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An International Debut

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The Possum Drop, directed by Mindy Keeley, will make its international debut at the JOZI Film Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa. The third annual film festival will take place on February 21-23.

Ghosts of Johnston County Screening

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DFP students Eric Juth (MFA ’14) and Michelle Ferris (MA ’13) will present a “work-in-progress” screening of their film Ghosts of Johnston County on Thursday, January 30th. The screening is free and will take place at the Nelson Mandela Auditorium at UNC Chapel Hill at 6:00 […]

Sundance Honors Hoop Dreams

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DFP Professor of Practice Peter Gilbert will be honored at the 2014 Sundance FIlm Festival as part of its commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Hoop Dreams.  The newly restored film will screen in the From the Collection program, 20 years after making its world premiere […]

Haq Honored by DGA

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Sana Haq (MFA ’13) has been recognized as a promising new talent by the Directors Guild of America.  Haq is the recipient of the DGA’s Jury Award for Best Asian-American Student Filmmaker in the East Region.  Haq is the director of The Other Army, a […]

The Other Army Screening

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Please join us for a screening of The Other Army, directed by 2013 MFA alum Sana Haq, on Monday, November 25th at 7:00 p.m. at deTamble Auditorium in Tribble Hall. Over 5,000 members of the Pakistani army have died in combat and 40,000 civilians have died […]

DFP Preview Screenings

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Please join us this week as several of our students present “preview screenings” of their thesis films. It is a diverse line-up of films that both educate and entertain so be sure to make plans to attend.

Pitch Perfect Win in New Orleans

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Congratulations to Diane Hodson on her Pitch Perfect win at the New Orleans Film Festival.  Diane, and co-director Jasmine Luoma, put together a winning presentation of their thesis film on map-maker Denis Wood, author of Everything Sings and The Power of Maps.

The Power of Glove Screening

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Join the Power of Glove team for a “Stuff We’ve Filmed So Far” screening and a night of retro gaming fun on Friday, October 25.  

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