Creative
A documentary short, directed by Chike Okonkwo and Chris Advansun, on the human impulse to create and how creative expression becomes a pathway to connection, healing and transformation – featuring Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, Common and Glenn Kaino.
Harness
The Harness Practitioner in Residence Program offers a platform for activists, artists, and culture-shapers to strengthen their work in social justice and community advocacy. It focuses on fostering relationships, strategic collaboration, and creating lasting social change through workshops, retreats, and advocacy, focusing on questions around culture, resilience, and economics.
Grantee Spotlight / Represent Justice
Represent Justice uses the power of storytelling to engage audiences in reimagining the legal system, and crating real demand for change.
Spark Features/ The Michael Latt Legacy Fund Marketing Impact Grant
For three years, the Michael Latt Legacy Fund/Spark Features Marketing Impact Grant will support a first feature film directed by a bold new artist from an underrepresented community that will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. This year, the partnership supported the film entitled The Friend’s House is Here, directed by Maryam Ataei and Hossein Keshavarz, winner of the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award Ensemble Cast.
The Friend’s House is Here
Writer-directors Maryam Ataei and Hossein Keshavarz made their Festival directorial debut at Sundance exploring artistic practice and community in contemporary Iran. Through bold cinematography and raw performances, they deconstruct the line between theatricality and reality.
