2025 Building Bridges Fellowship

The Building Bridges Fellowship, which amplifies U.S. Muslim storytelling by providing financial and creative resources, mentorship, and support to emerging filmmakers, with a focus on uplifting U.S. Muslim narratives and fostering dialogue around themes of identity, belonging, and diversity.

Funded by the Doris Duke Foundation, the Building Bridges Fellowship aims to reduce barriers for filmmakers working on U.S. Muslim stories to hone their craft, receive mentorship from industry professionals, and access valuable resources to realize their creative vision and connect with wider audiences.

As you use our Online Archives, please understand that the information presented from Festivals, Labs, and other activities is taken directly from official publications from each year. While this information is limited and doesn't necessarily represent the full list of participants (e.g. actors and crew), it is the list given to us by the main film/play/project contact at the time, based on the space restrictions of our publications. Each entry in the Online Archives is meant as a historical record of a particular film, play, or project at the time of its involvement with Sundance Institute. For this reason, we can only amend an entry if a name is misspelled, or if the entry does not correctly reflect the original publication. If you have questions or comments, please email [email protected]