The fellowship is a program of Women at Sundance with support from Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.
Rita Baghdadiis an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker known for the intimacy of her bold, character-driven films.
Ritas work has been supported by Sundance, Tribeca, Netflix, HBO, IDA and Film Independent.
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Michelle Garzais a director and screenwriter who graduated from CCC in Mexico City and Goldsmiths in London.
Her debut featureHueserapremiered at Tribeca 2022 where it won the Best New Narrative Director and the Nora Ephron awards.
Michelle also won the Citizen Kane award for the best new director at Sitges 2022.
Dramatic Grand Jury Prize.
Her follow up original feature film screenplay was acquired by Universal Studios and Jordan Peeles Monkeypaw Productions.
Bing Liuis a China-born, Midwest-raised filmmaker.
His directorial credits includeMinding the Gap,America To MeandAll These Sons.
Kate Tsangis an artist/filmmaker creating imaginative, offbeat stories with heart.
Her debut featureMarvelous and the Black Holepremiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.
Charlotte Wellsis a BAFTA winning Scottish filmmaker whose debut feature, the award-winningAftersunpremiered in Critics Week at Cannes.
Prior toAftersun, Wells wrote and directed three short films,Tuesday, Laps, andBlue Christmas.
She is a graduate of the MBA/MFA program at NYU where she was supported by BAFTA NY and LA.
Charlotte, with her projectAftersun, was supported by the Sundance Institutes 2020 Directors and Screenwriters Labs.
Violet du Fengis an award-winning journalist and filmmaker.
