2008 Sundance Documentary Composers and Story Lab
Seven documentary filmmakers and six composers have been invited as Fellows to the Sundance Documentary Composers and Story Lab, which has been newly expanded to focus on story structure in addition to film composition. The Fellows are brought together to explore the creative process in sound and story and the role of film music in nonfiction storytelling.
This year’s Fellows reflect the Sundance Institute’s commitment to global storytelling as a powerful contribution to cross-cultural understanding. The 2008 documentary projects – from Iran, Mexico, Kenya, and the Bronx – include a powerful story of human rights lawyers in Iran fighting to stop the death penalty; an exploration of contemporary Mexico through the filmmaker’s family history; Kenyans struggling for land rights and political power against international development agendas; and a dramatic year in the life of a new charter high school helping disadvantaged students in the Bronx.
EL GENERAL
Natalia Almada, Director & Editor
Daniela Alatorre, Producer
GOOD FORTUNE
Landon Van Soest, Director
Jeremy Levine, Producer & Editor
WHATEVER IT TAKES
Christopher Wong, Director
Zeb Smith, Editor & Producer
WOMEN IN SHROUD
Farid Haerinejad, Director
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