The Trust Paradox: Creative Technology Trends Shaping Entertainment
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Sundance Institute's Story Forum: Exploring Art and Innovation is a space to learn, collaborate, and join the conversation; inviting thoughtful dialogue about the artist-first tools and technologies supporting visual storytelling today.
Dive into how generative AI is transforming our relationship to creativity and credibility, and why trust is becoming the next great currency. Nick Borenstein, General Manager of The Webby Awards, will present the 2026 Webby Trend Report, a playbook for creative excellence in the Intelligence Era. Following the report, a panel will discuss how creative technologies are shaping the industry.
Featuring: Nick Borenstein (General Manager, The Webby Awards), Loren Hammonds (Head of Documentary, TIME Studios), William D. Caballero (Director/Co-Writer/Producer, TheyDream)
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William Caballero
Filmmaker / Writer
William D. Caballero is a Puerto Rican-American, queer filmmaker. Born in the housing projects of Brooklyn, NY, and raised in a trailer in his grandparent's backyard in Fayetteville, NC, his autobiographical animated documentary shorts have debuted at the 2017 and 2022 Sundance Film Festivals. His work features an innovative blend of animation and live action, usually combined with audio interviews from underrepresented and marginalized peoples. He is a 2001 Gates Millennium Scholar, 2017 Sundance New Voices Lab Fellow, 2018 Guggenheim Fellow, 2021 Creative Capital Awardee, 2022 Sundance Documentary Humanities Fellow, and 2024 Webby Award winner for Best Art Direction.
Loren Hammonds
Loren Hammonds is an EmmyⓇ and Peabody Award-winning producer and curator of Film, Television, and Immersive work. A NYC native, he is currently Head of Documentary at TIME Studios. He previously held the titles of Vice President of Immersive Programming at Tribeca Enterprises and Senior Programmer at Tribeca Festival. He is currently a board advisor for Subject Matter, Agog: The Immersive Media Institute, and ONX Studio.
Among his recent credits as Producer or Executive Producer are Frida (Amazon MGM), Dirty Pop (Netflix), The Lionheart (HBO), MLK: Now is the Time (Meta), The Territory (Nat Geo), D-Day: The Camera Soldier (Apple Vision Pro) and Katrina Babies (HBO).
His views on cinematic and immersive storytelling have been featured in several publications and programs, including The New York Times, BBC Click, NPR, The Today Show, and Vice. He has also been featured as a guest speaker at Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, AIDC, SXSW, Columbia University Digital Storytelling Lab, Mutek, Pratt Institute, Scuola Holden, P&G Signal, and more.
Nick Borenstein
Nick Borenstein is the General Manager of The Webby Awards, where he leads strategic development, partnerships, and industry relations for the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. A producer, filmmaker, and content executive, Nick brings a diverse background spanning film, television, audio, and digital media.
After creative and production roles at Topic Studios, Hud:sun Media, and Participant Media, he founded Brumor Films, where he developed original content and produced events and partnerships for organizations including The Gotham Film & Media Institute, Screen Australia, and the Consulate General of Canada. As a director, writer, and producer, his credits include the Emmy-nominated series AKA Wyatt Cenac, the Webby Award-winning podcast Missing Richard Simmons, the Audible podcast The Comedians, notable short films Sweater, 99, and Pete Can’t Play Basketball, and collaborations with Sharon Horgan, Jim Cummings, and Joe Penna.