AFI Conservatory Alumni are once again in the spotlight, with their remarkable projects featured at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, running January 22–February 1, 2026, 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 2026, and stay tuned as we celebrate their achievements when festival awards are announced!

U.S. Dramatic Competition

BEDFORD PARK (*Winner: U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Debut Feature)

-Bryan Hwang (AFI Class of 2013), Executive Producer

-​​Javiera Varas (AFI Class of 2006), Production Designer

CAROUSEL

-Robert Brecko (AFI Class of 2015), Set Decorator

JOSEPHINE (*Winner: U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic and Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic)

-Beth de Araújo (AFI Class of 2013), Writer/Producer/Director

-Joshua Beirne-Golden (AFI Class of 2011), Producer

-Marina Stabile (AFI Class of 2009), Producer

-Anisha Acharya (AFI Class of 2014), Editor

-Oliver Harwood (AFI Class of 2013), Editor

TAKE ME HOME (*Winner Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: U.S. Dramatic)

-Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi (AFI Class of 2014), Cinematographer

THE MUSICAL

-Giselle Bonilla (AFI Class of 2023), Director

-Alexander Heller (AFI Class of 2023), Screenwriter and Producer

-Jordan Backhus (AFI Class of 2020), Producer

-Findlay Brown (AFI Class of 2023), Producer

-Jonathan Levine (AFI Class of 2004), Executive Producer

-Tu Do (AFI Class of 2023), Cinematographer

-Al-e McWhorter (AFI Class of 2023), Art Director

-Devin Dulany (AFI Class of 2023), Editor

-Gus Murray (AFI Class of 2023), 2nd AD

-Kate McCarthy (AFI Class of 2024), 2nd AD

-Roxanne Griffith (AFI Class of 2020), UPM

UNION COUNTY

-Stefan Weinberger (AFI Class of 2012), Cinematographer

World Cinema Dramatic Competition

BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY

-Maria Ines Manchego (AFI Class of 2016), Cinematographer

NEXT

IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME 

-Saba Zerehi (AFI Class of 2014), Producer

-Marina Perez (AFI Class of 2021), Production Designer

NIGHT NURSE

-Lidia Nikonova (AFI Class 2017), Cinematographer

Premieres

THE AI DOC: OR HOW I BECAME AN APOCALOPTIMIST

-Diane Becker (AFI Class of 2006), Producer

I WANT YOUR SEX

-Seth Caplan (AFI Class of 2005), Producer

QUEEN OF CHESS

-Imre Juhász (AFI Class of 2000), Cinematographer

Short Film Program

BIRDIE

-Lidia Nikonova (AFI Class of 2017), Cinematographer

SAUNA SICKNESS

-Linda Jildmalm (AFI Class of 2011), Editor

TAGA

-Jill Sachs (AFI Class of 2017), Director, Writer, Producer

-Joyce Liu-Countryman (AFI Class of 2018), Producer

-Independence Hall (AFI Class of 2018), Executive Producer

TOGETHER FOREVER

-Veronica Harrington (AFI Class 2022), Co-producer

WITHOUT KELLY (UTAN KELLY)

-Kim Magnusson (AFI Class of 1991), Executive Producer

Family Matinee

COOKIE QUEEN

-Antonio Cisneros (AFI Class of 2012), Cinematographer

Episodic

THE SCREENER

-Georgina Gutierrez (AFI Class of 2022), Set Decorator