They add to the Institutes Board of values-based leaders, building an enduring, evolving community for storytellers.
Together, the Board is poised to identify new and strengthened ways to uplift independent storytellers.
Both the Sundance Film Festival and the Institute have served as an artistic home for me throughout my career.
L to R: Tessa Thompson, Kimberly Steward, Nina Fialkow, Pete Nicks
I was hooked and lucky enough to be invited over the years with my own films.
Kimberly Steward shared, Sundance Institute is one of the most influential organizations that supports emerging creative talent.
They have supported my career and company since its inception in 2013.
She and her husband David Fialkow also have a production entity, New Lane Media.
PETE NICKSis an Emmy Award-winning cinematographer, producer, and director known for his immersive cinema verite Oakland trilogy.
Nicks co-founded Proximity Media with Ryan Coogler and oversees the Nonfiction Division.
He is the recipient of the SFFS/KRF screenwriting grant and a United States Artists Fellow.
He received his B.A.
from Howard University and his Masters from UC Berkeley.
KIMBERLY STEWARDis an Academy Award-nominated producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
TESSA THOMPSONis an award-winning actor and producer.
She most recently reprised her role as Bianca inCreed IIIdirected by Michael B. Jordan.
In 2020, Thompson starred in Amazon PrimesSylvies Love, which she Executive Produced.
With these additions, the Sundance Institute board comprises 32 people, 14 of whom self-identify as BIPOC.
The board is 44% men and 56% women.
