Co-presentation of The Philadelphia Project by Erahm Christopher
by Hadiyah Weaver
The School of Theater, Film and Media Arts has an active community of students, faculty and alumni, whose talents
Co-presentation of The Philadelphia Project by Erahm Christopher
by Hadiyah Weaver
Alumna Judith Adong (MFA '15) was selected as one of the twenty-one of the TED Global Fellows 2017. Ugandan director and playwright Adong creates art that promotes social change and provokes dialogue on issues from LGBTQ rights to war crimes. She is also the artistic director of Silent Voices Uganda, a not-for-profit performing arts organization. As a Fellow, Adong will deliver a talk at TED Global this August in Tanzania.
What's next on your streaming queue? Be sure to add some Film and Media Arts Alumni Films that are currently streaming online!
Film and Media Arts Professor Elisabeth Subrin's A Woman, A Part has extended its New York City run to April 13 at the IFC Center. In addition to succesful ticket sales, the film has also received tremendous reviews from The New York Times and Variety.
Film and Media Arts Professor Lauren Wolkstein's The Strange Ones, co-directed with Christopher Radcliff, made its world premiere at South by Southwest recently.
Academy Award nominated director, writer and composer, Mike Figgis, presented and discussed his work with TFMA students recently.
Best known for crossing boundaries, his work eschews Hollywood standards, extending and reconfiguring the linguistic structure of the film medium.