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Alumni Blog: Justin Ho

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SVA Alumnus Justin Ho shot his independent feature set in New York City, Broken Pieces, entirely on an iPhone.

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Alumni Blog: Mina Huang

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Recent graduate Mina Huang’s thesis film Hobby has been selected to screen at SVA’s After School Special this weekend (along with alumni Maura Garnett).

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Faculty Blog: Nicolas Luna

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

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Student Blog: Matt Haller

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Third year student Matt Haller writes about film history and the cinematic influences on his second year film in this student blog.

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Alumni Blog: Maura Garnett

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Recent graduate, Maura Garnett has been selected to screen as part of SVA’s After School Special next month.

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Alumni Blog: Robert McMahon

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Robert Samuel McMahon on the creation of his thesis film Personal Pizza and post-graduation achievements and hurdles.

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Student Blog: R.J. Solomon

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Third year student R.J Solomon details the making of a music video, and the quick thinking solution he and his crew members came up with when an actor didn’t show up.

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Alumni Blog: Louis Yeo

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Alumnus Louis Yeo (2023) on the making of his thesis film and the transformative power of storytelling.

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Student Blog: Beatriz Coelho de Soárez

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Beatriz Soárez came to SVA with her mind set on screenwriting, but is using her time to explore all aspects of production, including directing a short film featuring decapitated teddy bears!

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Student Blog: Michele Grace

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Second year student Michele Grace shares her experience making her first year film using professional actors, and how working on sets for upperclassmen prepared her for the shoot.

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Alumni Blog: Kenny Strawn

Kenny Strawn tells us how he accidentally found his 2023 thesis documentary subject, the importance of strong archival material, and how the editing room is where the documentary film comes together.

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Alumni Blog: Lianne Rose Richards

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Lianne Rose Richards delves into the making of her 2023 thesis film, 99 Thing I Think of Before I Sleep.

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SVA Partners with New York Film Festival

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BFA Film is partnering with the New York Film Festival this year.

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Faculty Blog – Daniel Poliner

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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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Student Blog: Arnav Mangla

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Recent graduate Arnav Mangla writes about mounting an international thesis project and the challenges and opportunities he faced, such as overcoming language barriers between crew to make his thesis film Subah.

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