2004 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

Gyula Gazdag

Assistant Director

Michael Almereyda

Creative Advisor

Jon Amiel

Creative Advisor

Jessica Bendinger

Creative Advisor

Walter Bernstein

Creative Advisor

Antonia Bird

Creative Advisor

Ian Calderon

Creative Advisor

Robert Caswell

Creative Advisor

Carlos Cuaron

Creative Advisor

Joan Darling

Creative Advisor

Carol Doyle

Creative Advisor

Tony Drazan

Creative Advisor

Suzy Elmiger

Creative Advisor

Robert Elswit

Creative Advisor

Scott Frank

Creative Advisor

Carlin Glynn

Creative Advisor

Leah Gordon

Creative Advisor

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Creative Advisor

Ed Harris

Creative Advisor

Nicole Holofcener

Creative Advisor

Becky Johnston

Creative Advisor

Jeremy Kagan

Creative Advisor

Christopher Knopf

Creative Advisor

Michael Lehmann

Creative Advisor

Peter Masterson

Creative Advisor

Peter Medak

Creative Advisor

Ron Nyswaner

Creative Advisor

Steven Poster

Creative Advisor

Robert Redford

Creative Advisor

Steven Rosenblum

Creative Advisor

Fred Murphy

Creative Advisor

Susan Shilliday

Creative Advisor

Stanley Tucci

Creative Advisor

Barbara Tulliver

Creative Advisor

Mike White

Creative Advisor

Michael C. Williams

Creative Advisor

Gary Winick

Creative Advisor

Chris Babers

Actor

Liane Balaban

Actor

David Alan Basche

Actor

Patrick Bauchau

Actor

Casey Camp

Actor

Sarah Clarke

Actor

Helen Dallas

Actor

Brian T. Finney

Actor

Peter Frechette

Actor

Robert Guthrie

Actor

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Actor

Charlie Hofheimer

Actor

Neal Huff

Actor

Kyle Machlachlan

Actor

Alison Pill

Actor

Jon Proudstar

Actor

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Actor

Alex Rice

Actor

August Schellenberg

Actor

Jessica Stone

Actor

Vinny Vella

Actor

Justine Wilson

Actor

Michael Wright

Actor

Naomi Foner

Creative Advisor

Malia Scotch Marmo

Creative Advisor

Martha Plimpton

Actor

Joan Tewkesbury

Creative Advisor
  
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