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Online learning experiences for creators seeking to take their craft to the next level
2
May
Writers' Cafe (May)
TBD
May
[Rescheduling - Date TBD] Spotlight Event: Reggie Butler on Sustaining Yourself as an Artist & Designing a Vision for Your Life's Work
Reggie Butler
Panelist
31
May
Advisor Studio Series: Geeta Gandbhir on Documentary Interview Techniques
Geeta Gandbhir
Advisor
1
Jun
Writers' Cafe (June)
6
Jun
Collab Compass: Navigating Sundance Collab (June)
8
Jun
Collab Connect: Networking Event (June)
15
Jun
Spotlight Event: Making PACHINKO and the Transition from Indie Film to TV with Directors Kogonada & Justin Chon
Kogonada
Panelist
21
Jun
Master Class: Lessons from a Life Behind the Camera with Ken Kwapis
Ken Kwapis
Instructor
Creator Meetup: Taking Care of Your Mental Health On & Off Set with Malikkah Rollins, MSW
Malikkah Rollins
Panelist
Documentary Storytelling with Care: Working with Vulnerable Protagonists & Sources
Carrie Lozano
Moderator
Insider Session: Applying to Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Development Track with Labs & Fest Alum Francisca Alegría
Francisca Alegria
Panelist
El cine en Latinoamérica y la visión de los productores
Carlos A. Gutiérrez
Moderador/Moderator
Creator Meetup: How to Run a Sustainable Film Production with Heidi Kindberg (HBO/HBO Max)
Heidi Kindberg
Panelist
Sterlin Harjo on Representation in Storytelling
Sterlin Harjo
Filmmaker
The Heart of Development with Misha Green (LOVECRAFT COUNTRY)
Misha Green
Showrunner / Writer / Executive Producer / Director
Creator Meetup: Navigating Your First Major Film Festival
Abiram Brizuela
Moderator
Rory Kennedy on Crafting Documentary Films that Explore the Urgent Social Issues of Our Time
Rory Kennedy
Documentary Filmmaker
Roundtable: My Short Film’s Long Journey to Sundance
Sky Hopinka
Panelist
Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Producers Track Programs and Doc Edit & Story Lab
Andrea Alarcon
Panelist
Reinaldo Marcus Green on Directing Films Inspired by True Stories
Reinaldo Marcus Green
Writer / Director / Producer
Creator Meetup: Beyond Representation: Tools for Expanding Trans Awareness in Media
Moi Santos
Moderator
Insider Session: Applying to Humanities Fellowships with Sundance Institute & ITVS
Keri Archer Brown
Panelist
Beyond The Tipping Point
Moi Santos
Moderator
Michel Franco y el cine de la disrupción
Fernanda Solórzano
Moderador / Moderator
Conversation with Sundance Asia Documentary Filmmakers Followed by Live Q&A
Kim Yutani
Moderator
Creator Meetup: Storytelling & Changing Culture
Heather Rae
Producer
Insider Session: Film Festival Strategies with Senior Programmer John Nein
John Nein
Panelist
SFF Asia - Focus on Indonesian Short Filmmaking
Ernesto Foronda
Moderator
Victoria Alonso on Filmmaking in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Victoria Alonso
Advisor
Sundance London: Directors in Conversation
Nikole Beckwith
Protecting Producers: Co-presented by Sundance Institute and WIF Los Angeles
Iyabo Boyd
Moderator
Hibridaciones: Jô Serfaty sobre el guión y puesta en escena entre ficción y documental
Jô Serfaty
Judd Apatow on Writing and Directing Comedy
Judd Apatow
Webinar: The Basics of Web Monetization - Presented by Coil
Tom McLeod
Chief Content Officer, Coil
Documentary Fund Information Session
Daniel Larios
Coordinator, Documentary Specialty Funds and Shorts
From Script to Screen with Filmmaker David Lowery - Presented by Frame.io
David Lowery
Filmmaker
Sundance Development Track: Getting In and What Comes Next
Christopher Makoto Yogi
Panelist
In Conversation with INSECURE Showrunner Prentice Penny - Presented by In the Cut
