Today, the Sundance Institute | Sony Music Vision Initiative announced the selection of its first grantees through the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund, an unrestrictive grant supporting global nonfiction films creating cultural and social impact. Grant recipients selected by the Sundance Institute | Sony Music Vision Initiative are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) filmmakers who are demonstrating a significant music component or innovative approach to audio and sound.
The first films and creative teams selected include:
Jaripeo (Mexico, U.S.A.)
Directors: Efraín Mojica, Rebecca Zweig
Producers: Efraín Mojica, Rebecca Zweig, Sarah Strunin
At the rural rodeos in Michoacán, México, a hypermasculine tradition is rife with hidden queer encounters. Guided by director Efraín, Jaripeo follows two rancheros as they navigate desire, machismo, and mass migration from one rodeo season to the next.
Songs from the Hole (U.S.A.)
Director: Contessa Gayles
Producers: Contessa Gayles, Richie Reseda, David Felix Sutcliffe
An incarcerated musician struggles for healing and peace as he comes of age in this documentary visual album composed behind bars.
The new partnership highlights Sony Music’s continued commitment to support anti-racist initiatives and educational opportunities around the world that foster diversity, inclusion and equal rights. Through the Global Social Justice Fund, grant recipients will also have the opportunity to engage with the broader music and film industry, including individual educational sessions on music in film.
Visit the Sundance Institute’s website to learn more about the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund and its 2024 grantees.
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