TheSundance Instituteon Thursday announced the fellows set for the 2023 edition of their Directors, Screenwriters and Native Labs.
More information on this years fellows and their projects can be found below.
Eva Grantis a bilingual filmmaker of mixed Statimc Indigenous, Asian, and European heritage.
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A former E20 screenwriter, she studied literature and philosophy at Stanford University.
Quinne Larsenis a Chinook writer and cartoonist in Los Angeles (Tongva territory).
Theyve worked on shows at Sony Pictures, Cartoon online grid, Disney TVA, and Netflix.
Theyre currently working on an original graphic novel for First Second.
Anpao Lockeis a Hunkpapha Lakota and Ahtna Dene writer, filmmaker, and curator from the Standing Rock Nation.
She was a 2022 Sundance Indigenous Fellow focused on Native diaspora experience and self-determination in filmmaking.
She holds a BA in Film Studies from Mount Holyoke College and lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Cian Elyse White(writer-director) withTe Puhi(New Zealand, United Kingdom): Aotearoa, 1962.
Hadas Ayalonis a director, screenwriter, and film editor living in Tel Aviv.
A Screen Daily Arab Star of Tomorrow, Bdeir is developing her first feature,Pigeon Wars.
Bane Fakihis a Lebanese filmmaker whose shortsAssil and JadandVibesscreened at Palm Springs ShortsFest and Outfest.
After her MFA from Columbia University, Fakih received the Ezra Litwak Award for Screenwriting Distinction.
Her feature screenplayKeep It Togetherwas shortlisted for the 2019 Tribeca All Access.
Lin Que Ayoungis an award-winning writer/director/producer and graduate of NYU Grad Film.
They find forgotten memories, love, and connection through this seemingly obsolete object.
Masami Kawaiis a Los Angelesborn filmmaker of Ryukyuan descent.
She is an Assistant Professor of Filmmaking at the University of Oregon.
She participated in the Gotham Project Market and Film Independents FastTrack.
Gabriela Ortegais a multidisciplinary artist from the Dominican Republic.
Her short film,Huella, was an official selection for the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
Her work draws cultural bridges that lead to the Caribbean through intersectionality, duality, and ancestral memory.
Audrey Rosenbergis an award-winning genre writer and director.
They have a degree in film from USC.
Walter Thompson-Hernandezis a writer-director from southeast Los Angeles.
Sean Wang(writer-director) withDiDi ()(U.S.A.): Fremont, CA.
Sean Wangis a filmmaker from Fremont, CA.
Farida Zahranis an Egyptian writer-director based in Brooklyn.
Most recently, she wrote on the acclaimed Hulu series,Ramy.
She is a graduate of the NYU Graduate Film Program.
