On Friday, January 29, 10:00 PM – 11:15 PM (IST), Sundance educational branch (Sundance Co//ab) will hold an extraordinary and rare webinar with WW84 director, Patty Jenkins. Patty will elaborate on her journey from an independent filmmaker to blockbuster Hollywood director. The webinar is FREE and open to both the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and Sundance Co//ab audiences. Read more about it below.
Focus pulling as a starting point
Jenkins began her career as a painter at The Cooper Union in New York City. Upon transitioning to filmmaking, she spent eight years as an Assistant Camera Person/Focus Puller for various commercials and then attended the AFI in Los Angeles. In 2003, Jenkins wrote and directed her debut feature film MONSTER, starring Charlize Theron. The film garnered Jenkins numerous awards, including Best First Feature at the Independent Spirit Awards, AFI’s Movie of the Year and Roger Ebert’s BEST FILM OF THE YEAR (2004), and Third BEST FILM OF THE DECADE.
This intimate conversation will trace where Patty started, how she got there, her evolution as an artist, and the vision she sees for the future.
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First female to direct a big-budget studio superhero movie
In 2017, Patty Jenkins made history as the first female to direct a big-budget studio superhero movie with DC Comics’ WONDER WOMAN (budget over $100 million), and she continues to break barriers with the recent announcement that she will helm the new Star Wars film, ROGUE SQUADRON. She also signed an overall, multi-year TV deal with Netflix in which she will produce new series exclusively for the streamer. Most recently, Jenkins premiered the highly anticipated sequel WONDER WOMAN 1984, which she is directed, co-wrote, and produced and became the first woman to helm a live-action film with a budget over $200 million. The film was released in theaters and on HBO Max on Christmas Day 2020 and is currently the most-watched subscription video on demand movie of the year.
From MONSTER to WONDER WOMAN webinar
On Friday, January 29, 10:00 PM – 11:15 PM (IST), Sundance educational branch (Sundance Co//ab) will hold a free webinar with Jenkins, exploring her journey from independent to big-budget filmmaking. The webinar will be focused on how she selects projects, the importance of a character’s journey, dive into her prep process, and hear her tips for how to execute a memorable scene. As stated by Sundance Co//ab: “This intimate conversation will trace where Patty started, how she got there, her evolution as an artist, and the vision she sees for the future”. This event is free and open to both the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and Sundance Co//ab audiences. More info here.
All Sundance Co//ab webinars are recorded and will be available for all registrants after the live event. For those who can’t attend, we’ll do our best to publish a write-up with the highlights of the conversation, so stay tuned.
