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Advisor Studio: Climate Storytelling: How to promote sustainability from script to screen with Daniel Hinerfeld, Kat Coiro, Kimberly Burnick, Sam Enoch, and Sheila Morovati
Kimberly Burnick
Panelist
Insider Session: Applying to the Sundance Feature Film Development Track with Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
Ilyse McKimmie
Panelist
Master Class: How to Break a Story with Dara Resnik
Dara Resnik
Instructor
Master Class: Thriving as a Woman in Leadership with Pat Mitchell and Karyn Kusama
Pat Mitchell
Instructor
Master Class: Transforming Your Short Film to Your First Feature with Adamma and Adanne Ebo
Adanne & Adamma Ebo
Instructor
Sustaining a Career and How to Cross Over from TV to Film with Susanna Fogel
Susanna Fogel
Advisor
Advisor Studio Series: Navigating the Creative Process with Roger Ross Williams
Roger Ross WIlliams
Advisor
Master Class: Succeeding in the Writers' Room with Niceole Levy
Niceole Levy
Instructor
Advisor Studio Series: Screenwriting: How To Introduce Your Protagonist And World Of Your Film With Howard Rodman
Howard Rodman
Advisor
Master Class: Jumpstart Your TV Writing Career with Kelly Edwards
Kelly Edwards
Instructor
Change Through Storytelling: Reproductive Justice with Emma Pildes, Tia Lessin, and Martha Shane
Carrie Lozano
Moderator
Master Class: Creating the Nightmare in Your Horror Screenplay with Owen Egerton
Owen Egerton
Instructor
Conversations from the Labs | Show, Don't Tell: Writing Sight & Sound to Express Emotion
Tarell Alvin McCraney
Writer
Conversations from the Labs | Case Study: Marielle Heller on Her First Feature (THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL)
Marielle Heller
Writer / Director / Actor
Insider Session: Applying to Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Development Track with Labs & Fest Alum Francisca Alegría
Francisca Alegria
Panelist
Conversations from Sundance | How Artists Are Breaking Storytelling Boundaries
Zackary Drucker
Filmmaker / Artist / Producer
Sundance Institute 2021 Vanguard Awards with Filmmakers Siân Heder and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
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
Master Class: How to Find Representation for Writers and Directors with The Hollywood Reporter’s Rebecca Sun
Rebecca Sun
Moderator
Reinaldo Marcus Green on Directing Films Inspired by True Stories
Reinaldo Marcus Green
Writer / Director / Producer
Advisor Studio Series: JaNeika & JaSheika James on Breaking In and Sustaining a Successful Career in Television
JaNeika & JaSheika James
Advisors
Creator Meetup: Beyond Representation: Tools For Expanding Trans Awareness In Media with Sam Feder & Alex Schmider (DISCLOSURE), Kristal Sotomayor (EXPANDING SANCTUARY), and Tre’vell Anderson
Moi Santos
Moderator
Advisor Studio: Writer/Director Nijla Mu'min on the Power in "Personal" Storytelling
Nijla Mu’min
Advisor
Advisor Studio: Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera on Making THE INFILTRATORS
Cristina Ibarra
Advisor
Advisor Studio: Edson Oda on Making Your First Feature
Edson Shundi Oda
Advisor
Advisor Studio: The Black List's Franklin Leonard on Building Your Career as a Screenwriter
Franklin Leonard
Advisor
Advisor Studio: Trey Ellis on Building Your Storytelling Toolbox
Trey Ellis
Advisor
Advisor Studio: Angela Tucker on Writing and Directing
Angela Tucker
Advisor
Advisor Studio: John Lopez on Writing for TV
John Lopez
Advisor
Advisor Studio: Peter Biegen on the TV Writers' Room
Peter Biegen
Advisor
