Spring 2008 Documentary Grant Recipients Announced
The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program announced 16 feature documentary films to receive financial and creative support from the Sundance Documentary Fund for Spring 2008.
Out of 325 applications working in more than 52 countries, the 16 feature-length documentary films selected will receive a total of $512,500 in support for emerging and established filmmakers. The Sundance Documentary Film Program supports U.S. and international documentary filmmakers who explore the critical issues of our times with highly crafted storytelling and stylistic innovation. Read the complete description of films in the press-release.pdf, or scroll the list below.
FILMS IN DEVELOPMENT
Tomáš Kudrna ALL THAT GLITTERS (Kyrgyzstan/Czech Republic)
Nic Dunlop BURMA SOLDIER (Burma/Thailand/U.S.)
Maria Teresa Rodriguez ¿DONDE ESTAN? The Disappeared Children of El Salvador (U.S./El Salvador)
Amlan Datta IMAGE: DEMOCRACY (India)
Bishnu Dev Halder A TALE OF THREE SISTERS (India)
Leonard Retel Helmrich POSITION OF THE STARS(Indonesia/Netherlands)
FILMS IN PRODUCTION/POST-PRODUCTION
Carol Dysinger CAMP VICTORY: AFGHANISTAN (U.S.)
Heather Rae FAMILY: THE FIRST CIRCLE (U.S./Native American)
Michael Collins GIVE UP TOMORROW (U.S./Philippines)
Barbara Attie and Janet Goldwater GOUNDO’S DAUGHTER (U.S.)
Lixin Fan LAST TRAIN HOME (China)
Jennifer Maytorena Taylor NEW MUSLIM COOL (U.S.)
Orhan Eskiköy and Özgür Dogan ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL (Turkey)
Laura Poitras RELEASE (U.S./Yemen)
Jakob Preuss THE OTHER CHELSEA (Germany)
Gef Senz VIRTUAL FREEDOM (Australia)
Farid Haerinejad and Mohammad Reza Kazemi WOMEN IN SHROUD (Iran/Canada)
AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT GRANTS
Pamela Yates STATE OF FEAR (U.S./Peru)
Tia Lessin and Carl Deal TROUBLE THE WATER (US)