdi (弟弟), A Thousand and One, Aftersun, Nanny, The 40-Year-Old Version, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, The Farewell, Sorry to Bother You, We the Animals, Beach Rats, Swiss Army Man, Diary of a Teenage Girl, Fruitvale Station, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Pariah, Sin Nombre, Red Road, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Paradise Now, and Maria Full of Grace, among many others. Before joining Sundance 25 years ago, she held positions at ICM and Red Wagon Entertainment. Her roots lie in the theater; her first job after graduating from UCLA was as a production stage manager in the Los Angeles theater scene.