Dolby Creator Lab Grant

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Since 2014, The Dolby Creator Lab Grant has given independent filmmakers access to Dolby’s innovative tools and technologies - enabling them to fully realize their creative vision.

2025 Sundance Film Festival Premieres

Congratulations to Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore and The Thing with Feathers — two recent Dolby Creator Lab Grant films that premiered in Dolby Atmos at the festival, January 23 – February 2.

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Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore is a 2025 American documentary film, directed and produced by Shoshannah Stern. It follows the life and career of Marlee Matlin, the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award for best actress for her role in Children of a Lesser God (1986).

The Thing with Feathers

The Thing with Feathers is a 2025 British drama film starring Benedict Cumberbatch and follows a father and his two young sons dealing with the sudden death of their wife and mother. It is written and directed by Dylan Southern and adapted from Max Porter's book Grief Is the Thing with Feathers.

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Behind the scenes of Love Me

From the set to the 2024 Sundance Film Festival premiere, go behind the scenes of “Love Me” and hear from directors Andy and Sam Zuchero about the inception of their filmmaking collaboration, taking a conceptual idea about the use of Artificial Intelligence and creating a transformational love story with emotional resonance, and how sound design with Dolby Atmos brought a buoy and a satellite to life. Go behind the scenes to see how the movie magic of Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos enabled the filmmakers to more deeply connect the audience to their story.

 

Behind the scenes of Love Me

From the set to the 2024 Sundance Film Festival premiere, go behind the scenes of “Love Me” and hear from directors Andy and Sam Zuchero about the inception of their filmmaking collaboration, taking a conceptual idea about the use of Artificial Intelligence and creating a transformational love story with emotional resonance, and how sound design with Dolby Atmos brought a buoy and a satellite to life. Go behind the scenes to see how the movie magic of Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos enabled the filmmakers to more deeply connect the audience to their story.

 

Behind the scenes of Dìdi (弟弟)   

From the set to the Sundance 2024 premiere, go behind the scenes of Dìdi (弟弟) and hear from director Sean Wang and producer Carlos López Estrada about filmmaking with community, the inspiration behind this personal and intimate coming of age story, and the impact Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos had on the storytelling, enabling the filmmakers to more deeply connect the audience to the characters.

 

Behind the scenes of Dìdi (弟弟)   

From the set to the Sundance 2024 premiere, go behind the scenes of Dìdi (弟弟) and hear from director Sean Wang and producer Carlos López Estrada about filmmaking with community, the inspiration behind this personal and intimate coming of age story, and the impact Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos had on the storytelling, enabling the filmmakers to more deeply connect the audience to the characters.

 

Kobi Libii on capturing the subtleties of unease and humor in Dolby

Recipient of a 2021 Dolby Creator Lab Grant, The American Society of Magical Negroes writer/director Kobi Libii has created a unique and challenging film about the distorted lenses Black people are often viewed through and the struggle to be seen for who they truly are as human beings.

Drop in on this exclusive interview with Kobi as he shares how Dolby helped him capture the interiority of the main character and immerse audiences in the Afrocentric qualities of the film.

 

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Kobi Libii on capturing the subtleties of unease and humor in Dolby

Recipient of a 2021 Dolby Creator Lab Grant, The American Society of Magical Negroes writer/director Kobi Libii has created a unique and challenging film about the distorted lenses Black people are often viewed through and the struggle to be seen for who they truly are as human beings.

Drop in on this exclusive interview with Kobi as he shares how Dolby helped him capture the interiority of the main character and immerse audiences in the Afrocentric qualities of the film.

 

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Making a deeper creative impact

Dolby Creator Lab Grants help filmmakers achieve their full creative vision. With partners like the Sundance Institute, SFFILM, Film Independent, Chicken & Egg Pictures, and Bolivia Lab we identify independent films from around the world that are using sound and image to tell unique and exciting stories. We then provide these filmmakers with access to Dolby technologies and expert post-production support to help their films connect with audiences who will love them.

 

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