Sundance Institute names 2026 Native Lab fellows, artists in residence
The 2026 Native Lab will bring four fellows and two artists in residence to Santa Fe for a week of mentorship and project development
The Sundance Institute has announced the fellows selected for its 2026 Native Lab, which runs April 6–11 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The program will support four fellows and two artists in residence, offering Indigenous filmmakers space to develop feature and episodic projects through mentorship, script readings and roundtable discussions.
The selected fellows include Taylor Foreman-Niko, Samoan; Miles T. RedCorn, Osage and Caddo; Sabrina Saleha, Navajo; and Ashley Qilavaq-Savard, Inuk/Inuit, with Sayun Simung, Tayal, and Taylour Chang, Kanaka Maoli, participating as artists in residence. The program is led by Adam Piron, Kiowa and Mohawk, director of the institute’s Indigenous Program. Piron said the Native Lab is grounded in storytelling development approached through community and Indigeneity.
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