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Not surprisingly, the Sundance Film Festival has gone virtual this year. Beginning Thursday, Jan. 28, instead of trekking to Park City, Utah, you can watch festival programming from the comfort of your couch. When you do, be sure to check out the projects that our UCLA TFT alumni and faculty have been working on!

U.S. DRAMATIC COMPETITION

Sarah S. Kim (BA ’07), producer, I Was a Simple Man
Elizabeth Reiko Kubota Whitney (BA ’80, Executive Board Member), executive producer, I Was a Simple Man

U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

Amy Ferraris (MFA ’02), editor, Try Harder!
Lou Nakasako (BA ’11), producer, cinematographer, Try Harder!

PREMIERES

Battiste Fenwick (MFA ’12), cinematographer, Bring Your Own Brigade
Nate Bolotin (MFA ’07), producer, Prisoners of the Ghostland
Aaron Hendry (BA ’97), screenwriter, Prisoners of the Ghostland
Reza Sixo Safai (BA ’96, MFA ’99), screenwriter, Prisoners of the Ghostland
Nick Spicer (MFA ’06), executive producer, Prisoners of the Ghostland
Aram Tertzakian (MFA ’07), executive producer, Prisoners of the Ghostland

MIDNIGHT

Jonathan Snipes (BA ’05, MFA ’08, Faculty), music, A Glitch in the Matrix

SHORT PROGRAM

Maria Murillo (MFA ’03), sound, Raspberry

NEW FRONTIER

Grace Lee (MFA ’02), lead artist, Beyond the Breakdown
Erick Oh (MFA ’10), lead artist, Namoo

Top: Steve Iwamoto and Constance Wu in I Was a Simple Man. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Eunsoo Cho

Posted: January 21, 2021