Then again, not everyone has the means (or patience) to battle the overcrowded flights and oft-treacherous canyon drives to attend the festival in person; for a lot of us, we’ll be soaking up all of the garrulous Sundance chatter from the comfort of our Twitter feed. But whether you’re observing from afar or in person, whether you’re a filmmaker, fan, journalist or simply a curious observer of free-range cineastes in their natural environment, there’s a lot to be excited about. Not least of all, which is the presence of so freakin’ many Film Independent Fellows. Like a suburban soccer parent flush with bumper stickers, we’re proud to tout 53 individual Film Independent Fellows boasting projects at Sundance 2019—representing 40 separate projects, two of which (Selah and the Spades and Give Me Liberty) have been directly supported by Film Independent’s Lab Programs, Project Involve and Fast Track. So—let’s meet ‘em!
U.S. DRAMATIC COMPETITION
Kathryn Bostic, composer, Clemency Project Involve, 2005 Carolina Costa, cinematographer, Hala Project Involve, 2014 Debra Eisenstadt, writer/director/producer/editor, Imaginary Order Grant/award winner, 2002 Justin Chon, writer/director, Ms. Purple Grant/award winner, 2018 Ante Cheng, cinematographer, Ms. Purple Project Involve, 2018 Carly Hugo, producer, Share Fast Track, 2014 Lulu Wang, writer/director, The Farewell Project Involve, 2014 Grant/award winner, 2014 Kimberly Parker, executive producer, The Last Black Man in San Francisco Fast Track, 2018 Sydney Lowe, associate producer, The Last Black Man in San Francisco Project Involve, 2019 Eric Lin, cinematographer, The Sound of Silence Directing Lab, 2009 Fast Track, 2009 Laura Smith, producer, To the Stars Producing Lab, 2012 Fast Track, 2014 Jonathan Duffy, co-executive producer, Before You Know It, executive producer, Light From Light and The Sound of Silence Fast Track, 2016
U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Nanfu Wang, director, One Child Nation Grant/award winner, 2017 P.J. Raval, co-producer, Pahokee Documentary Lab, 2011 Fast Track, 20112 Kathryn Bostic, composer, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am Project Involve, 2005
NEXT
Kirill Mikhanovsky, writer/director, Give Me Liberty Fast Track, 2015 Rhys Ernst, director, Adam Project Involve, 2014 Alice Austen, writer, Give Me Liberty Fast Track, 2015 Ryan Zacarias, executive producer, Give Me Liberty Producing Lab, 2016 Grant/award winner, 2016, 2018 Toby Halbrooks, producer, Light From Light Grant/award winner, 2014 James Johnston, producer, Light From Light Grant/award winner, 2014 Kelly Williams, producer, Light From Light Fast Track, 2016 Darren Dean, producer, Premature Fast Track, 2011 Joy Ganes, producer, Premature Project Involve, 2011 Drew Houpt, producer, Selah and the Spades Producing Lab, 2015 Fast Track, 2017 Lauren McBride, producer, Selah and the Spades Producing Lab, 2018 Jomo Fray, cinematographer, Selah and the Spades Project Involve, 2017 Grant/award winner, 2017 Ted Speaker, co-producer/line producer, The Death of Dick Long Fast Track, 2013 Darren Dean, producer, The Infiltrators Fast Track, 2011 Aldo Velasco, editor, The Infiltrators Project Involve, 2005 Fast Track, 2007, 2013 Directing Lab, 2013 Felipe Dieppa, executive producer, The Wolf Hour Producing Lab, 2014 Fast Track, 2014 Grant/award winner, 2014 Linda Moran, executive producer, The Wolf Hour Grant/award winner, 2002
SPECIAL EVENTS
Steven Berger, executive producer, Lorena Project Involve, 2014 Fast Track, 2014, 2017, 2018
PREMIERES
Chris Stinson, line producer, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Producing Lab, 2004 Neil Kopp, producer, Photograph Grant/award winner, 2008 Anish Savjani, producer, Photograph Grant/award winner, 2011
DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES
Stephanie Levy, producer, Halston Documentary Lab, 2015 Grant/award winner, 2015 Pedro Kos, writer, The Great Hack Fast Track, 2018 Judy Korin, producer, The Great Hack Fast Track, 2018
SPOTLIGHT
Ryan Zacarias, producer, The Mountain Producing Lab, 2016
INDIE EPISODIC
Michelle Lawler, cinematographer, Girls Weekend Project Involve, 2013 Jim Frohna, executive producer, It’s Not about Jimmy Keene Directing Lab, 2001
U.S. NARRATIVE SHORT FORM
Mary Evangelista, director/writer, Fran This Summer Project Involve, 2019 Farhad Dehlvi, cinematographer, Green Project Involve, 2017 Amber Sealey, director/writer, How Does it Start Fast Track, 2013 Directing Lab, 2013 Ava Berkofsky, cinematographer, How Does It Start Project Involve, 2014 Jason Berman, executive producer, Lavender Fast Track, 2009
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FORM
Musa Syeed, director/writer, The Dispossessed Grant/award winner, 2012
NEW FRONTIER SHORTS
Terence Nance, director/writer/editor, As Told To G/D Thyself Project Involve, 2016
MIDNIGHT SHORTS
Steak House, co-producer, Docking Fast Track, 2013 Producing Lab, 2008 Nikyatu Jusu, co-producer, Suicide by Sunlight Fast Track, 2013 Nikkia Moulterie, director/writer/producer, Suicide by Sunlight Fast Track, 2013 Terence Nance, executive producer, Suicide by Sunlight Project Involve, 2016
ANIMATED SHORTS
Siqi Song, director/writer, Sister Project Involve, 2018
COLLECTION
Christopher Munch, director/writer, The Hours and Times Grant/award winner, 1996 Fast Track, 2013 Grant/award winner, 2013
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