Film festival programmer Andrea Passafiume recently shared her festival expertise with DFP students. Passfiume walked students through the film festival selection process, provided tips on how to build a film festival strategy, and offered insights into how to maximize the film festival experience once a film […]
At the Ready from DFP alum Hillary Pierce (MFA ’13) is now streaming on HBO Max and is available on-demand. The film follows students at Horizon High School in El Paso, Texas as they train to become police officers and Border Patrol agents. If you […]
At the Ready, a film produced by Hillary Pierce’s (MFA ‘13) is one of ten films selected for the South Arts 2021-2022 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. The tour connects US-based documentary filmmakers with screening partner communities throughout the South to share their work, discuss […]
Congratulations to the Proper Pronouns team headed by Meg Daniels (MFA ’19) and Mannie Robinson (MFA ’19) on its selection to be a part of the Spring 2022 Southern Circuit Tour of Filmmakers! Hosted by South Arts the tour connects documentary filmmakers and their impactful […]
Professor Chris Sheridan is returning as a Faculty Advisor for the Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism fellowship program. The program helps emerging journalists across all mediums get to the next level through a year-long intensive experiential learning program. As an advisor Sheridan, works directly with 8 of […]
We are thrilled to share the news that Safyah Zafar Usmani (MFA ’15) has received two Daytime Emmy nominations for Fundamental: Gender Justice, No Exceptions. Co-produced by Usmani and Shahrukh Waheed and directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, the five-episode international documentary series has been nominated in […]
Assistant Teaching Professor Chris Zaluski’s film, Theirs is the Kingdom, heads to the West Coast as an official selection of the 14th Annual Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival. The film is slated to screen at the Oscar qualifying fest on June 10-13. You can […]
We are looking forward to the world premiere of DFP alum Monica Berra’s (MFA ’16) newest project. A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks, is slated to debut on June 18 at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival. Berra served as producer of the film, […]
We are so excited for RiverRun’s return! The RiverRun International Film Festival (May 6-16) will feature three films with connections to the DFP and three different ways to get our movie fix–a drive-in experience, outdoor screenings or home viewing. Proper Pronouns, by Meg Daniels and […]
Congratulations to DFP Associate Teaching Professor Chris Zaluski on his Best Feature Documentary win at the Longleaf Film Festival! Zaluski’s film, Theirs is the Kingdom, follows the rare creation of a contemporary fresco mural inside the sanctuary of a small church in Asheville, NC, examining the intersection […]