BGDM Member Films at Sundance 2023

Lissa Deonarain • January 12, 2023

As thousands of people prepare to flock to Utah at the start of the year, BGDM is doing what we do best: spotlighting our members! Be sure to check out all of the amazing documentary films and our members who worked on them!

To learn more about the filmmakers, visit our Meet the Members gallery and find them in our Member Directory.

PREMIERES

	THE DEEPEST BREATH Composer: Nainita Desai
	FOOD AND COUNTRY Executive Producer: Jenn Lee Smith Cinematography: Martina Radwan
	INVISIBLE BEAUTY Producer: Lisa Cortés
	MURDER IN BIG HORN Producer: Ivy MacDonald Associate Producer: Malaika Woluchem Associate Editor: Matthia Baptiste
	PLAN C Associate Producer: Alejandra Vasquez Field Producer: Ingrid Leyva
	STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE Cinematographer: Julia Liu

U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

	BAD PRESS Director: Rebecca Landsberry-Baker Editor: Jean Rheem
	GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT Director/Producer: Michèle Stephenson Online Editor: Patrice Bowman Associate Producer: Ayana Enomoto-Hurst, Kiana Jackson & Arielle Knight
	GOING VARSITY IN MARIACHI Director: Alejandra Vasquez Producer: Julia Pontecorvo Editor: Daniela I. Quiroz
	JOONAM Director/Editor/DP: Sierra Urich Associate Producer: Sasha Leitmann
	LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING Director & Producer: Lisa Cortés
	NAM JUNE PAIK: MOON IS THE OLDEST TV Producer: Mariko Munro Co-Producer: Heejung Oh
	VICTIM/SUSPECT Story Producer: Sabrina Schmidt Gordon

WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

AGAINST THE TIDE

Director/Producer: Sarvnik Kaur
Producer: Koval Bhatia

THE TUBA THIEVES

Co-Producer: Su Kim
Additional Cinematography: Judy Phu

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS PROGRAM

LITURGY OF ANTI-TANK OBSTACLES

Producer: Soo-Jeong Kang

KYLIE

Executive Producer: Nani Walker

UNDER G-D

Producer: Darcy McKinnon

Editor: Inés Vogelfang

Supervising Editor & Writer: Sunita Prasad

Note: All names and credits listed only include those listed on the official Sundance website. All films highlighted are non-fiction.

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Lissa Deonarain

Lissa Deonarain (she/they) is a queer, disabled, multiracial Guyanese-American documentary filmmaker, editor, communications specialist and producer. She has produced films around the world, and worked with award-winning directors.