Ilyse McKimmie
@ilysemck.bsky.social
Deputy Director, Sundance Institute Feature Film Program
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Heyyyy, Ragdale is looking for a Deputy Director, and this would be an amazing position for someone with arts administration experience. I'll link to the full posting in the comments, but here's more info 🧵
September 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Heyyyy, Ragdale is looking for a Deputy Director, and this would be an amazing position for someone with arts administration experience. I'll link to the full posting in the comments, but here's more info 🧵
Congrats to these exciting artists, and also to my colleague Moi Santos who leads this program with inspiration and grace!
Announcing the six storytellers participating in the 2025 Sundance Institute Trans Possibilities Intensive, taking place online from July 28–30.
Read more about their projects: sndnc.org/4obAXtb
Read more about their projects: sndnc.org/4obAXtb
July 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Congrats to these exciting artists, and also to my colleague Moi Santos who leads this program with inspiration and grace!
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“It’s the safest place you can possibly enter into.”
"Big Fish" and "Frankenweenie" screenwriter John August on 25 years of creative advising at the Sundance Institute Labs and why exploration matters more than polish.
Read more: bit.ly/3ZXn1sn
"Big Fish" and "Frankenweenie" screenwriter John August on 25 years of creative advising at the Sundance Institute Labs and why exploration matters more than polish.
Read more: bit.ly/3ZXn1sn
July 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
“It’s the safest place you can possibly enter into.”
"Big Fish" and "Frankenweenie" screenwriter John August on 25 years of creative advising at the Sundance Institute Labs and why exploration matters more than polish.
Read more: bit.ly/3ZXn1sn
"Big Fish" and "Frankenweenie" screenwriter John August on 25 years of creative advising at the Sundance Institute Labs and why exploration matters more than polish.
Read more: bit.ly/3ZXn1sn
Introducing the Class of 2025 for the @sundanceorg Directors Lab - rising stars, each and every one!
June 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Introducing the Class of 2025 for the @sundanceorg Directors Lab - rising stars, each and every one!
This is such a fantastic program - if you want to lose yourself in incredible stories, check out the Shorts Tour!
🎬 The 2025 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is coming!
7 short films. One unforgettable program of fiction, doc, and animation including award winners and bold new voices. Presented by @vimeo.com.
Find a screening near you: festival.sundance.org/short-film-tour
7 short films. One unforgettable program of fiction, doc, and animation including award winners and bold new voices. Presented by @vimeo.com.
Find a screening near you: festival.sundance.org/short-film-tour
May 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This is such a fantastic program - if you want to lose yourself in incredible stories, check out the Shorts Tour!
Huge congrats to Hasan!
Hasan Hadi wins the Caméra d’Or at #Cannes for ‘THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE.’
May 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Huge congrats to Hasan!
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🎉 Congrats to filmmaker Hasan Hadi! His poignant, darkly comic Sundance Institute-supported debut “The President’s Cake” has won the Directors’ Fortnight Audience Award at #Cannes2025!
May 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
🎉 Congrats to filmmaker Hasan Hadi! His poignant, darkly comic Sundance Institute-supported debut “The President’s Cake” has won the Directors’ Fortnight Audience Award at #Cannes2025!
So thrilled that Hasan Hadi is getting to share his film The President’s Cake with the world - another @sundance.org Directors and Screenwriters Lab film that we were privileged to support ❤️🎂
May 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
So thrilled that Hasan Hadi is getting to share his film The President’s Cake with the world - another @sundance.org Directors and Screenwriters Lab film that we were privileged to support ❤️🎂
Congratulations to Diego Céspedes - very proud to have supported him and his film through the @sundance.org Screenwriters and Directors Labs
Chilean drama “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo” takes a fable-like approach a transgender mother and her community during the early days of HIV. A film about the dueling love and vitriol trans women receive, and the grace and fury in us all #Cannes2025 variety.com/2025/film/re...
‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo’ Review: A Chilean Drama About HIV and Transgender Romance
Set in the 1980s, Diego Céspedes’ period drama 'The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo' battles bigotry with both vengeance and compassion.
variety.com
May 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Congratulations to Diego Céspedes - very proud to have supported him and his film through the @sundance.org Screenwriters and Directors Labs
Mari Heller offers a look back at her experience during the @sundance.org Directors Lab. Feels like yesterday! What a gift it was to be present as someone so special stepped fully into her artistic self. And she’s continued to give back as an advisor which is the greatest.
