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Faculty Blog: Nicolas Luna

Headshot of a man in an office wearing a neckerchief and blue shirt and glasses.

Senior Systems Administrator Nicolas Luna has been going to Gotham Week for over a decade.

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Faculty Blog – Daniel Poliner

Director Daniel Poliner sits with actress Sol Miranda discussing a scene they are about to shoot.

Director Daniel Poliner writes about his film, Come Find Me, a story about a mother and daughter facing major life changes and how their love challenges and sustains them. The film stars Sol Miranda (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Victoria Cartagena (Manifest, Batwoman, You) and has great featured performances from 4-time Tony nominee Tovah Feldshuh and Alice Lee (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist). 

Watch the trailer by clicking here.

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A Conversation with SVA Professor Amy Taubin (Part 2 of 2)

Film Critic Amy Taubin in a meidum shot at a film panel

In part two of our extensive conversation with longtime SVA professor and acclaimed film critic Amy Taubin, we delve into the past and present, covering both Taubin’s lifelong cinephilia and the advice she gives to her students today.

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A Conversation with SVA Professor Amy Taubin (Part 1 of 2)

Film Critic Amy Taubin in a medium shot holding a microphone at a panel.

Update: Faculty member Amy Taubin is curating MoMA’s “Carte Blanche” series.

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Faculty Blog: Jordan Michael

Continuing education faculty member Jordan Michael takes a selfie for his faculty blog profile

Faculty member Jordan Michael (My First Feature-Process of Making A Film) writes about the ocean of change that he saw a few months ago at the Entertainment Financing Conference.

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Faculty Blog: George LaVoo

Faculty Member George LaVoo

UPDATE: Thursday, 9/17 at 5pm PT The Academy will be hosting a watch party for Real Women Have Curves on HBO Max.

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Faculty Blog: Alessandra Zeka

Alessandra Zeka stands in the middle of two people, her arms affectionately around both of them. The two people on either side of Alessandra are both in the midst of using the occulous VR headset, looking in different directions as they experience the virtual reality.

Alessandra Zeka is bringing VR (Virtual Reality) to SVA this year.

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Todd Stephens Kicks off New Film Starring Udo Kier

Poster for Swan Song that has the words Swan Song in big letters over cutouts of women's faces from magazines

Faculty Todd Stephens shares his new Kickstarter page and writes about making his new film, Swan Song, starring legendary actor Udo Kier.

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