1992 Directors Lab

The Directors Lab is held for 3-4 weeks each June at the Sundance Resort in Sundance, Utah. A total of eight projects, the vast majority of which have participated in a previous Screenwriters Lab, are invited to participate. There is no open application for the Directors Lab; rather, applicants to the January Screenwriters Lab program are considered for the June Directors Lab after their projects have been selected for the January Screenwriters Lab.
Over the course of the Directors Lab, the Fellows work with an accomplished group of Creative Advisors and professional production crews, rehearsing, shooting, and editing key scenes from their scripts. Through this intense, hands-on process, the Fellows push the boundaries of their scripts, allowing them to workshop text, collaborate with actors, and find a visual language for their film in an atmosphere where experimentation is encouraged. Surrounded by seasoned professionals, yet removed from the typical pressures of production, Lab Fellows are offered a unique opportunity to see the script “on its feet,” develop skills, and take risks. Directors Lab Fellows also join in the week-long Screenwriters Lab with five additional Screenwriter projects to participate in individualized story sessions under the guidance of established screenwriters.

  • Credits
  • Projects

Alice Arlen

Creative Advisor

L.M. Kit Carson

Creative Advisor

Susan Cooper

Creative Advisor

Irene Diamond

Creative Advisor

Scott Frank

Creative Advisor

Lisa Fruchtman

Creative Advisor

Stephen Goldblatt

Creative Advisor

Randa Haines

Creative Advisor

James V. Hart

Creative Advisor

Arthur Hiller

Creative Advisor

Becky Johnston

Creative Advisor

Jeremy Kagan

Creative Advisor

Larry Konner

Creative Advisor

Ring Lardner Jr.

Creative Advisor

Elizabeth Leutstig

Creative Advisor

Kurt Luedtke

Creative Advisor

John S. Lyons

Creative Advisor

Paul Mazursky

Creative Advisor

Frank Pierson

Creative Advisor

Sydney Pollack

Creative Advisor

Judy Rascoe

Creative Advisor

Robert Redford

Creative Advisor

Tom Rickman

Creative Advisor

Matthew Robbins

Creative Advisor

Amy Robinson

Creative Advisor

Michael Schultz

Creative Advisor

Roger Simon

Creative Advisor

Claire Simpson

Creative Advisor

Howard Smith

Creative Advisor

Sam Waterston

Creative Advisor

Kirk Baltz

Actor

Elizabeth Berridge

Actor

Rocky Carroll

Actor

Josh Charles

Actor

John Costelloe

Actor

Nadia Dajani

Actor

Martin Donovan

Actor

Victor Garber

Actor

Annabeth Gish

Actor

Evan Handler

Actor

Khalil Kain

Actor

Joanne Whalley-Kilmer

Actor

Christina Ricci

Actor

Terrylene Sacchetti

Actor

Jack Wallace

Actor

Hume Cronyn

Creative Advisor

Jason Andrews

Actor

Joan Tewkesbury

Creative Advisor
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