As the Sundance Institute Directors Lab turns 45, we’re celebrating the voices it has helped shape, like Marielle Heller, who found the confidence to own her vision at the 2012 Lab with her stunning debut, “The Diary of a Teenage Girl”.
Read more: bit.ly/3FbFdXS
Read more: bit.ly/3FbFdXS
May 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Mari Heller offers a look back at her experience during the @sundance.org Directors Lab. Feels like yesterday! What a gift it was to be present as someone so special stepped fully into her artistic self. And she’s continued to give back as an advisor which is the greatest.
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LAST CALL! Feature fiction filmmakers: If you're in the early stages of a screenplay, this is your final reminder.
Apply to the 2026 Development Track today to be considered for fellowships, grants, and programs. Deadline is 4:59 PM PT.
Apply now: sndnc.org/2026-dev-track
Apply to the 2026 Development Track today to be considered for fellowships, grants, and programs. Deadline is 4:59 PM PT.
Apply now: sndnc.org/2026-dev-track
May 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
LAST CALL! Feature fiction filmmakers: If you're in the early stages of a screenplay, this is your final reminder.
Apply to the 2026 Development Track today to be considered for fellowships, grants, and programs. Deadline is 4:59 PM PT.
Apply now: sndnc.org/2026-dev-track
Apply to the 2026 Development Track today to be considered for fellowships, grants, and programs. Deadline is 4:59 PM PT.
Apply now: sndnc.org/2026-dev-track
The deadline for the 2026 Development Track application, which includes the Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab and Screenwriters Intensive, is a couple of weeks away on May 14. Plenty of time for you to apply and spread the word! Apply here: sndnc.org/2026-dev-track
May 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The deadline for the 2026 Development Track application, which includes the Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab and Screenwriters Intensive, is a couple of weeks away on May 14. Plenty of time for you to apply and spread the word! Apply here: sndnc.org/2026-dev-track
New group of visionaries incoming…I’m excited and inspired to be working with such a spectacular collection of artists!
📣 Introducing the 2025 Sundance Institute Directors, Screenwriters, & Native Lab Fellows!
These labs offer a supportive environment for filmmakers to develop their projects with guidance from creative advisors.
Learn about the fellows & their projects: sndnc.org/4iz5mgY
These labs offer a supportive environment for filmmakers to develop their projects with guidance from creative advisors.
Learn about the fellows & their projects: sndnc.org/4iz5mgY
April 29, 2025 at 1:29 AM
New group of visionaries incoming…I’m excited and inspired to be working with such a spectacular collection of artists!
🚨Last call! My conversation with Neo Sora about the Sundance Institute Feature Film Labs is tomorrow April 17. Our 2026 application launched yesterday - come get the scoop on how to make your submission as strong as possible! @sundance.org
Emerging filmmakers, please join Neo Sora (Happyend, Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus) and me as we pull back the curtain on the Sundance Institute Feature Film Labs on April 17. Register for free: sndnc.org/4hMdk5O
April 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🚨Last call! My conversation with Neo Sora about the Sundance Institute Feature Film Labs is tomorrow April 17. Our 2026 application launched yesterday - come get the scoop on how to make your submission as strong as possible! @sundance.org
The application for next year’s Feature Film Program Labs launched today - time for you to share that screenplay you’ve been pouring your heart and soul into. Now is your moment!
📢 Feature fiction filmmakers!
In the early stages of a screenplay? Apply now for the 2026 Development Track to be considered for multiple programs, fellowships, and grants.
Deadline: May 14, 2025. Apply here: sndnc.org/2026-dev-track
In the early stages of a screenplay? Apply now for the 2026 Development Track to be considered for multiple programs, fellowships, and grants.
Deadline: May 14, 2025. Apply here: sndnc.org/2026-dev-track
April 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The application for next year’s Feature Film Program Labs launched today - time for you to share that screenplay you’ve been pouring your heart and soul into. Now is your moment!
Emerging filmmakers, please join Neo Sora (Happyend, Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus) and me as we pull back the curtain on the Sundance Institute Feature Film Labs on April 17. Register for free: sndnc.org/4hMdk5O
April 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Emerging filmmakers, please join Neo Sora (Happyend, Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus) and me as we pull back the curtain on the Sundance Institute Feature Film Labs on April 17. Register for free: sndnc.org/4hMdk5O
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📣 Announcing the fellows selected for the inaugural Sundance Institute Cultural Impact Residency on Sundance Collab, honoring the legacy of social justice leader Michael Latt.
