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Sundance Institute Names 2026 Documentary Edit Intensive Fellows at Francis Ford Coppola’s All-Movie Hotel
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Sundance Institute Names 2026 Documentary Edit Intensive Fellows at Francis Ford Coppola’s All-Movie Hotel

The program, scheduled for June 21–26 in Peachtree City, Georgia, will pair four creative teams with editing support as they refine documentary projects.

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Sundance Institute has announced the creative teams selected for its 2026 Documentary Edit Intensive, an edit-focused residency designed to help documentary filmmakers develop finished cuts. The Institute said the program will take place at Francis Ford Coppola’s All-Movie Hotel in Peachtree City, Georgia, from June 21 to June 26.

According to Sundance Institute’s announcement, the fellows will include Ameha Molla and Daniel Chávez-Ontiveros, with Higher 15. The Institute also named Crystal Kayiza and Stefani Saintonge, with The Gardeners, as part of the 2026 cohort.

Sundance described the Documentary Edit Intensive as a structured residency that concentrates on the editing process, bringing selected filmmakers together at the start of a concentrated work period. The venue announcement places the program at Coppola’s All-Movie Hotel, a location known for hosting film industry programming and gatherings.

The announcement was published as an exclusive on Deadline on June 22, 2026, with Sundance’s fellowship names and the June dates and location. Deadline’s report framed the selections as the institute’s 2026 creative teams taking part in the edit intensive.

While the fellowship names were the primary details released in the report, the Institute’s selection of multiple creative teams indicates the program’s continuing emphasis on side-by-side post-production development. Sundance has not been described in the report as releasing specific project titles or story synopses alongside the names.

For the participants, the timing places their work window in late June, aligning the intensive with summer film and festival calendars, when many documentaries are in active post-production. For the local Georgia community and visiting industry participants, the residency will bring a short-term influx of filmmakers and creative staff to the Peachtree City venue during the June 21 to June 26 period.

Sundance’s Documentary Edit Intensive is organized to provide an editing environment for documentary filmmakers at a fixed location and schedule. The next steps for the fellows, based on the program format described in the announcement, will be completing their edits over the six-day residency timeframe at the All-Movie Hotel.

Why It Matters

  • The June 21–26 schedule concentrates documentary post-production work into a single, time-bound block for the selected teams.
  • Holding the intensive at a specific film-industry venue brings traveling filmmakers, editors, and staff to Peachtree City for the workweek.
  • The fellow selections show which creative teams Sundance is investing in during the 2026 edit cycle, shaping what projects may advance through the next stages of documentary development.
  • For documentary filmmakers, access to an edit-focused residency can affect how quickly they reach refined cuts for later submission and exhibition windows, within the constraints of the residency’s dates and format.

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Key Facts

  • Sundance Institute announced the 2026 Documentary Edit Intensive fellows on June 22, 2026.
  • The intensive is scheduled for June 21–26, 2026.
  • The program will be held at Francis Ford Coppola’s All-Movie Hotel in Peachtree City, Georgia.
  • Ameha Molla and Daniel Chávez-Ontiveros are named as fellows with Higher 15.
  • Crystal Kayiza and Stefani Saintonge are named as fellows with The Gardeners.
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