The Sundance Institute Documentary Fund has been provided to 35 projects in various stages, including 5 in development, 15 in production, 10 in post-production, and 5 actively pursuing audience engagement and social impact campaigns. Grants are made possible by The Open Society Foundations, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Gucci, the Kendeda Fund, and Luminate.
The Fund helps support and empower historically marginalized voices and provides a platform for integral stories to be amplified. Many projects in this year’s slate explore the dynamic interaction between place and identity, including meditations on migration, displacement, departure and return, and narratives centering justice for Indigenous people seeking to reclaim their land and reckon with the legacy of resettlement.