This documentary reunites them forty years later to reveal what actually happened during one of history’s strangest group experiments. In 1973 five men and six women went on a dramatic raft expedition across the Atlantic Ocean for 101 days to study human aggression and sexuality. Submissions remain open year-round, and filmmakers with projects are encouraged to submit for consideration when they are ready to do so. ![]() Joining these artists are U.S.-based filmmakers from a diverse range of backgrounds including Roger Ross Williams, Pacho Velez, Sabaah Jordan and Damon Davis, Kahlil Hudson, and Sandi Tan.įilms will continue to be supported on a rolling basis. ![]() Our support of in-country filmmakers is a proud mark of our work this year and a reflection of our ongoing commitment to supporting international storytellers (India, Democratic Republic of Congo, Hungary, Russia/Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Afghanistan). Many films probe vital and pressing contemporary topics including Black Lives Matter ( Whose Streets?), incarceration in America ( Untitled Prison Project), mass shootings/gun violence ( Untitled Newtown Documentary), juvenile sexual assault ( Audrie & Daisy), and juvenile incarceration ( They Call Us Monsters). Highlights of films awarded grant support include projects that may experiment with or expand the nonfiction form in compelling ways, such as All These Sleepless Nights, Casting JonBenet, Shirkers, The Event, The Reagan Years, and Untitled Kronos Project. Overall the selections are characterized by risk, inclusion and innovation as well as addressing the most vital conversations of our time.” We eliminated deadlines, embraced risk taking in form, filmmaker and subject matter, but we stayed true to our core purpose of discovering contemporary stories of meaning and moral purpose. Rahdi Taylor, Film Fund Director, said, “This past year was one of experimentation and change. ![]() The Sundance Documentary Fund moved to a limited rolling open call in 2015, encouraging filmmakers to submit applications only when they feel their film is ready to share. Thirty-three independent documentary films have been selected for Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program support in 2015, with grantees including original voices from around the world.
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