Sudeep Sharma is a Programmer for the Sundance Film Festival with a focus on documentary feature films. With nearly two decades of experience in film curation, he has worked in Programming at many of the major Los Angeles film organizations such as Film Independent, AFI Fest and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. He has also been Director of Programming and Interim Artistic Director for the Palm Springs International ShortFest. He holds a PhD in Cinema and Media Studies from UCLA and has taught film and television courses at universities throughout Southern California.