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Regarding Susan Sontag

Regarding Susan Sontag follows the life and work of the late author, critic, director and activist.

Budrus

Budrus Has A Hammer follows a Palestinian leader who unites Fatah, Hamas and Israelis in an unarmed movement to save his village from destruction. Success eludes them until his 15-year-old daughter jumps into the fray.

Caesar’s Last Fast

Caesar’s Last Fast explores the private sacrifice and spiritual conviction behind Cesar Estrada Chavez’s fight for justice and dignity for America’s farm workers, which is linked to a new generation of organizers leading the charge for farm worker’s rights today.

Cinema Jenin

Cinema Jenin is a Fellini-esque documentary comedy taking place in the West Bank city of Jenin following a local initiative to re-open the old and only cinema in the city.

The Georgian Year

Director: Nino Kirtadze
The Georgian Year takes an intimate look at a defining year for this young democracy, from the presidential elections in January 2008 to a state of chaos and war and the resulting aftermath.
This fable of power takes place in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia. From the presidential elections in January 2008, when everything [...]

Interview with directors of Mrs. Goundo’s Daughter

Mrs. Goundo’s Daughter screened in the Sundance Institute Screening Series in Park City, Utah on September 10. Filmmakers Barbara Attie and Janet Goldwater sat down for an interview ahead of their screening.

Iran: Open Letter to the Sundance Community from Robert Redford

July 20, 2009
This weekend, Iranian-born artist Shirin Neshat, a Sundance Institute Artist Trustee, sat at our annual Board Retreat and described in terrifying detail a situation we all know about, but perhaps not in enough detail. Among many others recently arrested in Iran’s post-election demonstrations are Iranian artists, journalists, filmmakers and human rights leaders, including [...]

The Reckoning: The Battle For the International Criminal Court

Follows the dynamic ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo and his team over four years and several continents in their pursuit of international justice by the first permanent court.

Meet Camp Victory Director Carol Dysinger

While preparing her rough cut for the upcoming Documentary Edit and Story Lab in Utah, director Carol Dysinger shared with us her love of film and her experience shooting in Afghanistan.