Masami Kawai (Writer/Director) with Valley of the Tall Grass (U.S.A.): A discarded TV/VCR combo set circulates through the lives of various working-class indigenous characters of color in an Oregon town. Park City, UT The Sundance Institute announced today 16 writers invited to develop 12 original projects at the 2022 Screenwriters Lab, which will be hosted online from January 15-18. Other supporters include Tribeca, Nia Tero, Princess Grace Foundation, NACF, PIC, ITVS, MacArthur, and Firelight. In the Rio Grande Valley, just north of the Mexico/US border, the friendship of two teenage boys is tested as they embark on a whirlwind punk rock odyssey to escape their realities and seize their dreams. (U.S.A.): When their federal funding is cut, a disabled man and his roommate/caregiver become small-time con artists to survive, extorting small businesses for minor ADA violations. Her short film, Festival and screened in select theaters nationally before Jordan Peeles. (U.S.A.): Eighteen-year-old Almas purposeful and happy life is disrupted when she must cope with the shock of intrafamily sexual abuse. (Lebanon/Canada/France): Rana, a feisty & competitive woman avoiding a secret from her past, becomes obsessed with the male-dominated pigeon wars of Beirut. Caledonia Curry (Director) and Meagan Brothers (Writer) with Sibylant Sisters, Silent Snake Magic (U.S.A): Growing up with an absentee witch for a mother, the young Sibylant Sisters must fend for themselves in a frightening world of ogres, gnomes, maleficent toads, and enchanted paper dolls. The Screenwriters Intensive allows us to extend the breadth of our support to a wider group of emerging independent artists, and were thrilled to include such an extensive range of stories, genres, and essential voices in the cohort, added McKimmie. Michael Len (Co-writer/director) and Ashley Alvarez (Co-writer) with Crabs in a Barrel (U.S.A.): When her talentless frenemy is anointed as the future of Latinx voices, a struggling Latina writer sets out to sabotage this unearned opportunity. Recipient of the Sundance Institute Horror Fellowship, supported by K Period Media Fund Foundation. His work has placed at Los Angeles CineFest, Filmmatic, andAustin Film Festival, among others. He is a documentary director of films and various series at Amazon, HBO and CNN. Jesahel Newton-Bernal is a writer/director born and raised in Ecuador with an MFA from Columbia University. The 2023 Sundance Film Festival will present the world premieres of seven Feature Film Program supported projects that include: birth/rebirth (co-written/directed by Laura Moss, co-written by Brendan OBrien), Cassandro (co-written/directed by Roger Ross Williams, co-written by David Teague), Fancy Dance (co-written/directed by Erica Tremblay, co-written by Miciana Alise), Mutt (written and directed by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz), The Starling Girl (written and directed by Laurel Parmet), A Thousand and One (written and directed by A.V. When his father, Big Ant, realizes his son sees these airplane people too, their family history emerges and reveals deeper meaning and connection between them. Walter worked as a journalist for The New York Times. She befriends Hassan, a kindred spirit with an inner struggle of his own, and against the backdrop of growing political crisis in Beirut, they embark on a mission to catch a rare bird the Nicobar. When his father, Big Ant, realizes his son sees these airplane people too, their family history emerges and reveals deeper meaning and connection between them. This year's Directors and Screenwriters Labs will support 12 Fellows, with five selected for the Native Lab. Lab fellows will develop their projects in-person at the Sundance Mountain Resort from January 14-18 with the support of Artistic Director Jessie Nelson. Her mission is to tell urgent, cinematic, African stories. Recipient of the Sundance Institute Horror Fellowship, supported by K Period Media Fund Foundation. Keisha Rae Witherspoon is a Miami-based filmmaker. He was named one of Filmmaker Magazines 25 New Faces of Independent Film and was a 2022 Martha MOCA Resident. Walter Thompson-Hernndez (Writer/Director) with If I Go Will They Miss Me (U.S.A.): Twelve-year-old Lil Ant begins to see mysterious figureseerie men with their arms spread like wingsaround his home. A USC film school alumnus and native of the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles, DavidLius work as a screenwriter and director is supported by the Sundance Institute,SFFILM, IFP/Gotham, ARRAY, Visual Communications, and CAPE. Austin Film Festival, among others. Zahran is a. personal story of losing his brother to bipolar. The Sundance Institute on Thursday announced the fellows set for the 2023 edition of their Directors, Screenwriters and Native Labs. Recipient of the Sloan Development Fellowship. Lowen is also winner of the National Poetry Series for her collection The Cloud That Contained the Lightning about the making of the atomic bomb. His latest short film, H.A.G.S (Have A Good Summer), was acquired by the New York Times Op-Docs. Rashad Frett is an award-winning Caribbean American filmmaker who pursued a masters degree from NYU Grad Film after experiencing 9/11 as a U.S. Army combat medic. PARK CITY, UTAH, January 13, 2023 Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the 12 projects invited to the 2023 Screenwriters Lab and the 10 projects selected for the Screenwriters Intensive, including filmmakers from the U.S.A. and internationally from the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and Nepal. