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The Michael Latt Legacy Fund / Marketing Impact Grant

The first year of the Marketing Impact Grant was given to the project RICKY, written and directed by Rashad Frett who won the Directing Award at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and will be released in the Fall. This grant supported by Spark Features will continue for 3 years supporting two more projects that premiere at the Sundance Institute.

Here’s a review in Variety of RICKY: https://variety.com/2025/film/reviews/ricky-review-sundance-1236285341/

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Michael Latt Legacy Fund 2025 Grantees
We are excited to announce the first round of grantees gifted through the Michael Latt Legacy Funds.
The Michael Latt Legacy Fund has awarded a grant to the Anti-Recividism Collation (ARC)
The Anti-Recidivism Coalition’s Fire Fund Scholarship Program, supports formerly incarcerated individuals with scholarships for education, reentry, fire training, and expungement.
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2025 Grant: 2025 Panavision Package
2025 Panavision Grant Awarded to Walter Thompson Hernandez for His Debut Feature, If I Go Will They Miss Me
The 2024 Grants were given to the following organizations:
We are excited to announce the first round of grantees gifted through the Michael Latt Legacy Funds.
Panavision | Michael Latt First Feature Award: 3 Year Commitment
Panavision will provide a camera rental package valued at up to $60,000 for a filmmaker from an underrepresented community in the United States chosen by the Michael Latt Legacy Fund.
Sundance Collab’s Cultural Impact Residency Honoring the Legacy of Michael Latt to start up in March 2025
Sundance Collab is the digital arm of the Sundance Institute providing learning and community to creators from across the world. Honoring the legacy of social justice advocate Michael Latt.

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