Tabitha Jackson was appointed Director of the Documentary Film Program (DFP) at Sundance Institute in late 2013. The DFP is dedicated to supporting nonfiction filmmakers worldwide in the production of cinematic documentaries that tell compelling stories, push the boundaries of the form, or address contemporary issues including social justice and human rights. In supporting such work, the DFP encourages the diverse exchange of ideas by artists as a critical pathway to developing an open society. Recently supported films have included Hale County This Morning, This Evening; Last Men in Aleppo; Strong Island; I Am Not Your Negro; Cameraperson; Casting JonBenet; and The Cinema Travellers.
With almost 25 years experience in the field, Jackson is an award-winning Commissioning Editor, director, and producer of non-fiction work. Prior to joining Sundance she most recently served as Head of Arts and Performance at Channel 4 Television in London, where she supported and championed the independent and alternative voice and sought to find fresh and innovative ways of storytelling. She also executive produced a number of projects for Film 4 including Mark Cousins’ cinematic odyssey The Story of Film, Clio Barnard’s hybrid The Arbor, Sophie Fiennes’ essay The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology, Bart Layton’s thriller The Imposter, and Iain and Jane’s recent Sundance-winning Nick Cave biography 20,000 Days on Earth.
Sessions in which Tabitha Jackson participates
ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 10
Panel
Debra Zimmerman, Women Make Movies (Moderator)
David Eisenberg, ITVS (Participant)
Beth Levison, Doc Producers Alliance (Participant)
Tabitha Jackson, Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program (Participant)
Gordon Quinn, Kartemquin Films (Participant)
Sessions in which Tabitha Jackson attends
Cinerama Dome - Theater
Presentation
Caty Chattoo, Center for Media & Social Impact, American University School of Communication (Participant)
ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 8
Panel
Tom Jennings, PBS Frontline (Moderator)
Monika Bauerlein, Mother Jones (Participant)
Sonia Kennebeck, Codebreaker Films (Participant)
Fiona Lawson-Baker, Al Jazeera English (Participant)
Palika Makam, WITNESS (Participant)
Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study - Linwood Dunn Theater
Panel
Robert Greene, 4th Row Films (Moderator)
Yance Ford, Filmmaker (Participant)
Kitty Green (Participant)
Sandi Tan, Shirkers LLC (Participant)
Film L.A. - Meeting Room
Panel
B Ruby Rich, Film Quarterly (Moderator)
Natalia Brizuela, UC Berkeley / Film Quarterly (Participant)
Faye Ginsburg, New York University (Participant)
Bilal Qureshi, Film Quarterly (Participant)
RaMell Ross, Louverture Films/Brown University (Participant)
Cinerama Dome - Theater
Keynote
Chi-hui Yang, Ford Foundation (Participant)
Arena Cinelounge - Theater
Panel
Carla Gutierrez (Participant)
Robb Moss, Harvard University, Dept. of Visual and Environmental Studies (Moderator)
Kim Roberts, Editor with Silence of Others (Participant)
Aaron Wickenden (Participant)