Cary Joji Fukunaga

Cary Joji Fukunaga Instagram – In 2005 I was invited to the Sundance Film festival to compete in the dramatic short competition. As my classmate Andrew Maclean and I sat for the opening night celebration at Eccles theater, just before Robert Redford stepped onto the stage, we looked at each other with a genuine sense of awe – how the hell did we manage to get here? Four years later I found myself at the same theater, introducing SIN NOMBRE to its first public screening. Getting into Sundance is every filmmaker’s dream. That film and the career I’ve had since is greatly indebted to the dedicated and passionate people at the Sundance Institute: from Ilyse McKimmie asking me if I had a feature script to submit to the labs; to my many incredible advisors there, such as Naomi Foner and Gyula Gazdag; and last but not least, Michelle Satter, the pillar of it all. One day I’ll be experienced and wise enough to return to the labs as a mentor to the next generation of indie storytellers. Until then…
#Sundance40th @sundanceorg | Posted on 01/Sep/2021 17:56:30