Conversations from the Labs | AMREEKA Case Study: Cherien Dabis on Character-Driven Storytelling
Cherien Dabis
Filmmaker
Master Class: Breaking into the Industry as a TV Writer - Presented by In the Cut
Rae Benjamin
Judd Apatow on Writing and Directing Comedy
Judd Apatow
Writer / Director / Producer
Master Class: Building your Story Soundscape with Music and Sound - Presented by the Dolby Institute
Peter Golub
Moderator
From Script to Screen with Filmmaker David Lowery - Presented by Frame.io
David Lowery
Filmmaker
Conversations from the Labs | Sequential Sankofa with John Jennings
John Jennings
Panelist
In Conversation with INSECURE Showrunner Prentice Penny - Presented by In the Cut
Prentice Penny
Writer / Director / Executive Producer / Showrunner
Conversations from the Labs | Building Characters, Emotion and Story with Melissa Painter, J.R. Cole, and More
JR Cole
Writer / Producer
Master Class: Adapting a Screenplay from Source Material with Robin Swicord
Robin Swicord
Instructor
Conversations from the Labs | Developing a TV Series with Graham Yost, Erica Rivinoja, LaToya Morgan & More
Erica Rivinoja
Writer
Conversations from the Labs | Writers on Rewriting with Howard Rodman, Walter Mosley, Susannah Grant & Others
Naomi Foner
Screenwriter
Gina Prince-Bythewood on Writing, Directing, and Representation
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Advisor
Conversations from the Labs | Rick Famuyiwa on Directing THE WOOD and DOPE
Rick Famuyiwa
Writer / Director / Producer
Carlos Cuarón y la vida de los personajes: de la palabra a la imagen
Carlos Cuarón
Cineasta / Filmmaker
Master Class: Finding Your Screenplay's Story with David Schwab
David Schwab
Instructor
The Indigenous List Webinar: Co-presented by The Black List and IllumiNative
Franklin Leonard
Producer / Commentator / Professor / Entrepreneur
Jason Blum on Entrepreneurial Producing in the Horror Genre
Jason Blum
Advisor
Brit Marling on the Art of Acting, Writing, and Collaboration
Brit Marling
Advisor
Master Class: Comedy Writing for Television
Master Class
Jenny Bicks
Instructor
The Art of Feedback: Giving and Receiving Notes
Franklin Leonard
Moderator
Sundance Institute Short Film Session: San José
Mike Plante
SUNDANCE INSTITUTE STAFF: Senior Programmer
Master Class: Filmmaker's Legal Toolkit: From Protecting IP Through Negotiating Distribution
Janis Nelson
Instructor
Media Mogul Angelica Nwandu on Finding Your Path, Forging Your Truth
Angelica Nwandu
Screenwriter, Media Mogul
Master Class: Comedy Writing for Features
Master Class
Victoria Strouse
Instructor
Master Class: From Short to Feature Film
Jim Cummings
Instructor
Master Class: Crafting a Webseries
Marv Lemus
Co-Instructor
Master Class: Immersive Writing Workshop - Unlock Your Story
Master Class
Colleen Werthmann
Instructor
Conversation with Ava DuVernay: Art is Activism
Ava DuVernay
Making Short Films
Mike Plante
Senior Programmer, Sundance Institute
Brave Storytelling
Heather Rae
Producer, Director
Ryan Coogler & Jenna Wortham at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival
Ryan Coogler
Director
Master Class: Episodic Writing with Glen Mazzara (THE WALKING DEAD)
Glen Mazzara
Instructor
Boots Riley on the Creative Process Behind SORRY TO BOTHER YOU
Charles D. King
Founder & CEO, MACRO, Producer, Sorry To Bother You
Master Class: Screenwriting with Meg LeFauve (INSIDE OUT, CAPTAIN MARVEL)
Meg LeFauve
Instructor
Amplifying Story Through Music
Jodie Foster
Director
Quelle Horreur! Featuring Top Female Horror Directors
Ana Lily Amirpour
Writer, Director