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sundance Institute has supported and showcased such projects as Summer of Soul (or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), CODA, Flee, Passing, Clemency, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Zola, On The Record, Boys State, The Farewell, Honeyland, One Child Nation, The Souvenir, The Infiltrators, Sorry to Bother You, Wont You Be My Neighbor?, Hereditary, Call Me By Your Name, Get Out, The Big Sick, Mudbound, Fruitvale Station, City So Real, Top of the Lake, Between the World & Me, Wild Goose Dreams and Fun Home. (written and directed by Sophie Barthes), which is the 2023 recipient of the Institutes Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. Bernardo Cubra (Co-writer), John Hibey (Co-writer), & Joshua Penn Soskin (Co-writer, not attending) with Kill Yr Idols (U.S.A.): In the Rio Grande Valley, just north of the Mexico/US border, the friendship of two teenage boys is tested as they embark on a whirlwind punk rock odyssey to escape their realities and seize their dreams. The Sundance Institute Feature Film Program is supported by explore.org, a direct charitable activity of the Annenberg Foundation; Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation; Maja Kristin; NBCUniversal; Amazon Studios; Hollywood Foreign Press Association; Karen Lauder; Ray and Dagmar Dolby Family Fund; Sandra and Malcolm Berman Charitable Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; NHK/NHK Enterprises, Inc.; Kimberly StewardK Period Media; SAGindie; Rosalie Swedlin and Robert Cort; Directors Guild of America; Deborah Reinisch and Michael Theodore Fund; Octavia Spencer; and Scott and Jennifer Frank. Dania Bdeir (Co-writer/Director) & Bane Fakih (Co-writer) with Pigeon Wars (Lebanon/Canada/France): Rana, a feisty & competitive woman avoiding a secret from her past, becomes obsessed with the male-dominated pigeon wars of Beirut. Her films have screened at festivals including Sundance and Berlinale. When his father, Big Ant, realizes his son sees these airplane people too, their family history emerges and reveals deeper meaning and connection between them. Used by Cloudflare to route user traffic for this Site. . London, England, United Kingdom . You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. She befriends Hassan, a kindred spirit with an inner struggle of his own, and against the backdrop of growing political crisis in Beirut, they embark on a mission to catch a rare bird the Nicobar. Save Your Soul. Her feature screenplay Keep It Together was shortlisted for the 2019 Tribeca All Access program. The Sundance Institute Feature Film Program is supported by explore.org, a direct charitable activity of the Annenberg Foundation; Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; The Asian American Foundation (TAAF); Directors Guild of America (DGA), Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation; Hartbeat; Maja Kristin; NBCUniversal; United Airlines; Amazon Studios; Hollywood Foreign Press Association; Karen Lauder; Ray and Dagmar Dolby Fund; National Endowment for the Arts; NHK/NHK Enterprises, Inc.; Kimberly StewardK Period Media; SAGindie; Rosalie Swedlin and Robert Cort; Deborah Reinisch and Michael Theodore Fund; Octavia Spencer; Scott and Jennifer Frank. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. is a Kurdish American writer from Ohio. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Join Sundance Institute on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. is an Egyptian writer/director based in Brooklyn. is a director, screenwriter and film editor living in Tel Aviv. Newly Expanded Advisor Roster Spans Filmmaking Disciplines Los Angeles, CA -- 11 independent filmmakers developing 10 projects have been selected for the 2020 Sundance Institute Directors and Screenwriters Labs, reimagined and expressed digitally this year on Sundance Co//ab. We feel privileged to provide vital creative guidance and meaningful community at a crucial moment in the development of these projects.. His first film, the documentary feature Ramblin Freak, premiered at SXSW in 2017. This years projects were chosen from over 2,000 submissions, and the selected fellows will work to develop their scripts with Michelle Satter, Founding Senior Director of Sundance Institutes Artist Programs, and Ilyse McKimmie, Deputy Director of the Feature Film Program. He was named one of Filmmaker Magazines 25 New Faces of Independent Film and was a 2022 Martha MOCA Resident. She participated in theGotham Project Market and Film Independents FastTrack. It does not store any personal identifiable information. (U.S.A.): In this queer sci-fi rom-com, an alien arrives on Earth with one