January 23-25 | 2026
1205 Iron Horse Drive,
Park City, UT

Serving as a home for deep conversation and creative activation, Solidarity House features panel discussions, intimate gatherings, and dynamic activations—all taking place at the centrally located Distrikt F. All panels and daytime activations are accessible via RSVP, with confirmed speakers, talent, and full programming now live.

Due to the overwhelming interest in Solidarity House, we kindly ask all attendees to be mindful of their presence and to help make room for new individuals and fresh perspectives throughout the program. To remain compliant with safety and capacity guidelines—and to ensure a welcoming, cared-for environment for everyone—RSVPs are required for each event. Attendance is limited, and spaces will be cleared after each session to allow for brief resets before the next program begins. If you do not have an RSVP, you will not be permitted entry.

Evening gatherings are coordinated through our coalition members to ensure a thoughtful and well-held space. Please reach out directly to a coalition member for RSVP information.

We appreciate your care and cooperation in helping us steward the space responsibly. Learn more about access, commitments and more via our FAQ.

 

Friday — January 23, 2026

  • RSVP to Liberation Labs (Session 1)
    RSVP to Liberation Labs (Session 2)

    Liberation Labs is an event designed as an immersive circuit of action stations, each hosted and staffed by one of our collaborating organizations. What does this mean? More than an industry roundtable or filmmaker speed dating, each organization has crafted a thoughtful 10-15 minute mini-lab or opportunity to meaningfully advance your project. Each station can receive 2 filmmakers at a time.

    This is open to filmmakers with projects in development, production, post or distribution. Below is an overview of the offerings and you can download the full labs offering     here.

    Session 1: 11:30AM - 1:30PM

    • FWD-Doc - Accessibility Consulting: Bring a specific part of your project (ex. development, budgeting, production, post) to receive consulting on accessibility and/or disability inclusion.

    • LaFuse Entertainment - Marketing Launchpad: leave with a clear marketing roadmap that tells them exactly what to do next.

    • Planned Parenthood Federation of America - Script consultation on reproductive health storytelling.

    • Kinema - Distribution Strategy: for direct-to-audience distribution strategy and screening tours. 

    • Picture Motion - The Impact Activation Sprint: clarify how your story can drive real-world change from festivals through release. 

    • Southwestern Law School Entertainment & the Arts Legal Clinic | The Film Collaborative: AMA with legal counsel.

    • Brown Girls Doc Mafia & Association of Mental Health Coordinators - Community Care Space: get real-time support. 

    • American Documentary|POV - Learn about the slate and impact Initiatives.

    • Sister Song - Interactive Cultural Production Station: how storytelling on Reproductive Justice impacts artist/people’s lives.

    • Future of Film Coalition - Block the Merger: Join FFC in launching its first campaign: BlockTheMerger.com

    Session 2: 2:00PM - 4:00PM

    • Seed&Spark -10 Min Community Strategy: from funding through distribution.

    • Caring Across Generations - Spark Station: how care can unlock your blocks.

    • A-Doc - Office Hours: get 1:1 advice from experienced producers in our network.

    • New America Entertainment Initiative - Attracting Audiences with Authentic Storytelling.

    • The Popcorn List - Distribution Hot & Fresh Takes: get your burning distribution questions answered.

    • Documentary Producers’ Alliance - Get to know the DPA!

    • Kashif+Twenty43 -10-Year Strategy Design Sessions: co-author the future with us!

    • Women’s Foundation California - Culture Change Funding Workshop: learn from funders how to most effectively communicate with funders. 

    • Filmshop, Film Fatales & Brown Girls Doc Mafia - Audience-to-Action Sprint: leave with practical templates and resources.

    • Mental Health Storytelling Initiative - Mental Health Story Architecture: fast, project-specific consultations for filmmakers whose stories touch mental health—explicitly or implicitly.

  • RSVP Details: To ensure a thoughtful and well-held space, attendance for this gathering is coordinated through our coalition members. Please reach out to a coalition member for RSVP information.

    A soft-landing gathering with music, shared bites, and opening words to usher our community into the space with sounds curated by DJ Kiah G.

Saturday — January 24, 2026

  • Access LIVE closed captioning via KODA

    RSVP to Panel Discussion: Solidarity Stories: The Transformative Work of Building Collective Power

    In an era of media consolidation, cultural erasure, and accelerating crises, building real power demands a new national narrative capable of holding the weight of both our history and our future. This conversation brings together leading storytellers, filmmakers, cultural strategists, and organizers who are shaping some of the most crucial solidarity stories of the 21st century.

    Featuring:

    • Savannah Romero, BLIS Collective (Co-moderator)

    • Trevor Smith, BLIS Collective (Co-moderator)

    • Kahlil Greene, Content Creator

    • Idris Brewster, Kinfolk Tech

    • Noelani Auguston, Children of the Setting Sun Productions, Screenwriter/ Producer

    • Tracy Rector, Kikuyu Land

  • Access LIVE closed captioning via KODA

    RSVP to Panel Discussion: Who Stewards the Future: Artists, Audiences, and the Fight for Agency

    As technology increasingly mediates how we fund our work, tell our stories, and reach our audiences, are we building systems that expand human agency—or erode it? This panel explores how the platforms we use and the stories we tell about technology shape both our power as artists and our audiences' sense of control over their own futures.

