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My 4th World Media Lab Journey

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My 4th World Media Lab Journey

October 28, 2025

A Diné and Salvadorian Two Spirit writer, producer, photographer, and storyteller from L.A., Steph Viera writes about their experience as a 4th World Media Lab fellow. The program is a year-long fellowship for emerging and mid-career Indigenous filmmakers, providing opportunities to develop filmmaking skills and networks through festival participation, hands-on training, masterclasses, workshopping projects in development, pitch activities, and meetings with funders and other industry decision-makers.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast at the SIFF 2017 Programmers Round Table

June 1, 2017

Our SIFF programmers discuss the films they selected the films for the New Director's Competition.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Katherine Fairfax Wright

June 1, 2017

Director Katherine Fairfax Wright joins SIFFcast to peel back the curtain on her film Behind the Curtain: Todrick Hall

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Two Irenes | SIFF 2017

May 30, 2017

Photos from the second screening of Two Irenes

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Shorts Award Party | SIFF 2017

May 29, 2017

Photos from the Shorts Award Party

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ShortsFest Closing Night | SIFF 2017

May 29, 2017

Photos from ShortsFest Closing Night

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Pendular | SIFF 2017

May 29, 2017

Photos from the second screening of Pendular

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Kakehashi: A Portrait of Nobuo Fukuda | SIFF 2017

May 29, 2017

Photos from the first screening of Kakehashi: A Portrait of Nobuo Fukuda

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WTF?! Shorts | SIFF 2017

May 28, 2017

Photos from the Red Carpet and screenings of the WTF?! short film package at SIFF 2017.

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Band Aid | SIFF 2017

May 28, 2017

Photos from the first screening of Band Aid

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Mellow Mud | SIFF 2017

May 28, 2017

Photos from the first screening of Mellow Mud

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