AFI Conservatory Alumni are once again in the spotlight, with their remarkable projects featured at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, running January 23–February 2, 2025, in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah. This year’s slate of features, episodics, and short films highlights the extraordinary creativity and artistry that define the AFI Alumni community and the Conservatory’s legacy.

Explore the full list of Alumni projects featured at Sundance 2025, and stay tuned as we celebrate their achievements when festival awards are announced!

U.S. Dramatic Competition

BUNNYLOVR

–Rhianon Jones (AFI Class of 2007), Producer

LOVE, BROOKLYN

–Martim Vian (AFI Class of 2009), Cinematographer

World Cinema Dramatic Competition

TWO WOMEN 


–Sara Mishara (AFI Class of 2002), Cinematographer

World Cinema Documentary Competition

HOW TO BUILD A LIBRARY

–Yvonne Welbon (DWW Class of 2001), Consulting Producer

NEXT

BLKNWS: TERMS & CONDITIONS

–Onye Anyanwu (AFI Class of 2011), Producer

EAST OF WALL

–Scott Frank (AFI Class of 1984), Executive Producer

–Austin Shelton (AFI Class of 2018), Cinematographer

–Zane Kalnina (AFI Class of 2020), Producer

Premieres

COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT

–Berenice Chavez (AFI Class of 2016), Editor

LAST DAYS

–Chris Moore (AFI Class of 2002), Line Producer

LURKER


–David Kashevaroff (AFI Class of 2004), Editor

–Charlie McDowell (AFI Class of 2006), Producer

MOVE YA BODY: THE BIRTH OF HOUSE


–Rick Rosenthal (AFI Class o 1973), Executive Producer

OH, HI! 

–Kayla Emter (AFI Class of 2008), Editor

PETER HUJAR’S DAY

–Affonso Gonçalves (AFI Class of 1993), Editor

THE THING WITH FEATHERS

–Thomas Burke (AFI Class of 2016), Executive Producer

Midnight

OPUS

–Tommy Maddox-Upshaw (AFI Class of 2004), Cinematographer

RABBIT TRAP


–Brett W. Bachman (AFI Class of 2011), Editor

Episodic

HAL & HARPER


–Thomas D. Hartmann (AFI Class of 2018), Producer

– Ira Storozhenko (AFI Class of 2020), Second AD

–Angela Simmons (AFI Class of 2024), Art Production Assistant

From the Collection

UNZIPPED

–Alan Oxman (AFI Class of 1993), Editor

Short Film Program

AZI

–Colin Oh (AFI Class of 2013), Cinematographer

SWEET TALKIN’ GUY

–Spencer Wardwell (AFI Class of 2020), Co-writer/Co-director

–Mario Fierro (AFI Class of 2020), Editor

TIGER

–Robert L. Hunter (AFI Class of 2020), Cinematographer

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