At the Sundance Institute’s filmmakers labs, Roger Ross Williams, the Oscar-winning documentarian, happened to be paired with Sundance Institute founder Robert Redford as a mentor.

Williams was prepping for his narrative feature debut, Cassandro . He tells The Hollywood Reporter , “I told Bob about my fears. I said, ‘I’m a documentarian, and I’m really nervous about making this transition and working with actors.’ He said, ‘Lean into your documentary experience. You’re way ahead of the game. You actually know how to tap into people and get them to open up.’”

At the Sundance Institute’s filmmakers labs, Roger Ross Williams, the Oscar-winning documentarian, happened to be paired with Sundance Institute founder Robert Redford as a mentor.

Williams was prepping for his narrative fea

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