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A woman kneels and rests her hands on the shore of a beach while a man kneels across from her and drinks from a water canteen.

Sundance Documentary Fund Announces Support for 32 Projects

by Pat Mullen
September 24, 2025
Industry/Sundance

Canadian co-productions The River and Indigena are among 32 projects set to receive support from the Sundance Institute's Documentary Fund.

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