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Sundance: Building Bridges Documentary Fund Unveils Filmmaker Grant Recipients
The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) announced the inaugural cohort of 15 Building Bridges documentarians for 2025 Documentary Fund.
To further their commitment to elevating U.S. Muslim stories, Doris Duke Foundation has also established a new Building Bridges Travel Fund, administered by CAAM, to provide 25 filmmakers in 2025 with the resources needed to participate in and have a presence at major national events and festivals that shape the entertainment industry. Taking place January 26–27 at Pine Cone Ridge in Park City, Utah, The Muslim House will feature programming centered on community, creativity, and collaboration, along with insights from a wide range of talented voices including leaders of MPAC, DDF and CAAM. Alien Nation, Khaula Malik* Tacabbir: A Somali Odyssey in NYC (working title), Aisha Jama The Nile Splits, Zuff Shoya Karachi Sky, Sofian Khan The Jazz Caliphate – The Soulful Rhythms of Faith, Hisham Aidi The Night Before the Truce (working title), Yumna Patel Untitled Project, Sura Mallouh Chosen Fathers: Healing Through Brotherhood, Mobolaji Olambiwonnu* Love Belt, Yusuf Ahmed* Taxi Driver, Sara Chishti Thank You for Thinking of Me, Akram Shibly Untitled Palestine Film, Ali Al-Arian & David Riker Uncommitted, Razi Jafri Traces of Home, Colette Ghunim Junoon (working title), Zeshawn Ali
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