Say a special prayer or secular incantation, then, for our robust roster of 2023 Sundance filmmakers who are also Film Independent Fellows. And by “Fellows” here we of course mean filmmakers who have been directly supported by Film Independent’s Lab Programs, Project Involve, Fast Track and Fiscal Sponsorship programs, as well as Emerging Filmmaker Award winners and grant recipients. Remember: stay warm and traverse slowly! Below, please find the 41 Film Independent Fellows with projects—across all programming categories—currently loosing their chapstick and gloves on the Sundance and Park City Transit shuttle systems. Additionally, the films All Dirt Tastes of Salt, Joyland and Jerry as Himself were all directly nurtured by Film Independent as Lab-supported projects. For more info about Film Independent Artist Development, see our website.
PREMIERES
Helen Estabrook, Producer, Cat Person Fast Track, 2020 Justin Chon, Director/Writer/Executive Producer, Jamojaya Someone to Watch Award, 2018 Ante Cheng, Cinematographer, Jamojaya Grant winner/recipient, 2019 Project Involve, 2018 Ramin Bahrani, Executive Producer, A Little Prayer Grant winner/recipient, 2008 Tracy Tragos, Director/Producer, Plan C Doc Lab, 2013 Jess Jacobs, Executive Producer, Plan C Producing Lab, 2016 Lana Wilson, Director, Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields Fast Track, 2015 Christine O’Malley, Producer, Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields Fast Track, 2012 Brock Williams, Co-Producer, It’s Only Life After All Producing Lab, 2014 Pamela Koffler, Producer, It’s Only Life After All Grant winner/recipient, 2000
U.S. DRAMATIC COMPETITION
Raven Jackson, Director/Writer, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Fast Track, 2020 Jomo Fray, Cinematographer, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Project Involve, 2017 Grant winner/recipient, 2017 Grant winner/recipient, 2019 Maria Altamirano, Producer, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Fast Track, 2020 Producing Lab, 2020 Heather Rae, Executive Producer, Fancy Dance Grant winner/recipient, 2009 Andrew Carlberg, Executive Producer, Mutt Fast Track, 2014 Silas Howard, Executive Producer, Mutt Directing Lab, 2007 Producing Lab, 2006 Maryam Keshavarz, Writer/Director/Producer, The Persian Version Fast Track, 2014 Producing Lab, 2006 Luca Borghese, Executive Producer, The Persian Version Fast Track, 2020 Hieu Ho, Producer, Shortcomings Fast Track, 2015
U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Molly O’Brien, Producer, The Disappearance of Shere Hite CNN Docuseries Fellowship, 2020 Sam Osborn, Director, Going Varsity in Mariachi CNN Docuseries Fellowship, 2021 Alejandra Vasquez, Director, Going Varsity in Mariachi CNN Docuseries Fellowship, 2021 Dee Rees, Executive Producer, Little Richard: I Am Everything Grant winner/recipient, 2010 Amy Hobby, Producer, Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV Fast Track, 2013 Grant winner/recipient, 2013 Carolina Costa, Cinematographer, Herotic Project Involve, 2014
NEXT
Alysa Nahmias, Consulting Producer, The Tuba Thieves Fiscally Sponsored project Doc Lab, 2020 Fast Track, 2013 Grant winner/recipient, 2012 Laura Wagner, Producer, Fremont Grant winner/recipient, 2016 Shane Boris, Producer, King Coal Doc Lab, 2018 Thembi Banks, Director/Producer, Wild. Free. Project Involve, 2017 Dennis Zanatta, Cinematographer, Wild. Free. Project Involve, 2017
MIDNIGHT
Samantha Jennings, Producer, Talk to Me Fast Track, 2019
SPOTLIGHT
Saim Sadiq, Writer/Director, Joyland Fast Track, 2020 Apoorva Charan, Producer, Joyland Fast Track, 2020 Producing Lab, 2020 Project Involve, 2019 April Shih, Producer, Joyland Episodic Lab, 2017 Sabiha Sumar, Producer, Joyland Fast Track, 2020
KID
Jonathan Duffy, Associate Producer, Blueback Fast Track, 2016 Grant winner/recipient, 2019
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Sian Heder, Director/Writer, CODA Directing Lab, 2009 Peter Nicks, Director/Producer, Stephen Curry: Underrated Grant winner/recipient, 2013
SHORT FILM PROGRAM
Lexi Tannenholtz, Producer, In the Flesh Producing Lab, 2022
SLAMDANCE
Jonathan Hsu, Producer, Starring Jerry as Himself Fast Track, 2022 Law Chen, Director, Starring Jerry as Himself Fast Track, 2022
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(Header:Justin Chon’s Jamojaya)
