{"id":14407,"date":"2022-03-03T17:11:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T15:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=14407"},"modified":"2022-03-03T17:11:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T15:11:20","slug":"meet-the-13-new-screenwriters-intensive-fellows-at-sundance-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/03\/03\/meet-the-13-new-screenwriters-intensive-fellows-at-sundance-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet The 13 New Screenwriters Intensive Fellows At Sundance Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The nonprofit Sundance Institute is welcoming 13 writers to develop 11 original projects at the tenth annual Screenwriters Intensive on March 2-3, 2022. These emerging creatives from historically marginalized communities will participate in the two-day digital workshop, developing their first fiction features under the guidance of established writers and the Institute\u2019s\u00a0Feature Film Program<\/a>, led by\u00a0Michelle Satter<\/strong>\u00a0(founding senior director, Sundance Institute\u2019s Artist Programs) and\u00a0Ilyse McKimmie<\/strong>\u00a0(the Feature Film Program\u2019s deputy director).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top Row, Left to Right: Andre Muir, Jake Hutton, A.K. Espada, Gabby Rivera, Glenn Kaino. Middle Row, Left to Right: Mamoudou N’Diaye, Marissa Chib\u00e1s, Nuhash Humayun, Ramzi I. Bashour, Tania Taiwo. Bottom Row, Left to Right: Tazbah Rose Chavez, Tommy Pico, Wal\u00e9 Oy\u00e9jid\u00e9, Esq.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

“We’re thrilled to be bringing together such a dynamic and memorable group of storytellers developing work with bold vision and  unique, necessary perspectives,” said Ilyse McKimmie<\/strong>, deputy director of the Feature Film Program. “We look forward to continuing our creative and strategic support of them as they develop their debut features, and we’re excited to welcome them into the vibrant community of Sundance artists.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fellows this year represent a cross section of independent storytelling and will collaborate with the following advisors during the intensive: Andrew Ahn, Lucy Alibar, Julia Camara, DeMane Davis, Nisha Ganatra, John Gatins, Tanya Hamilton, James Ponsoldt, Jon Raymond, Jessica Sharzer, Dana Stevens, Ligiah Villalobos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous participants of the Screenwriters Intensive include current advisor Andrew Ahn <\/strong>(Spa Night<\/em>), Adamma Ebo<\/strong> (Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul<\/em>), Reinaldo Marcus Green <\/strong>(Monsters and Men<\/em>), and Roger Ross Williams<\/strong> (Cassandro, <\/em>currently in post production.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sundance Institute Screenwriters Intensive is made possible with leadership support from the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two of the Screenwriters Intensive fellows in this year’s group will receive additional support from Sundance Institute partnerships:\u00a0A.K. Espada<\/strong>\u00a0is the recipient of the inaugural Sundance Institute Horror Fellowship, made possible by support from K Period Media Foundation Fund, and\u00a0Nuhash Humayun<\/strong>\u00a0is the recipient of the\u00a02022 Sloan Development Fellowship<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The projects and fellows selected for the 2022 Sundance Institute Screenwriters Intensive are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marissa Chib\u00e1s<\/strong> (writer\/director) with 72 <\/em><\/strong>(U.S.A.): Fiercely independent 18-year-old Cuban American Viv celebrates New Year\u2019s Eve with her family and friends in 1972 Manhattan \u2014 surrounded by Watergate, the Vietnam War, and explosive social unrest. Viv spends the wildly festive night gathering the courage to tell her parents a deep secret she has been afraid to share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n