Oh, how we rely on the conveniences of modern technology today. This month’s challenge invites you to craft a scene where technology creates a colossal obstacle for your main character(s).
Oh, how we rely on the conveniences of modern technology today. This month’s challenge invites you to craft a scene where technology creates a colossal obstacle for your main character(s). Does the internet cut out during an important, life-changing event? Or does a power outage strike at the most unfortunate time imaginable? Perhaps the phone dies in the middle of a high stakes moment? Create a scene that takes us inside “the blackout.” The role of technology should create conflict, heighten tension, and become a character onto itself in the scene. Your final written submission can be in any genre and should be no more than 10 intense-filled pages that has the audience on the edge of their seats.
SUBMISSION LIMITS
One entry per person, per Challenge.
Written work must be no longer than 10 pages.
Deadline to submit: October 29, 2021 at 2PM PT.
CHALLENGE RULES
Our monthly challenges are open to everyone in the Sundance Collab community. One entry per person, per challenge. All submissions will be viewable to the community. All submissions will be given equal consideration and the final winner will be determined by the consensus of the designated Sundance judges.
Only those submissions that meet the criteria outlined in the submission guidelines can be selected as the winner.
The challenge closes on October 29, 2021 at 2PM PT.
If you have questions regarding the challenge, please email collabsupport@sundance.org. Please do not contact members of the jury directly.
PRIZES
Winner will receive:
- Their work featured on Sundance Collab
- A one-on-one mentorship session with a Sundance Advisor
- Sundance Collab Annual Creator+ membership (12 months) which includes:
- Post-event community breakout sessions
- Collab Connect networking sessions
- One-on-one office hours with a Sundance Advisor
Two runners-up will receive a Sundance Collab Annual Creator+ Membership.
Jurors
Marie Schlingmann
Juror
Originally from Berlin, Germany, Marie Schlingmann is part of a writing and directing team with her wife, Samantha Buck. Their short films THE MINK CATCHER and CANARY have played at Telluride, SXSW, Palm Springs, Indie Memphis and others. Their first feature SISTER AIMEE premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and is currently streaming on Hulu. They are recipients of the Sundance Film Two and the Sundance Universal Fellowships for their second film, SEAMONSTER, and have two series in development.
Samantha Buck
Juror
Samantha Buck is part of a writing and directing team with her wife, Marie Schlingmann. Their short films THE MINK CATCHER and CANARY have played at Telluride, SXSW, Palm Springs, Indie Memphis and others. Their first feature SISTER AIMEE premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and is currently streaming on Hulu. They are recipients of the Sundance Film Two and the Sundance Universal Fellowships for their second film, SEAMONSTER, and have two series in development. She is also the director of the Peabody Award winning documentary BEST KEPT SECRET.
Simone Ling
Juror
SIMONE LING is a producer and educator whose feature credits include Spirit Award nominee Mosquita Y Mari and They, an Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival nominated for a Queer Palm and the Camera d’Or. Award-winning short projects include documentaries My Lunch With Suki and To Dance Again, narratives Moving Out and Bloomed in the Water, and VR piece Emerging Radiance.
Moving between London and Los Angeles, Simone is a member of the Producer’s Guild of America, MPEG/IATSE, and BAFTA and is Deputy Chair of BAFTA’s North America Learning, Inclusion and Talent Committee. A Film Independent, SFFilm Rainin, Tribeca, WIF/Sundance, and TransAtlantic Partners fellow, she consults and curates for festivals, filmmakers and labs worldwide.
With masters degrees from the University of Oxford and Stanford University, Simone is Senior Faculty at the AFI Conservatory and shepherds her own slate with a focus on being in the margins.