    Featuring:

    • Emily Best, Seed&Spark (Moderator)

    • Baratunde Thurston

    • Charlie Tyrell, The AI DOC

    • Christie Marchese, Kinema

    • Dayo Olopade, Mozilla Foundation / OTV

    • Valerie Veatch, filmmaker of Ghost in the Machine

  • Access LIVE closed captioning via KODA

    RSVP to Panel Discussion: What Comes After the “Breakthrough?" Maintaining Momentum During Backlash

    A grounded, hopeful, and candid discussion about navigating increased political backlash while still pushing creative boundaries.

    Featuring:

    • Sav Rodgers, Transgender Film Center (Moderator)

    • Alex Schmider, GLAAD

    • Christine Davila, Latina Squad / OTV  

    • Jasmine Heyward, New America

    • Nicole Solis-sison, Undocumented Filmmakers Collective

  • 5:00–6:00 PM: Panel Discussion
    6:00–8:00 PM: 10th Anniversary Celebration + Gathering

    Access LIVE closed captioning via KODA

    RSVP Details: To ensure a thoughtful and well-held space, attendance for this gathering is coordinated through our coalition members. Please reach out to a coalition member for RSVP information.

    Artist-centered organizations take the stage as living examples of what’s possible—sharing how they build resilient, imaginative infrastructures that support artists and move the field forward. Join us for an intimate conversation between two visionary leaders who have spent the past decade creating bold possibility models for independent storytellers, filmmakers, and creators to thrive.

    The panel conversation will take place from 5:00–6:00 PM, followed by X Marks the Spot: A 10th Anniversary Gathering, honoring a decade of collective impact and solidarity from Open Television (OTV) and Brown Girls Doc Mafia (BDGM) from 6:00–8:00 PM featuring DJ KIAH G.

    Featuring:

    • Lauren Pabst, MacArthur Foundation

    • Elijah McKinnon, Open Television (OTV)

    • Iyabo Boyd, Brown Girls Doc Mafia (BDGM)

Sunday — January 25, 2026

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    RSVP to Panel Discussion: Catalysts and Culture Keepers: Funding Culture Change

    This panel explores new approaches to funding culture change, bringing together funders, artists, and cultural strategists who are reshaping how resources flow toward narrative power, community-led storytelling, and long-term cultural impact. Together, panelists will examine what it takes to invest in cultural work that shifts systems and how innovative funding models can fuel lasting, justice-centered transformation.

    Featuring:

    • Jon Sesrie Goff, Ford Foundation (Moderator)

    • Aisha Goss, The Center for Cultural Power

    • Arij Mikati, Pillars Fund

    • Emily Best, Seed&Spark

    • Sharifa Johka, Twenty43 Ventures

    • Nicola Schulze, Women’s Foundation of CA

  • Access LIVE closed captioning via KODA

    RSVP to Panel Discussion: Shield & Sustain: The Future of Artist Safety

    A dynamic, multi-discipline panel exploring how artists today can protect their safety, strengthen their security, and build sustainable practices amid an evolving creative and cultural landscape.

    Featuring:

    • Aisha Burrowes-Becker, Feminist (Moderator)

    • Adam Michael Royston, Queer Livelihoods Project

    • Damara Catlett, Bryson Gillette

    • Karim Ahmad, Utopia Studio / OTV

  • Access LIVE closed captioning via KODA

    RSVP to Panel Discussion: How Policy Will Shape the Future of Independent Film

    This panel explores how shifting policies across labor, technology, funding, and distribution are reshaping independent documentary filmmaking. Panelists will examine the regulatory changes affecting creators, the opportunities and constraints they introduce, and how filmmakers and cultural organizations are responding through collective strategies and documentaries that engage policy and narrative change to navigate an evolving and uncertain industry landscape.

    Featuring:

    • Orly Ravid (Moderator)

    • Don Young, CAAM

    • Dawn Porter, “When a Witness Recants”

    • Jax Deluca, Future FIlm Coalition

    • Loira Limbal, Firelight

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    RSVP to Panel Discussion: Centering Job Quality, Family, and Care Considerations As Sustaining Practices in Storytelling

    Entertainment-industry jobs have a reputation for being demanding and unpredictable—especially for independent creators—yet filmmakers are finding innovative ways to make filmmaking more accessible and approachable. This panel will explore opportunities to improve working conditions through labor-, family-, and care-centered practices that are compatible with current systems, as well as through collective action to support industry and policy changes that benefit all creators.

    Featuring:

    • Vicki Shabo, New America (Moderator)

    • Apoorva Charan, Take Me Home

    • Cassidy Dimon, FWD-Doc

    • Chanelle Elaine, Kashif Incubator and Twenty43 Ventures

    • Julien Turner, FreeLance

    • Justen Turner, FreeLance

  • Access LIVE closed captioning via KODA

    6:30PM - 7:00PM: Opening Remarks from Solidarity House Coalition Members​

    RSVP Details: To ensure a thoughtful and well-held space, attendance for this gathering is coordinated through our coalition members. Please reach out to a coalition member for RSVP information.

    “How do we make this house a home and what comes next for Solidarity House?” While the Solidarity House experience in Utah is coming to a close, what we practiced must continue, and be carried by the people in the room and the relationships forged within it.

    Together, we will reflect on what it means to carry this work forward into Colorado, grounding our next chapter in solidarity with local workers, independent storytellers who call it home, and the Native nations whose lands we will visit. Followed by a soft closing gathering to the Solidarity House at 2026 Sundance Film Festival.