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About Women at Sundance

At a time when women make up 50.8 percent of the U.S. population, just 4.2 percent of the 100 top-grossing American films are made by female directors; and that statistic hasn’t changed over the last decade. Sundance Institute has offered unprecedented support to women artists, including groundbreaking women like Euzhan Palcy, Barbara Kopple, Allison Anders, and many more at our earliest labs and Festival.

Our dedicated Women at Sundance program began as a partnership with Women In Film Los Angeles in 2012. Together, we commissioned groundbreaking research with Dr. Stacy Smith and her team at USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative to better understand the key barriers and opportunities for women filmmakers.

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Miss Representation

The Mission of The Representation Project is to use film and media as catalysts for cultural transformation, They inspire individuals and communities to challenge limiting gender stereotypes and shift norms. Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s third film isThe Great American Lie. Funded in part by Philanthopist and Activist, Suzanne Lerner.

The organization has become well known for creating popular social media activism campaigns such as #NotBuyingIt, #AskHerMore, and #RepresentHer.

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COVID Relief & Social Justice Organization Links from the “One forAll Campaign”

Our One for All Campaign is raising funds for organizations who help America's most vulnerable communities. Visit one of these incredible organizations to see how you can help:

Justice for Migrant Women, advancing the human and civil rights of migrant women and their families.

One Fair Wage, relief for service workers, advocating for full, fair minimum wage

FreeFrom - safety and security for domestic violence survivors

Poor People’s Campaign - a moral revival to end systemic poverty in the United States

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