Prentice Penny
Producer / Director / Writer / Showrunner
Una conversación con el cineasta Martín Rejtman presentada por Dominga Sotomayor
Martín Rejtman
Writer / Director
Ellen Kuras, ASC on the Art and Craft of Cinematography - presented by Sony
Ellen Kuras
Advisor
Crowdfunding Your Short with Kickstarter
Elise McCave
Advisor
Patty Jenkins: From MONSTER to WONDER WOMAN
Patty Jenkins
Advisor
Gina Prince-Bythewood on Writing, Directing, and Representation
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Advisor
Creating Social Impact Through Storytelling with Jeff Orlowski and Larissa Rhodes
Jeff Orlowski
Advisor
Carlos Cuarón y la vida de los personajes: de la palabra a la imagen
Carlos Cuarón
Cineasta / Filmmaker
Chloé Zhao on Finding Your Way as a Filmmaker
Chloé Zhao
Advisor
Making It as a Regional Filmmaker
Robert Machoian
Online Meetup with Sheldon Candis
Sheldon Candis
Advisor
The Indigenous List Webinar: Co-presented by The Black List and IllumiNative
Franklin Leonard
Producer / Commentator / Professor / Entrepreneur
A Beginner’s Guide to Film Editing - Presented by Adobe
Valentina Vee
Advisor
Indigenous Interactive Media Session supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Amelia Winger-Bearskin
Panelist
Online Meetup with Trey Ellis
Trey Ellis
Advisor
Jason Blum on Entrepreneurial Producing in the Horror Genre
Jason Blum
Advisor
Tatiana Huezo sobre creando mundos cinematográficos con el documental y la ficción
Tatiana Huezo
Cineasta/Filmmaker
Telling Your Story with Sound: A Conversation with Alma Har’el and Benh Zeitlin // Presented by the Dolby Institute
Benh Zeitlin
Advisor
Virtual Music in Film Session supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Kathryn Bostic
Composer
Coping with COVID: Financial Strategies for Creatives
Elaine Grogan Luttrull
CPA-PFS, AFC®
Virtual Documentary Filmmaking Session supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Cecilia Aldarondo
Director
Sundance Institute Short Film Session: San José
Mike Plante
SUNDANCE INSTITUTE STAFF: Senior Programmer
Brit Marling on the Art of Acting, Writing, and Collaboration
Brit Marling
Advisor
Sebastián Lelio sobre el poder de la cámara subjetiva
Sebastián Lelio
Director
Online Meetup with Éva Gárdos
Éva Gárdos
Advisor
Webinar: Film Financing in Uncertain Times
Karim Ahmad
Moderator
Film Crowdfunding Strategies with Kickstarter
Liz Cook Mowe
Advisor
The Art of Feedback: Giving and Receiving Notes
Franklin Leonard
Moderator
Media Mogul Angelica Nwandu on Finding Your Path, Forging Your Truth
Angelica Nwandu
Screenwriter, Media Mogul
Making the $3 Movie with The Duplass Brothers
Mark Duplass
Filmmaker/ Actor
Conversation with Ava DuVernay: Art is Activism
Ava DuVernay
Makers of the Oscar-Nominated Doc HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING in Conversation
Tabitha Jackson
Moderator
From Webseries to Emmy Nomination *Co-Hosted by The Blackhouse*
James Bland
Filmmaker
Producing Change with Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson
Moira Griffin
Moderator
Four Directors Share Their Artistic Journey to the 2019 Sundance Film Festival
Ilyse McKimmie
Moderator
Amplifying Story Through Music
Jodie Foster
Director
The Art of Nonfiction
Chai Vasarhelyi
Director, Producer
Quelle Horreur! Featuring Top Female Horror Directors
Ana Lily Amirpour
Writer, Director
Making Short Films
Mike Plante
Senior Programmer, Sundance Institute
Meet the Sundance Team: Supporting Artists Year-Round
Meredith Lavitt
Director, Film Forward
Brave Storytelling
Heather Rae
Producer, Director
A Celebration of Radha Blank
Radha Blank
Writer / Director
Director Mark Cousins on Cinema, Seeing, and Creativity
Mark Cousins
Advisor