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Championing Documentary as an Empathy Machine: Tabitha Jackson Joins the Sundance Institute
The Sundance Institute recently named Tabitha Jackson as the new director of its Documentary Film Program (DFP) ; she succeeds Cara Mertes, who
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A Sundance Mash-Up: Composers + Documentary Lab = Collaboration
'Herman's House' premieres in theaters April 19, 2013 through First Run Features.
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Liyah Mitchell appears in KOKOMO CITY by D. Smith, an official selection of the NEXT section at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. | Photo by D. Smith
At Sundance 2023, Corporate Docs Nab the Spotlight, But Bold Independent Nonfiction Shines
Nowhere is the commercialization of the nonfiction field seemingly more apparent than at the Sundance Film Festival. With entertaining documentaries
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The Nonfiction Core Application: An image of a woman with brown skin holding a camera outdoors, courtesy of Sundance Institute.
The Non-Fiction Core Application 2.0
A Letter From Hajnal Molnar-Szakacs, Director of Artist Accelerator Program at Sundance Institute Nonfiction storytellers and their work have been
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Curation Is Not Censorship
What is the responsibility of programmers when it comes to discerning whether a film deserves the platform and profile of a major festival? In a
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Zachary Drucker appears in 'Framing Agnes' by Chase Joynt, an official selection of the NEXT section at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Ava Benjamin Shorr.
Sundance 2022: Omicron Drives a Virtual Revival
By Bedatri D. Choudhury and Tom White The COVID-inspired online edition of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival earned universal kudos, and a staggering
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A view of the Sundance Spaceship clicked right before the premiere of Sam Green’s ‘32 Sounds.’ Image courtesy of Sundance Institute.
Creating a New Familiar: Film Festivals in the COVID Era
Swedish filmmakers Maria Loohufvud and Love Martinsen’s children had friends over when they received an email from the Sundance Film Festival
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The marquee of the Egyptian Theatre, one of the venues of the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance and TIFF Press Inclusion Initiatives: Reflections from an Awardee
Looking Back—2020 The Sundance Film Festival is the largest and, arguably, the most prestigious festival in the country. The job of the Sundance
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A man, who is particiapting in a neuroscience focus group, has his eyes closed, and is wearing a device on his head comprised of four neurosensors attached to the top of his head and twolarger sensors above each ear. He in enveloped in a golden aura that resembles the sun.
The Art of Nonfiction is Flourishing, But Are Its Supporters?
In 2015, the Sundance Institute launched a new initiative to support “inventive artistic practice” in documentary called Art of Nonfiction. After
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The Sundance 2020 Docs: The Process Was as Provocative as the Story
The swan song for John Cooper, following his stellar, three-decades-long tenure at the Sundance Film Festival , including 11 years at the helm, was
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