http://www.sundance.org/anotheryou/ en-us ℗ & © 2014 Sundance Institute Short Films Sundance Institute Empowering and optimistic stories about individuals and communities who are overcoming poverty and hunger, combatting disease, or improving health. The Sundance Institute Short Film Challenge is asking filmmakers to create and submit short films that celebrate the ingenuity and imagination that citizens employ to overcome real life issues brought on by extreme poverty. The following five films were commissioned to launch an invitation to filmmakers everywhere to submit their work for review. They were produced with grants from the Sundance Institute and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and are a great example of the type of work we are looking for. Five winning filmmakers will receive $10,000 in prize money and travel to see their work screened at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Users can submit their films through July 1, 2014. There’s no fee to apply; more information can be found at sundance.org/anotheryou Sundance Institute institute@sundance.org yes Sundance Institute A young girl in rural India tills a small plot of land to feed her family and plant seeds of independence and financial freedom in her male dominated community. Director Megan Mylan directed and produced the Oscar-winning film Smile Pinki, which broadcast on HBO and the Sundance Channel. Her film, Lost Boys of Sudan, had a 70-city theatrical release and a national television broadcast on PBS's POV. http://www.sundance.org/videos/anotheryou/after-my-garden-grows.mp4 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 10:00:00 MST 9:36 short film, india, megan mylan, sundance film festival, bill and melinda gates foundation, poverty, hunger, filmmaking, lost boys of sudan Sundance Institute "Am I Going Too Fast?" is a digital tapestry of the intersecting worlds and interactions of craftspeople, shopkeepers, and ordinary folks whose lives have been transformed by new technologies, cell phone banking, and micro-finance; threads that weave together to form a web of connection and possibility in contemporary Nairobi. Hank Willis Thomas is the creator of Question Bridge: Black Male a non-fiction new media project and recipient of a New Media Fellowship, New Media Fund grant from the Tribeca Film Institute and Aperture West Book Prize. Co-Director Christopher Myers is an artist and writer best known for his books for young people which have garnered Caldecott Honors and been shortlisted for the National Book Award. http://www.sundance.org/videos/anotheryou/am-i-going-too-fast.mp4 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 10:00:00 MST 8:11 short film, hank willis thomas, christopher meyers, nairobi, kenya, africa, sundance film festival, bill and melinda gates foundation, poverty, hunger, filmmaking Sundance Institute Haiti's internally displaced people start a micro-garden movement to combat post-earthquake hunger and despair. Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman produced and directed the feature documentary "Remote Area Medical," which premiered at the 2013 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and was supported by the Sundance Documentary Film Fund. http://www.sundance.org/videos/anotheryou/kombit.mp4 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 10:00:00 MST 6:45 jeff reichert, farihah zaman, haiti, short film, sundance film festival, bill and melinda gates foundation, poverty, hunger, filmmaking Sundance Institute Akhil, a young shoeshine boy, dreams of becoming a gourmet chef when he has a chance encounter with India's most popular TV cuisiner. Director Ritesh Batra's "The Lunchbox" will make its US Premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2014. It won the Grand Rail d'Or at Cannes 2013 and was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for North America. Batra also won the Best Director prize at the Odessa International Film Festival. http://www.sundance.org/videos/anotheryou/masterchef.mp4 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 10:00:00 MST 8:15 ritesh batra, india, the lunchbox, short film, sundance film festival, bill and melinda gates foundation, poverty, hunger, filmmaking Sundance Institute A 9 year-old girl tells the tale about how her family and village came back from near starvation after their fishing village adopted sustainable fishing practices. Director Tod Lending is an Academy Award nominated and national Emmy winning producer, director, and cinematographer whose work has aired nationally on ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, HBO, Al Jazeera. http://www.sundance.org/videos/anotheryou/vezo.mp4 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 10:00:00 MST 4:58 tod lending, short film, sundance film festival, bill and melinda gates foundation, poverty, hunger, filmmaking