By Ramona Flume One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent filmmaking. While we can learn a lot about the filmmakers from the 2024 Sundance Film Festival through the art that these storytellers share with us, there’s always more we can […]

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By Katie Arthurs Merata Mita (1942–2010), the legendary Māori filmmaker, godmother of Indigenous cinema, and namesake of Sundance Institute’s Merata Mita Fellowship, devoutly believed in

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“Once Upon a Time in Harlem” transports us back to 1972, when William Greaves orchestrated an afternoon gathering of the architects of the Harlem Renaissance at Duke Ellington’s apartment.

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Introducing the AI Literacy Hub on Sundance Collab    Sundance Institute recently announced a three-year, product-agnostic AI Literacy Initiative for filmmakers, with initial support from

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By Ramona Flume Behind every headline about borders and immigration policy are real people with complex lives, families, and dreams of their own. Few art

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David France, Jesse Short Bull, Mato Wayuhi, N. Bird Runningwater, Jodi Archambau, Jhane Myers, Paul McGuire, Amber Morning Star Byars, Holly Macarro, Nick Tilsen, James

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Funded by the Doris Duke Foundation, fellows will receive financial, creative, and career support, including participation in the Building Bridges Artist Retreat at Duke Farms

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By Lucy Spicer One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent

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Olivia Colman stars in “Wicker,” which premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.  By Ramona Flume Fall is finally here. And now that there’s a

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Sundance Institute’s 2026 Documentary Producers Lab fellows and advisors (Photo by Jenae Neeson) By Kristin Feeley “The past is our definition. We may strive with

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