mission: to introduce his DNA into the human gene pool and propagate his species. She wrote and co-directed Hilbes biig, which screened at nearly 30 film festivals, and The Tongues, winning four awards, three of them at Oscar Qualifying Film Festivals. Her debut short film T screened at BlackStar, Sundance Film Festival, AFI and others, and won the 2020 Golden Bear forBest Short Film at Berlinale. She is the inaugural Sundance Merata Mita Fellow. Gabriela Ortega is a multi-disciplinary artist from the Dominican Republic. He iscurrently in the writers room for Acapulco on Apple TV+. As a champion and curator of independent stories, the nonprofit Sundance Institute provides and preserves the space for artists across storytelling media to create and thrive. They find forgotten memories, love, and connection through this seemingly obsolete object. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. This relationship was the basis for their2022 SXSW Audience Award-winning short, Act of God. Several of the 2023 fellows have appeared on our annual 25 New Faces of Film list, including Joseph Sackett (Cross Pollination), Gabriela Ortega (Huella), Walter Thompson-Hernndez (If I Go Will They Miss Me), Keisha Rae Witherspoon (Arc) and Faye Ruiz (Wishes Sink in Man-Made Lakes). . Hadas Ayalon (Writer/Director) with In a Minute Youll Be Gone (Israel): A middle-aged lesbian couple are struggling with the death of their son when an unexpected letter from a sperm bank puts their relationship to the test, forcing them to confront their loss and their identity as mothers. Founded by Robert Redford in 1981 with the mission of fostering new voices in American storytelling, the nonprofit Sundance Institute is a champion and curator of stories for the stage and screen. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. After failing to recruit her friends to join her crusade, she catches a lucky break when she learns her rival isnt exactly who she says she is. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was executive produced by Spike Lee, Spike Jonze, Riz Ahmed, and Alma Harel. Her short film, Youth, premiered at SXSW in 2019 and won an Oscar-qualifying award at Palm Springs. Most recently, she wroteon the acclaimed television series Ramy (A24 & Hulu). Her films have screened atvarious venues, including the Rotterdam Film Festival, LACMA, and Palm SpringsShortFest. Her latest short, (Criterion Channel) won the Jury Prize for Best International Fiction Short at the. All of their work has the power to impact audiences through their unique voices, personal perspectives and exciting and unheard stories, said Michelle Satter, Founding Senior Director of Sundance Institutes Artist Programs. Recipient of the Sundance Institute Horror Fellowship, supported by K Period Media Fund Foundation. An award-winning playwright, . PARK CITY, UTAH, January 13, 2023 Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute announc ed the 12 projects invited to the 2023 Screenwriters Lab and the 10 projects selected for the Screenwriters Intensive, including filmmakers from the U.S.A. and internationally from the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and Nepal.. She was a Merata Mita Fellow at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival with her project I love my Guooheaddji. Joseph Sackett (Writer/Director) with Cross Pollination (U.S.A.): In this queer sci-fi rom-com, an alien arrives on Earth with one mission: to introduce his DNA into the human gene pool and propagate his species. Strange, interconnected events transform three generations of lives in the Southern California foothills an aging heiress haunted by visions of her dead mother, an aspiring young female novelist running a video game arcade, and a trio of teenage musicians caught in an increasingly tense dispute between local gangs. Her films explore gender,sexuality, and cultural bereavement. Recipient of the Sundance Institute HorrorFellowship, supported by K Period Media Fund Foundation. Neo Sora (Writer/Director) with Earthquake (U.S.A., Japan): Two teenage best friends living in near-future Tokyo, where earthquakes are part of the fabric of life, must confront the end of their friendship as they navigate diverging paths towards adulthood. Most recently, she wrote, at SXSW in 2019 and won an Oscar-qualifying award at Palm Springs. One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent filmmaking. Founded in 1981 by Robert Redford, the Institutes signature Labs, granting, and mentorship programs, dedicated to developing new work, take place throughout the year in the U.S. and internationally. Estrada) and is in pre-production on his feature directorial debut. Pigeon Wars will be her debut feature. Co-Founder of 3 Percent Films. Sean Wang (Writer/Director) withDdi () (U.S.A.): Fremont, CA. Her latest shortWarsha (Criterion Channel) won the Jury Prize for Best International Fiction Short at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival along with 90 awards since its premiere. Joshua Penn Soskin is an award-winning director, writer and photographer. Twelve-year-old Lil Ant begins to see mysterious figureseerie men