Sundance Film Festival Under Fire For 'Islamophobia'
Featuring a documentary about rehabilitating Jihadis is a no-no.
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Featuring a documentary about rehabilitating Jihadis is a no-no.
Meg Smaker wanted to make a good Leftist film about how terrorists were really the heroes and the US the villain, and she is still charged with “Islamophobia.”
Brenda Coughlin and Karim Ahmad quit during the film festival after Meg Smaker's documentary was slammed as Islamaphobic
Bird Runningwater, Indigenous Program and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion director at Sundance Institute The Uprise Grant Fund and Arts Organizations Grant will go to U.S.-based artists and arts groups, respectively. The Sundance Institute has announced two new $100,000 granting funds to benefit BIPOC artists and arts organizations, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The Uprise Grant Fund, created by the Outreach & Inclusion Program, will support up to 25 U.S.-based emerging artists whose ability to create has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications are now open. The Arts Organiz...