Film Independent Members And Fellows At Sundance Just Not Necessarily In Park City

Of course, Heder (an alum of our 2009 Directing Lab) isn’t the only filmmaker with Film Independent bona fides to make their presence known during this odd, COVID-impacted edition of Sundance. In fact, there’s a whole big sloppy bucket of Film Independent Members and Fellows “at” this year’s Sundance. First, let’s take a look at our Fellows — defined as filmmakers who have been directly supported by Film Independent’s Lab Programs, Project Involve, Fast Track and Fiscal Sponsorship programs…

U.S. DRAMATIC COMPETITION

Christopher Makoto Yogi, Writer/Director/Producer, I Was a Simple Man Fiscal Sponsorship Fast Track, 2018 Sarah S. Kim, Producer, I Was a Simple Man Fiscal Sponsorship Fast Track, 2018 Sian Heder, Writer/Director, Coda Directing Lab, 2009

U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

Pedro Kos, Director/Editor, Rebel Hearts Fast Track, 2019 Kira Carstensen, Producer, Rebel Hearts Fast Track, 2019 Judy Korin, Producer, Rebel Hearts Fast Track, 2019

WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION

Alex Camilleri, Writer/Director/Producer, Vanishing Wake (Luzzu) Directing Lab, 2019

Carey Williams, Writer/Director, R#J Project Involve, 2017

NEW FRONTIER

Terence Nance, Lead Artist, Traveling the Interstitium with Octavia Butler Project Involve, 2016 Aldo Velasco, Lead Artist, Beyond the Breakdown Directing Lab, 2013 Fast Track, 2007 Fast Track, 2013 Violeta Ayala , Lead Artist/Key Collaborator, Prison X – Chapter 1: The Devil and The Sun Documentary Lab, 2012

U.S. FICTION SHORTS

Zamarin Wahdat, Writer/Director, Bambirak Project Involve, 2018 Jason Park, Writer/Director, BJ’s Mobile Gift Shop Project Involve, 2015

ACCESSIBILITY

Carolyn Mao, Producer, Marvelous and the Black Hole Fiscal Sponsorship

Congrats, Fellows! And now — let’s see which Film Independent Members have achieved the tremendous feat of earning a pixel or two of digital real estate for their projects in the online Sundance program book. A reminder: Film Independent is an organization open to filmmakers and film lovers all over the world. Not a Member yet? Well, you can become one today.

U.S. DRAMATIC COMPETITION

Anne Misawa, Producer, I Was A Simple Man Gabriella Ludlow, Executive Producer, Mayday Yvonne Huff Lee, Executive Producer, Passing Brenda Robinson, Executive Producer, Passing

U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

Joe Plummer, Executive Producer, Cusp Jennifer Westphal, Executive Producer, Cusp Jenifer Rainin, Executive Producer, Homeroom Pedro Kos, Director, Rebel Hearts Rick Rosenthal, Executive Producer, Rebel Heart Kathryn Bostic, Composer, Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Geralyn White Dreyfous, Executive Producer, Try Harder Rick Rosenthal, Executive Producer, Rebel Heart

WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

Joslyn Barnes, Producer, President

Jennifer Westphal, Executive Producer, The Blazing World Joe Plummer, Executive Producer, The Blazing World Andrew Carlberg, Executive Producer, The Blazing World Rene Boscio, Composer, R#J Sarah Winshall, Producer, The Blazing World, Strawberry Mansion Maria Altamirano, Producer, Son of Monarchs

PREMIERES

Kathryn Bostic, Composer, Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir Jamie Wolf, Executive Producer, Bring Your Own Brigade Julie Goldman, Producer, In the Same Breath John Sloss, Executive Producer, Land Peter Saraf, Producer, Land Leah Holzer, Producer, Land Kate Tsang, Writer/Director, Marvelous and the Black Hole Carolyn Mao, Producer, Marvelous and the Black Hole Nancy Abraham, Executive Producer, Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street Mark Myers, Executive Producer, Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street