Read more: sndnc.org/4laCVZo
Read more: sndnc.org/4laCVZo
March 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
📣 Announcing the fellows selected for the inaugural Sundance Institute Cultural Impact Residency on Sundance Collab, honoring the legacy of social justice leader Michael Latt.
Read more: sndnc.org/4laCVZo
Read more: sndnc.org/4laCVZo
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Equality scares the powerful more than autocracy, is I guess what I'm saying, and that's true even in a purportedly liberal democracy like the US.
March 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Equality scares the powerful more than autocracy, is I guess what I'm saying, and that's true even in a purportedly liberal democracy like the US.
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Amazing opportunity at the Academy Museum! Film critic writing workshop for high school & college students with foundational Black women critics. Apps are due Feb 14.
www.academymuseum.org/en/programs/...
www.academymuseum.org/en/programs/...
Shaping Critique: A Film Critic Writing Workshop
A film critic writing workshop for high school and college writers hosted by Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and UCLA’s School of Theater Film and Television
www.academymuseum.org
January 29, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Amazing opportunity at the Academy Museum! Film critic writing workshop for high school & college students with foundational Black women critics. Apps are due Feb 14.
www.academymuseum.org/en/programs/...
www.academymuseum.org/en/programs/...
Behind the scenes at Sundance Labs: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZJW...
Behind the scenes at Sundance
YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Behind the scenes at Sundance Labs: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZJW...
Good things are happening with Sundance’s Indigenous Program www.sundance.org/blogs/sundan...
Sundance Institute Announces Merata Mita and Graton Fellows at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival - sundance.org
Rhayne Vermette Named 2025 Merata Mita Fellow; 2025 Graton Fellowships Go to Roni Jo Draper and Stefan Perez During Native Forum Celebration in Park City PARK CITY, UTAH, January 25, 2025 — Today the ...
www.sundance.org
January 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Good things are happening with Sundance’s Indigenous Program www.sundance.org/blogs/sundan...
Just wrapped a fantastic Screenwriters Lab and the Festival kicks off tomorrow - we keep carrying on! www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
How Sundance’s Storied Past Will Help Shape the Hazy Future of Indie Film
Sundance’s leadership speaks frankly about how the organization will forge ahead in an anxious moment for the industry, from the rise of AI to the festival’s possible move out of Utah: “Change is a go...
www.vanityfair.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Just wrapped a fantastic Screenwriters Lab and the Festival kicks off tomorrow - we keep carrying on! www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
This is a much-needed moment of inspiration and celebration: announcing the new class of Sundance Screenwriters Lab and Screenwriters Intensive fellows! deadline.com/2025/01/sund...
Sundance Sets Fellows For 2025 Screenwriters Lab & Intensive
Sundance has named its Screenwriters Lab fellows for 2025, along with those set to participate in the Screenwriters Intensive.
deadline.com
January 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is a much-needed moment of inspiration and celebration: announcing the new class of Sundance Screenwriters Lab and Screenwriters Intensive fellows! deadline.com/2025/01/sund...
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GoFundMe for the college-bound daughter of the late Josh Welsh: #filmsky 📽
Donate to Josh Welsh Memorial Fund, organized by Nicole Schiller
Honoring a Legacy of Love, Art, and Community
There has been an outpouring of love and so… Nicole Schiller needs your support for Josh Welsh Memorial Fund
www.gofundme.com
January 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
GoFundMe for the college-bound daughter of the late Josh Welsh: #filmsky 📽
Proud of this @sundancefest.bsky.social Lab film - a NYT Critic’s Pick, shortlisted for the Oscars, and a beautiful fiction debut from Sandhya Suri. Seek it out!
Reviewed SANTOSH, out tomorrow, which fits into a much broader theme in international cinema this year:
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/m...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/m...
‘Santosh’ Review: When Justice Isn’t Just
An Indian widow becomes a police officer in this crime drama that offers searing social critique.
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Proud of this @sundancefest.bsky.social Lab film - a NYT Critic’s Pick, shortlisted for the Oscars, and a beautiful fiction debut from Sandhya Suri. Seek it out!