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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 with Kimberly Reed and John S. Adams

July 30, 2018

Jeremy sits down with documentary filmmaker Kimberly Reed and investigative journalist John S. Adams to talk about their film DARK MONEY.

SIFFcast

SIFFcast with Pablo Solarz

July 13, 2018

SJ Chiro catches up with THE LAST SUIT director Pablo Solarz about his SIFF Golden Space Needle winning film.