The Sundance Film Festival returns to Park City, Utah from Jan. 23-Feb. 2, 2025 with TFT being well represented with 25 projects.  For a complete program schedule, visit festival.sundance.org. Do you have a film at Sundance that isn’t listed here? Let us know! Email us at Jennifer Villela at jvillela@tft.ucla.edu.

UCLA Theater, Film and Television Associations 2025

Brett Banakis – Theater, BA 2006
Production Designer on MIDDLETOWN

Larry Cedar – Theater Arts, MFA 1978
Additional Cast on EL NORTE

Sierra Falconer – Production/Directing MFA, 2024
Writer/Director on SUNFISH (& OTHER STORIES ON GREEN LAKE)

James Glennon – 1968
Cinematographer on EL NORTE

Paul Gleason – FTVDM, MFA 2020
Screenwriter on DIDN’T DIE

Kate (Katharine) Hackett – Production/Directing MFA, 2009
Editor on SALLY

Olivia Haller – Online Prof Program in Writing for Television 2020-2021
Producer on CHASERS

Joby Harold – Film/Television, BA, 1998
Producer on ANDRE IS AN IDIOT

Kevin Jennings – Online Prof Program in Screenwriting 2014-2015
Co-Executive Producer on FREE LEONARD PELTIER

Chelsi Johnston – Production/Directing MFA, 2017
Editor on SUNFISH (& OTHER STORIES ON GREEN LAKE)

Jonathan King – Film & Television, MFA 2013
Producer on DEAF PRESIDENT NOW!

Tim J. Lim – Production/Directing MFA, 2024
Assistant Editor on SUNFISH (& OTHER STORIES ON GREEN LAKE

Justin Lin – Motion Picture TV BA, 1995
Director and Producer on LAST DAYS

Paola Mendoza – Theater BA, 2001
Producer on HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY

Gregory Nava – Theater Arts BA, 1971
Director and Screenwriter on EL NORTE

Alex O’Flinn – Production/Directing MFA, 2009 + current TFT faculty member
Editor on SORRY, BABY

Marcus Patterson – Cinematography MFA, 2018
Cinematographer on SUNFISH (& OTHER STORIES ON GREEN LAKE)

John Reynolds – Theater, BA 2019
Principal Cast in OH, HI!

Todd Remis – Summer Workshop in Producing 2013
Executive Producer on OBEX

Joe Russo – Film, MFA
Executive Producer on THE LEGEND OF OCHI

Jeff Skoll – Board Member
Executive Producer on MIDDLETOWN

Anna Thomas – Theater Arts BA, 1971
Producer and Screenwriter on EL NORTE

Betsy Tsai – Film/Television, BA 2014
Co-Producer on THE DATING GAME

Jonathan Wang – TFT faculty member
Producer on THE LEGEND OF OCHI

Christine Yuan – Film/Television, BA 2011
Principal Cast on SERIOUS PEOPLE

Robert Yerington – Theater Arts, BA 1970
Sound on EL NORTE