Kamal Sinclair

Biography

Kamal Sinclair is a producer, theatrical director, community arts leader and multi-disciplinary artist. She serves as the Director of the Sundance Institute’s New Frontier Labs Program, which supports artists working at the convergence of film, art, media and technology; as a Consultant to the Ford Foundation's JustFilms program; and as artist and producer on the Question Bridge: Black Males transmedia art project. At New Frontier, she partners with Chief Curator Shari Frilot to development and platform landmark projects in the evolution of story, including experimentations with virtual reality, augmented reality, data intelligence, interactive cinema and machine learning. She facilitates partnerships, and interfaces, with leaders in the field, such as MIT, National Film Board of Canada, ILMxLab, Madison Wells Media, New York Times, Annapurna/With.In, Google, Samsung, USC, and more. Question Bridge launched a successful interactive website and robust education curriculum, published an acclaimed book under Aperture, and exhibited in over fifty museums and Festivals, including Brooklyn Museum, Sundance Film Festival, Jack Shainman Gallery, Oakland Museum of California and LA Film Festival. It received accolades from a broad range of critics and institutions and won awards such as the International Center for Photography’s 2015 Infinity Award for New Media. In 2016 the project was archived at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. Previously, Kamal worked in leadership positions at 42 Entertainment, Strategic Arts Consulting, and in an earlier life performed in STOMP.