We are just a couple of days away from the start of the Sundance Film Festival and I couldn’t be more excited!  This year, we have several films screening at both Sundance and Slamdance that have alumni involved in the production.

Storytellers broaden our minds: engage, provoke, inspire, and ultimately, connect us. — Robert Redford, President and Founder


At Sundance, Justin Simien (BFA/Film Prod. ’05) premieres his independent feature-length film
Dear White People
which has been selected for the U.S. Dramatic Competition. Alumna Traci Carlson (BFA/TBJ ’09) was the line producer on the feature
HITS
which will screen as part of the Premieres program.  Two short films:
Chapel Perilous
, directed by alum Matthew Lessner (BFA/Film Prod. ’07) and
Me+Her
, edited by alum Jonathan Melin (MFA/Film Prod. ’12) will be screening in the Short Film Program.  See the Festival’s
entire lineup here
.



At Slamdance, the independent feature film
The Sublime and Beautiful
(produced by alumni James Cox, BFA/Film Prod. ’11 and Kevin Slee, BFA/Film Prod. ’12) will screen in the Feature Film Competition. The short documentary film entitled
What I Hate About Myself
(which was co-directed by Bobby Moser, BFA/Film Prod.  ’13 and Ben Mullinkosson, BFA/Film Prod. ’13 as their thesis film) will screen in the Short Film Program.



We are hosting our annual reception and look forward to welcoming a number of alumni who are attending the festival.

Film Students and Alumni to Reunite at Sundance, Watch Their Own Films on the Big Screen


It will be a great chance for everyone to warm up and mingle with their peers.  Stay tuned for photos from the festivities!