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Master Class: Creating a Docuseries with Liz Garbus (WHAT HAPPENED MISS SIMONE?) and Dan Cogan (ICARUS)
Liz Garbus
Instructor
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Non-Fiction Interviewing with Marina Zenovich (FANTASTIC LIES), Part 1
Marina Zenovich
Filmmaker
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Non-Fiction Interviewing with Marina Zenovich (FANTASTIC LIES), Part 2
Marina Zenovich
Filmmaker
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Using Sound to Craft Meaning with Yance Ford (STRONG ISLAND)
Yance Ford
Director, Producer
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How to View Footage with Toby Shimin (BUCK)
Toby Shimin
Editor
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The Art of Nonfiction with Chai Vasarhelyi (FREE SOLO), Steve James (AMERICA TO ME), and Steve Maing (CRIME + PUNISHMENT)
Chai Vasarhelyi
Panelist
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Pitching Your Project, Funding Your Work with Nina Yang Bongiovi (FRUITVALE STATION). Jim Cummings (THUNDER ROAD), & more
Nina Yang Bongiovi
Producer, Fruitvale Station
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Amplifying Story Through Music with Jodie Foster (HOUSE OF CARDS), Mark Isham (CRASH), and Tom Carlson (LITTLE MAN TATE)
Jodie Foster
Director
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Making Short Films with Mariama Diallo (HAIR WOLF), Bernardo Britto (GLOVE) & more
Mike Plante
Senior Programmer, Sundance Institute
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Build and Sustain Your Producing Career with Carly Hugo and Matt Parker (LOVELESS)
Carly Hugo
Producer
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Creating Documentary Portraits with Jeff Malmberg (MARWENCOL)
Jeff Malmberg
Filmmaker
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Making Documentaries Using Archival Footage with Penny Lane (OUR NIXON)
Penny Lane
Filmmaker
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Making Brave Choices with Nonfiction Filmmaker Nanfu Wang (ONE CHILD NATION)
Nanfu Wang
Filmmaker
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The Elements of a Great Documentary Scene with Jonathan Oppenheim (PARIS IS BURNING)
Jonathan Oppenheim
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Film as Environmental Activism with Jeff Orlowski (CHASING CORAL)
Jeff Orlowski
Filmmaker
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Spotlight: Conversation with Ava DuVernay: Art is Activism
Ava DuVernay
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The Rise of Documentaries with Kevin Iwashina (JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI)
Kevin Iwashina
Documentarian
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Director Rob Epstein on Crafting the Music of THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK
Rob Epstein
Advisor
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Film Financing in Uncertain Times with Kevin Iwashina (CHEF’S TABLE) & more | Co-Presented by WIF Los Angeles
Karim Ahmad
Moderator
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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
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Tatiana Huezo sobre creando mundos cinematográficos con el documental y la ficción
Carlos A. Gutiérrez
Moderador/Moderator
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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
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Master Class: Documentary Filmmaking: Navigating Truth and Ethics with Dawn Porter (JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE)
Dawn Porter
Instructor
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Spotlight: Creating Social Impact Through Storytelling with Jeff Orlowski and Larissa Rhodes (THE SOCIAL DILEMMA)
Jeff Orlowski
Advisor
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Spotlight: Ellen Kuras, ASC (ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND) on the Art and Craft of Cinematography | Presented by Sony
Ellen Kuras
Advisor
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Insider Session: Documentary Fund Information Session
Daniel Larios
Panelist
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Sundance 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
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Master Class: Doc Filmmaking: Finding and Shaping Your Story with Roger Ross Williams (GOD LOVES UGANDA)
Roger Ross WIlliams
Instructor
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Master Class: Social Activism Through Storytelling with Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk (AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER)
Bonni Cohen
Co-Instructor
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Master Class: Documentary Filmmaking with Jennifer Fox (THE TALE)
Jennifer Fox
Instructor
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Master Class: Kirsten Johnson (CITIZENFOUR) on The Moving Image as a Relationship
Kirsten Johnson
Filmmaker
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Spotlight: Director Mark Cousins (MARCIA SU ROMA) on Cinema, Seeing, and Creativity
Mark Cousins
Advisor
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Advisor Studio: Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera on Making THE INFILTRATORS
Cristina Ibarra
Advisor
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Advisor Studio: Elyse Steinberg and Eli Despres on Shooting & Editing THE FIGHT
Elyse Steinberg
Advisor
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Advisor Studio: Nanfu Wang (ONE CHILD NATION) on Documentary Filmmaking
Nanfu Wang
Advisor
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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
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Advisor Studio: Director Jamila Wignot & Producer Lauren DeFilippo (AILEY) on Prepping Your Documentary
Jamila Wignot
Advisor
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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
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