Learn
Online Master Classes, live events, and videos to help you take your filmmaking to the next level
Master Class: Creating a Docuseries with Liz Garbus (WHAT HAPPENED MISS SIMONE?) and Dan Cogan (ICARUS)
Liz Garbus
Instructor
Non-Fiction Interviewing with Marina Zenovich (FANTASTIC LIES), Part 1
Marina Zenovich
Filmmaker
Non-Fiction Interviewing with Marina Zenovich (FANTASTIC LIES), Part 2
Marina Zenovich
Filmmaker
Using Sound to Craft Meaning with Yance Ford (STRONG ISLAND)
Yance Ford
Director, Producer
How to View Footage with Toby Shimin (BUCK)
Toby Shimin
Editor
The Art of Nonfiction with Chai Vasarhelyi (FREE SOLO), Steve James (AMERICA TO ME), and Steve Maing (CRIME + PUNISHMENT)
Chai Vasarhelyi
Panelist
Pitching Your Project, Funding Your Work with Nina Yang Bongiovi (FRUITVALE STATION). Jim Cummings (THUNDER ROAD), & more
Nina Yang Bongiovi
Producer, Fruitvale Station
Amplifying Story Through Music with Jodie Foster (HOUSE OF CARDS), Mark Isham (CRASH), and Tom Carlson (LITTLE MAN TATE)
Jodie Foster
Director
Making Short Films with Mariama Diallo (HAIR WOLF), Bernardo Britto (GLOVE) & more
Mike Plante
Senior Programmer, Sundance Institute
Build and Sustain Your Producing Career with Carly Hugo and Matt Parker (LOVELESS)
Carly Hugo
Producer
Creating Documentary Portraits with Jeff Malmberg (MARWENCOL)
Jeff Malmberg
Filmmaker
Making Documentaries Using Archival Footage with Penny Lane (OUR NIXON)
Penny Lane
Filmmaker
Making Brave Choices with Nonfiction Filmmaker Nanfu Wang (ONE CHILD NATION)
Nanfu Wang
Filmmaker
The Elements of a Great Documentary Scene with Jonathan Oppenheim (PARIS IS BURNING)
Jonathan Oppenheim
Film as Environmental Activism with Jeff Orlowski (CHASING CORAL)
Jeff Orlowski
Filmmaker
Spotlight: Conversation with Ava DuVernay: Art is Activism
Ava DuVernay
The Rise of Documentaries with Kevin Iwashina (JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI)
Kevin Iwashina
Documentarian
Director Rob Epstein on Crafting the Music of THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK
Rob Epstein
Advisor
Film Financing in Uncertain Times with Kevin Iwashina (CHEF’S TABLE) & more | Co-Presented by WIF Los Angeles
Karim Ahmad
Moderator
Virtual Documentary Filmmaking Session with Cecilia Aldarondo (MEMORIES OF A PENITENT HEART), Jacqueline Olive (ALWAYS IN SEASON), and More | Supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Kristin Feeley
Interim Director, Documentary Film Program
Tatiana Huezo sobre creando mundos cinematográficos con el documental y la ficción
Carlos A. Gutiérrez
Moderador/Moderator
Indigenous Interactive Media Session with Bird Runningwater (FANCY DANCE), Amelia Winger-Bearskin (SAY INDIAN), Tanu Gago (ATUA), Nyla Innuksuk (SLASH/BACK) and Terri Janke | Supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Amelia Winger-Bearskin
Panelist
Master Class: Documentary Filmmaking: Navigating Truth and Ethics with Dawn Porter (JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE)
Dawn Porter
Instructor
Spotlight: Creating Social Impact Through Storytelling with Jeff Orlowski and Larissa Rhodes (THE SOCIAL DILEMMA)
Jeff Orlowski
Advisor
Spotlight: Ellen Kuras, ASC (ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND) on the Art and Craft of Cinematography | Presented by Sony
Ellen Kuras
Advisor
Conversations from the Sundance Film Festival London | Directors in Conversation with Nikole Beckwith (TOGETHER TOGETHER), Manuel Crosby (FIRST DATE), Sushmit Ghosh (WRITING WITH FIRE), Rintu Thomas (WRITING WITH FIRE), and Carlson Young (BLAZING WORLD)
Carlson Young
Director, Writer, Actor
Master Class: Doc Filmmaking: Finding and Shaping Your Story with Roger Ross Williams (GOD LOVES UGANDA)
Roger Ross WIlliams
Instructor
Master Class: Social Activism Through Storytelling with Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk (AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER)
Bonni Cohen
Co-Instructor
Master Class: Documentary Filmmaking with Jennifer Fox (THE TALE)
Jennifer Fox
Instructor
Master Class: Kirsten Johnson (CITIZENFOUR) on The Moving Image as a Relationship
Kirsten Johnson
Filmmaker
Spotlight: Director Mark Cousins (MARCIA SU ROMA) on Cinema, Seeing, and Creativity
Mark Cousins
Advisor
Advisor Studio: Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera on Making THE INFILTRATORS
Cristina Ibarra
Advisor
Advisor Studio: Elyse Steinberg and Eli Despres on Shooting & Editing THE FIGHT
Elyse Steinberg
Advisor
Advisor Studio: Nanfu Wang (ONE CHILD NATION) on Documentary Filmmaking
Nanfu Wang
Advisor
Master Class: Funding your Documentary with Caroline von Kuhn (LIKE THE WATER), Anna Godas (CEO of Dogwoof), Jessica Devaney (PRAY AWAY) and More
Jessica Devaney
Panelist
Advisor Studio: Director Jamila Wignot & Producer Lauren DeFilippo (AILEY) on Prepping Your Documentary
Jamila Wignot
Advisor
Spotlight: Rory Kennedy (DOWNFALL: THE CASE AGAINST BOEING) on Crafting Documentary Films that Explore the Urgent Social Issues of Our Time
Rory Kennedy
Documentary Filmmaker
Sundance Institute 2021 Vanguard Awards with Filmmakers Siân Heder (CODA), Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson (SUMMER OF SOUL) and More
Documentary Storytelling with Care: Working with Vulnerable Protagonists & Sources with Robert Greene (PROCESSION), Daresha Kyi (MAMA BEARS), Daffodil Altan & Gisela Pérez de Acha (FRONTLINE)
Carrie Lozano
Moderator