with their arms spread like wingsaround his home. Neo Sora is a filmmaker, translator, and artist working in New York and Tokyo. As music unlocks memories, Amina discovers who she is. When a mysterious woman descends on his city sermonizing about extraterrestrial salvation, he thinks reunion awaits him, unaware that this seemingly joyful deliverance will soon be threatened by a looming hurricane. (U.S.A.): Haunted by a supernatural force, a Kurdish American man struggles to start a new life with his American fiancee while dealing with the reappearance of his estranged father. Lauren was a 2017 and 2018 Sundance Lab Finalist, . Urvashi Pathania is a writer/director based in Brooklyn. The latest cohort of the intensive program, designed to provide indi Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy 2022 Sundance.org, Joseph Sackett, Sean Wang, Abinash Bikram Shah, Gabriela Ortega, Walter Thompson-Hernndez, Hadas Ayalon, Bernardo Cubria, John Hibey, Dania Bdeir, Bane Fakih, Rashad Frett, Lin Que Ayoung, Farida Zahran, Masami Kawai, Audrey Rosenberg, Keisha Witherspoon, Jason Fitzroy Jeffers, Shireen Alihaji, Spencer Cook, Parker Smith, Jesahel Newton-Bernal, Cynthia Lowen, Rebin Zangana, David Liu, Urvashi Pathania, Ciara Leina`Ala Lacy, Faye Ruiz, Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute announc. Urvashi Pathania (Writer/Director) with Skin (U.S.A.): A body-positivity influencer enters a desperate bid to save her self-loathing sister when the latter becomes a test subject for their aunts plastic surgery and skin-lightening racket. , with Gina Rodriguez to direct and star. Sundance Collab, a digital community platform, brings a global cohort of working artists together to learn from each other and Sundance Advisors, and connect in a creative space, developing and sharing works in progress. Keisha Rae Witherspoon is a Miami-based filmmaker. He is currently working with director Carlos, , and is developing a project for Warner Brothers with, is an award-winning director, writer and photographer. supporters include Tribeca, Nia Tero, Princess Grace Foundation, NACF, PIC, ITVS, MacArthur, and Firelight. The 2023 Sundance Film Festival will present the world premieres of seven Feature Film Program supported projects that include: -written/directed by Laura Moss, co-written by Brendan OBrien). Rockwell) and. Her intersections inspire her to create space through film technologies. Newly released after being locked up in his teens, 30-year-old Ricky navigates the challenging realities of life post-incarceration, and the complexity of gaining independence for the first time as an adult. Sean Wang is a filmmaker from Fremont, CA. They find forgotten memories, love, and connection through this seemingly obsolete object. Spencer Cook is a writer, director, and lifelong wheelchair user. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. is a writer, director, and lifelong wheelchair user. If they want to survive, theyll need to learn how to make their own magic. (France): The fates of two French-born Muslim Arabs born in the same neighborhood collide as they find themselves on opposite sides of the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack: one a police officer, the other a terrorist. Hes a recipient of a DGA Student Film Award, a Spike Lee Production Grant, the Cary Fukunaga Production Grant, and Ryan Murphys HALF Initiative. Urvashi Pathania is a writer/director based in Brooklyn. Her films have screened at, various venues, including the Rotterdam Film Festival, LACMA, and Palm Springs. is a writer/director born and raised in Ecuador with an MFA, from Columbia University. Find the full list of Screenwriters Lab and Screenwriters Intensive fellows below. K Period Media; SAGindie; Rosalie Swedlin and Robert Cort; Deborah Reinisch and Michael Theodore Fund; Octavia Spencer; Scott and Jennifer Frank. As music unlocks memories, Amina discovers who she is. John Hibey co-wrote and produced the two-time Sundance award-winning film Fishing Without Nets (short and feature versions.) Make a short. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. An Emmy Awards Finalist and recipient of the VR Grand Prize at The Venice Film Festival, her work has appeared at Sundance, SXSW, AFI Fest, Cannes NEXT, Tribeca, Telluride, and Venice. In 2020, his play The Cubans had its world premiere at Miami New Drama. Cynthia Lowen is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker and writer. (U.S.A.): After a fatal mistake makes her the pariah of her insular and devout 19th century farming community, Frances becomes consumed with hunting down a mythic beast, at the cost of her familys reputation and safety. The directors and screenwriters labs will support 12 fellows, with five fellows selected for the Native lab. The Screenwriters Intensive allows us to extend the breadth of our support to a wider group of emerging independent artists, and were thrilled to include such an extensive range of stories, genres, and essential voices in the cohort, said, . ): A 60-something woman has her life turned upside down when her polygamous husband, who had been happily ensconced with his second