Naman Ramachandran Lena Waithe (“The Chi”), Andrea Riseborough (“Luxor”) and Julie Taymor (“The Glorias”) will be among the luminaries participating at this year’s virtual Sundance London event in August.Waithe and Riseborough will be joined on a panel by Jeff Deutchman, executive VP of acquisitions and production, Neon; Julia Oh, senior commissioning executive for Film4; and Mathieu Ajan, BFI Network executive and founder of Bounce Cinema.
The session, entitled “(Re)Imagining the Future of Independent Film,” will examine evolving viewing patterns, to paths forward in improving equality and diversity practices industrywide.The “Transatlantic: Directors in Conversation” panel will see Taymor joined by independent filmmakers, Janicza Bravo.
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