Tisch Takes Sundance!
The Sundance Film Festival held their awards ceremony on Friday, January 27th in Park City, Utah after the first in-person festival since 2020, and we are thrilled to celebrate the alumni whose films were recognized!
Congratulations to the 13 alumni who won Sundance Film Festival Awards for their work on 8 projects across 9 categories! We're also thrilled to celebrate the 35 alumni who worked on 13 award-winning projects. Congratulations, all! See below for the full list, and find all Sundance Award Winners here.
2023 Winners
U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic
A Thousand and One
A. V. Rockwell ’12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)/(Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director, writer
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: U.S. Dramatic
The Persian Version
Maryam Keshavarz ’10 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director, writer, producer
U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Ensemble
Theater Camp
Molly Gordon ’17 (BFA, Drama), director, writer, cast, producer
Ayo Edebiri ’17 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), cast
Owen Thiele (Drama / Gallatin), cast
Ryan Heller ’17 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), producer
U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Clarity of Vision
The Stroll
Matt Wolf ’05 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic
The Persian Version
Maryam Keshavarz ’10 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director, writer, producer
Audience Award: U.S. Documentary
Beyond Utopia
Madeleine Gavin '98 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), director, screenwriter, editor
Sharon Chang '95 (BS, Steinhardt)/'98 (MPS, ITP), Tisch Dean's Council, NYU Trustee, executive producer
Short Film Special Jury Award: Directing, U.S.
Vacation
Jarreau Carrillo ’15 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director, screenwriter, editor, cast
Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction
Will You Look At Me
Shuli Huang ’23 (Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor
Jingxi Guo ’23 (ITP), sound
Amazon Studios Producers Award for Fiction
The Starling Girl
Kara Durrett ’10 (BFA, Drama), producer
All Filmmakers on Award-Winning Films
The Persian Version (Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic, Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: U.S. Dramatic)
Maryam Keshavarz ’10 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director, writer, producer
The Starling Girl (Amazon Studios Producers Award for Fiction)
Laurel Parmet ’20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director, writer
Kara Durrett ’10 (BFA, Drama), producer
Brian Lannin ’18 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematographer
Rebecca Dealy ’07 (BFA, Drama), casting
Charlotte Arnoux ’12 (BFA, Drama), local casting director
Theater Camp (U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Ensemble)
Molly Gordon ’17 (BFA, Drama), director, writer, cast, producer
Ayo Edebiri ’17 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), cast
Owen Thiele (Drama / Gallatin), cast
Ryan Heller ’17 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), producer
A Thousand and One (U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic)
A. V. Rockwell ’12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)/(Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director, writer
Madeline Mahoney ’15 (BFA, Drama), White Neighbor
John Maria Gutierrez ’14 (BFA, Drama), Rudy
Eric Yue ’11 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director of photography
Cherelle Cargill ’97 (BFA, Drama), ADR Voice Casting
Jahn Sood ’12 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing), music editor
Beyond Utopia (Audience Award: U.S. Documentary)
Madeleine Gavin '98 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), director, screenwriter, editor
Sharon Chang '95 (BS, Steinhardt)/'98 (MPS, ITP), Tisch Dean's Council, NYU Trustee, executive producer
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary)
Alfredo Alcantara ’10 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematographer
Keiko Wright ’11 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), assistant editor
Kiana Jackson ’16 (BFA, Cinema Studies), associate producer
Going Varsity in Mariachi (Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary)
Sam Osborn ’11 (BFA, Kanbar, Institute, Film & TV / Journalism), director
Michael Crommett ’12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director of photography
Stuart Burkin ’88 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive in charge of post production
The Stroll (U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Clarity of Vision)
Matt Wolf ’05 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Mami Wata (World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Cinematography)
Christopher Miles ’09 (MA, Cinema Studies), first assistant director
The Pod Generation (Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize)
Ian Bouillion ’16 (BFA, Drama), Radio Guest
Andrij Parekh ’02 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), cinematographer
Vacation (Short Film Special Jury Award, U.S: Directing presented by Shutterstock)
Martisse Hill ’14 (MFA, Kanbar institute, Graduate Film), producer
Julius Pryor ’13 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), producer
David Britton ’17 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), sound design/mix
Jarreau Carrillo ’15 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director, screenwriter, editor, cast
Will You Look At Me ( Short Film Jury Award: Non-Fiction presented by Shutterstock)
Shuli Huang ’23 (Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director, writer, producer, cinematographer, editor
Jingxi Guo ’23 (ITP), sound
The Accidental Getaway Driver (Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic)
Nick Hansell ’19 (BFA, Drama), assistant location manager
*We apologize for any omissions! Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu.