Sundance Leaders on the Challenging Indie Market: ‘It’s Not a Golden Age for Documentaries’

Hard hitting social issue documentaries are getting more difficult to make and sell with each passing year. But despite the market’s fondness for true crime and celebrity-driven nonfiction content, the Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Program (DFP) isn’t wavering when it comes to its support of docu filmmakers telling stories dealing with social impact topics including human rights, racial justice, gender equity, democracy, LGBTQ rights, environmental sustainability, freedom of expression, and civic empowerment. This month marks the 20th anniversary of the DFP, which was established by the late Diane Weyermann in October 2002. In the last two decades the DFP has… Read Full Article