Gucci partners with the Sundance Institute for the Sundance Institute/Gucci Fund
Gucci partners with the Sundance Institute to create the Sundance Institute/Gucci Fund. The fund supports artists around the world in the development, production and post-production of works that look at the world in complex, beautiful and creative ways and seek to elevate underrepresented voices.
The nonprofit Sundance Institute on Tuesday revealed this year's recipients for the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund . A total of $1,396,500 in unrestricted grants was awarded to 35 projects at various stages. In addition to Gucci, grants are made possible by The Open Society Foundations, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Kendeda Fund, and Luminate.
Related GalleriesThe three Gucci projects are "Matabeleland", (Zimbabwe, Botswana, Kenya and Canada) "Matinino, " (United States) and "Queendom" (United States and France).
'Matabeleland' is about a struggling migrant trucker who must choose between being exploited in a foreign land or return to the country that killed his father. In desperation, he joins a religious sect to find an answer.
A scene from "Matabeleland".This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Documentary Film Program, which has been a global resource for non -independent -fiction storytelling. Fifty-seven percent of submissions came from outside the United States. Of the 14 U.S. films awarded this year, all are helmed by at least one director and/or lead producer who is Black, Indigenous, or a person of color; two of the projects are directed by Indigenous filmmakers.
Internationally, the DFP prioritizes supporting artists living and working in countries without infrastructure or support for independent cinema, or areas where freedom of expression may be threatened.
Gucci partners with the Sundance Institute to create the Sundance Institute/Gucci Fund. The fund supports artists around the world in the development, production and post-production of works that look at the world in complex, beautiful and creative ways and seek to elevate underrepresented voices.
The nonprofit Sundance Institute on Tuesday revealed this year's recipients for the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund . A total of $1,396,500 in unrestricted grants was awarded to 35 projects at various stages. In addition to Gucci, grants are made possible by The Open Society Foundations, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Kendeda Fund, and Luminate.
Related GalleriesThe three Gucci projects are "Matabeleland", (Zimbabwe, Botswana, Kenya and Canada) "Matinino, " (United States) and "Queendom" (United States and France).
'Matabeleland' is about a struggling migrant trucker who must choose between being exploited in a foreign land or return to the country that killed his father. In desperation, he joins a religious sect to find an answer.
A scene from "Matabeleland".This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Documentary Film Program, which has been a global resource for non -independent -fiction storytelling. Fifty-seven percent of submissions came from outside the United States. Of the 14 U.S. films awarded this year, all are helmed by at least one director and/or lead producer who is Black, Indigenous, or a person of color; two of the projects are directed by Indigenous filmmakers.
Internationally, the DFP prioritizes supporting artists living and working in countries without infrastructure or support for independent cinema, or areas where freedom of expression may be threatened.
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