wife, unexpectedly expresses a renewed interest in their stale relationship. She is the inaugural Sundance Merata Mita Fellow. Olive Nwosu (Writer/Director) with A Burial (Nigeria, U.K.): Faced with the sudden death of a visiting British dignitary, an older Nigerian politician becomes obsessed with giving the foreign stranger a proper burial. The Lab will be dedicated to the memory of Sundances generous Creative Advisor Douglas McGrath who passed away several months ago. Walter Thompson-Hernndez is a Los Angeles-born and raised filmmaker. (U.S.A.): Two trans teens secretly living in the attic of a cheap-seat movie theater spend an endless summer trying anything and everything to start hormone replacement therapy. The Development Track includes the following programs: January . Rosenberg has written for television while developing. received his MFA in Directing from NYU Tisch Graduate Film. The Intensive is a two-day workshop for emerging independent writers and writer/directors developing their first fiction features. Omar Mullick directed the feature non-fiction film These Birds Walk, which was theatrically distributed by Oscilloscope. Hasan Hadi (Writer/Director) with The Presidents Cake (Iraq, U.S.A): While everyday people struggle daily to survive under sanctions in Saddams Iraq, nine-year-old Saeed must use his wits to gather the ingredients for the required cake to celebrate President Saddam Husseins birthday or face the consequences alongside his family. For many years he was caretaker for Spencer Cook. These Labs are at the heart of the nonprofit Institute's long-standing support for artists, and will connect curated . Native Lab participants will include Eva Grant (Degrees of many years he was caretaker for Spencer Cook. Pirati, the matriarch of this makeshift family, has her plans to embark on an independent life suddenly derailed when one of her daughters goes missing. Hes currently in post on his horror short film, TheMan in the Sky Wont Let Me Sleep. Bernardo Cubra is a Mexican award-winning screenwriter and playwright. What materials will be requested from me if I advance to the second round? Yuan Yuan is a Chinese writer-director and an MFA thesis candidate at NYU, where she is an Ang Lee Scholar and Spike Lee Film Production Fellow. In addition, screening in the Premieres section are FFP films Gods Country and Honk for Jesus. She participated in the Gotham Project Market and Film Independents FastTrack. Ciara Leina`ala Lacy is a filmmaker whose Native Hawaiian identity drives her works intimacy and authenticity. Applications for the 2023 Screenwriters Lab and Screenwriters Intensive will be available online between April 14, 2022, through May 12, 2022, and can be accessed at apply.sundance.org. Given how we, remember is pivotal to healing, her films use memory as a central gaze to de-internalize. The projects and fellows selected for the 2023 Screenwriters Intensive are: Keisha Rae Witherspoon (Co-writer/Director) & Jason Fitzroy Jeffers (Co-writer) with Arc (U.S.A.): Ev is a paranoid young hustler who believes his mother was abducted by aliens when he was a boy. is a multi-disciplinary artist from the Dominican Republic. Cracked world premiered at Tribeca and is streaming on HBO Max & Hulu. s work as a screenwriter and director is supported by the Sundance Institute, SFFILM, IFP/Gotham, ARRAY, Visual Communications, and CAPE. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. One of the most exciting things about the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of independent filmmaking. Dania Bdeir is a Lebanese director with an MFA in film from NYU Tisch. His work has placed at Los Angeles CineFest, Filmmatic, and. He is a 2020 Sundance Ignite Fellow, 2021 SFFILM Rainin Grantee, and 2022 Sundance Institute & Asian American Foundation Fellow. The Fellows were selected from 3,200 submissions to further develop their scripts with the guidance of accomplished advisors, some of whom are alumni of the Screenwriters Lab themselves. Newton-Bernal strives to use film as a means of collaborative social change, toenrich our understanding of the world and our role in it. In a Minute Youll Be Gone is her first feature film. Lab and Intensive participants were selected from over 2000 submissio, ns to further develop their scripts with the guidance of accomplished advisors under the leadership of, (Founding Senior Director, Sundance Institutes Artist Programs) and, The January Screenwriters Lab cohort will develop their projects in person at the Sundance Mountain Resort from January 14-18 with the generous support of Artistic Director. We feel privileged to provide vital creative guidance and meaningful community at a crucial moment in the development of these projects.. Click here to read our spring 2023 issue, featuring A.V. Shireen Alihaji (Writer/Director) with Blue Veil (U.S.A.): In the wake of 9/11, a First-Gen Muslim teenager discovers her mothers cassette tapes. His first feature. is a Los Angeles-born filmmaker of Ryukyuan descent. Hes currently in post on his horror short film, The Man in the Sky Wont Let Me Sleep.
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