Sundance Film Festival 2022
Congratulations to our 2022 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners!
U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary
The Exiles
Ben Klein '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director, producer
Violet Columbus '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director, producer
Watch the Fireside Chat with Ben Klein, Violet Columbus, and Christine Choy
U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Creative Vision
Descendant
Margaret Brown '04 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director, writer
Kyle Martin '07 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
We’d also like to recognize the alumni, faculty, and students who worked on all of the award-winning films:
U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic
Nanny
Olamide Candide-Johnson '20 (MFA, Grad Acting), Mariatou
Ryan Heller '11 (MBA/MFA, Grad Film/Stern), executive producer
Lily LI '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), key makeup artist
U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary
The Exiles
Connor K Smith '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), editor, director of photography
Chris Columbus '80 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Eleanor Columbus '11 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Lewie Kloster '17 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), animation
Alexander J Hufschmid '14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director of photography
Colton Fordyce '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), co-editor
Vivian Z. Hu '21 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), assistant editor
Ryan Mulhern '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), assistant editor
Philip Kim '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Sound Mixer
Mihir Chitale '15 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
Ryan McGlade '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
Mary Kerrigan '17 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
Christine Choy, faculty (Film & TV), cast
U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Ensemble Cast
892
Doug Emmett '06 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematography
Jeffrey Donovan '94 (MFA, Grad Acting), cast
U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Creative Vision
Descendant
Geoffrey Richman '97 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), editor
Short Film Special Jury Award: Screenwriting
Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver
Lewie Kloster '17 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director, animation
Ben Klein '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director of photography
David Britton '17 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), sound designer
Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic
Cha Cha Real Smooth
Jahn Sood '12 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing), music editor
Dan Borenstein '21 (BFA, Drama), production assistant
U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Impact for Change
Aftershock
Sunita Prasad '05 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), editor
Michael Crommett '12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematography
Audience Award: World Cinema Documentary and
World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Documentary Craft
The Territory
Alexandra Johnes '99 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
2022 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize
After Yang
Philipp Engelhorn '07 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Andrew Goldman '07 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Paul Mezey '96 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), producer
Rebecca Dealy '07 (BFA, Drama), casting
Max Wixom '00 (BFA, Drama, Photography & Imaging), art direction
Arjun Bhasin '97 (BFA, Cinema Studies), costume design
Taylor Shung '14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), unit production manager
Robin Takao D'Oench '12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), second assistant director
Ziska Childs '86 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), scenic artist
Lori Dinsmore '12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), rigging gaffer
Graham Marvin '12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), location scout
The Sundance Institute | Amazon Studios Producers Award for Nonfiction
Free Chol Soo Lee
Jean Tsien '83 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer, editor
Carol Dysinger '77 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), story consultant
*We apologize for any omissions. Please email additions or edits to: tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu