AFI Conservatory Alumni are once again in the spotlight, with their remarkable projects featured at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, running January 22–February 1, 2026, in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah. This year’s slate of features, episodics, and short films highlights the extraordinary creativity and artistry that define the AFI Alumni community and the Conservatory’s legacy.

Explore the full list of Alumni projects featured at Sundance 2026, and stay tuned as we celebrate their achievements when festival awards are announced!

 

U.S. Dramatic Competition

BEDFORD PARK

-Bryan Hwang (AFI Class of 2013), Executive Producer

-​​Javiera Varas (AFI Class of 2006), Production Designer

 

JOSEPHINE

-Joshua Beirne-Golden (AFI Class of 2011), Producer

-Marina Stabile (AFI Class of 2009), Producer

-Anisha Acharya (AFI Class of 2014), Editor

-Oliver Harwood (AFI Class of 2013), Editor

 

TAKE ME HOME

-Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi (AFI Class of 2014), Cinematographer

-Stefan Weinberger (AFI Class of 2012), Cinematographer

 

THE MUSICAL

-Giselle Bonilla (AFI Class of 2023), Director

-Alexander Heller (AFI Class of 2023), Screenwriter and Producer

-Jordan Backhus (AFI Class of 2020), Producer

-Findlay Brown (AFI Class of 2023), Producer

-Jonathan Levine (AFI Class of 2004), Executive Producer

-Tu Do (AFI Class of 2023), Cinematographer

-Al-e McWhorter (AFI Class of 2023), Art Director

-Devin Dulany (AFI Class of 2023), Editor

-Gus Murray (AFI Class of 2023), 2nd AD

-Kate McCarthy (AFI Class of 2024), 2nd 2nd AD

-Roxanne Griffith (AFI Class of 2020), UPM

 

World Cinema Dramatic Competition

BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY

-Maria Ines Manchego (AFI Class of 1016), Cinematographer

 

World Cinema Documentary Competition

IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME 

-Saba Zerehi (AFI Class of 2014), Producer

 

NIGHT NURSE

-Lidia Nikonova (AFI Class 2017), Cinematographer

 

Premieres

THE AI DOC: OR HOW I BECAME AN APOCALOPTIMIST

-Diane Becker (AFI Class of 2006), Producer

 

I WANT YOUR SEX

-Seth Caplan (AFI Class of 2005), Producer

 

QUEEN OF CHESS

-Imre Juhász (AFI Class of 2000), Cinematographer