2025 Native Lab

The Native Lab, the signature initiative of Sundance Institute’s Indigenous Program, runs in person April 28 through May 3 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This year’s Native Lab supports four fellows and two artists-in-residence. The Native Lab is designed for artists of Native and Indigenous backgrounds who aim to center Indigeneity in their work. Over five days, fellows refine their scripts for feature and episodic projects in one-on-one feedback sessions, screenplay readings, and roundtable discussions with experienced advisors while building community on Native land in Santa Fe.

  • Credits
  • Projects

Bryson Chun

Creative Advisor

Sarah Friedland

Creative Advisor

Kiva Reardon

Creative Advisor

Erica Tremblay

Creative Advisor

Sabrina Saleha

Artist-in-Residence

Svetlana Romanova

Artist-in-Residence

Forerunner

Hyperia

Menil and Her Heart

Spiral

  
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