We all turn to the internet whenever we have a curiosity around a specific topic or want to learn something new. This month's challenge invites you to be the teacher. Create a short-form video around any subject that you feel especially knowledgeable about that could help someone as a learning resource.
We all turn to the internet whenever we have a curiosity around a specific topic or want to learn something new. This month's challenge invites you to be the teacher. Create a short-form video around any subject that you feel especially knowledgeable about that could help someone as a learning resource. Perhaps you have a passion for photography and you have a unique tip that could change the way an aspiring photographer captures an image, or you've unlocked the mystery about how to write a compelling song. Whatever the topic, make it something that you're enthusiastic about, that can educate viewers, and creatively uses video to capture your audience's attention and interest. Your video should clearly set up the topic, highlight any important facts, provide clarity on how to do something, and should be a strong piece of content that adds value to learning on the internet. Your final video submission should be no longer than 10 minutes.
SUBMISSION LIMITS
One entry per person, per Challenge.
Videos must be no longer than 10 minutes.
Deadline to submit: September 30, 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 September 30, 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:
- Invitation to monthly member-only Advisor Q&A Live events
- Valuable feedback on your work-in-progress from a Sundance Advisor and the Sundance Collab community via Share Your Work
- Opportunity to register for a one-on-one session with our Advisor-in-Residence
Two runners-up will receive a Sundance Collab Annual Creator Membership.
Jurors
Sindha Agha
Juror
Sindha Agha is an Emmy-nominated director, writer and visual artist known for her viral, vibrant work.
Sindha kicked off her career by writing & directing BIRTH CONTROL YOUR OWN ADVENTURE, a tragicomic short acquired by The New York Times. BIRTH CONTROL quickly reached 12.5 million organic Facebook views and was nominated for a 2019 News & Documentary Emmy. The film was also accepted into Tribeca and Palm Springs Film Festivals as a part of their official selection.
Sindha has since been awarded two separate Sundance Institute fellowships, directed two seasons of her critically-acclaimed series BODY LANGUAGE for BBC Three, been nominated for “Video of the Year” by the Society of Publication Designers and contributed to Radiolab, The New Yorker, Vox and The Atlantic. Sindha has guest lectured at universities including MIT, UC Berkeley and NYU and her work is included in the curricula of both film programs & medical schools around the world.
Sindha is currently in development on her first narrative series with Channel 4 and working on a 3-part science series for Netflix.
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.
Carol Nguyen
Juror
Carol Nguyen is a Vietnamese Canadian filmmaker based in Montreal. Her films often explore the subjects of cultural identity, family and memory. Her most recent film NO CRYING AT THE DINNER TABLE premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and had its international premiere at IDFA 2019, where she was additionally invited as the Opening Night speaker. In 2020, NO CRYING also received the Jury Prize for Short Documentary at SXSW. Carol is a 2018 Sundance Ignite fellow, Adobe Creativity Scholar and a TIFF Share Her Journey ambassador, where she strives to empower diverse voices and women through her own stories and personal experiences in the film industry. Today, Carol is working towards developing her first documentary feature as well as an animated short.