Dr. John Carlos, who shocked a nation when he raised his black-gloved fist in silent protest for civil rights at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, inspired a room full of DFP students yesterday as he spoke about that moment in 1968, the […]
Award-winning journalist, content creator and media executive Chris Sheridan joins the DFP as a visiting instructor. Sheridan will teach courses in sports and digital media, provide internship supervision to the sports storytelling students and assist in curriculum development. Sheridan has built and led content teams […]
Congratulations to Scott Schimmel on his Award of Merit win in the Nature/Environment/Wildlife (Student) category of the Best Shorts Competition! The winning film, Waste Not Want Not, takes behind-the-scenes look at the scale and scope of the international recycling industry housed in Alabama, and the […]
Soul City follows up its Best Documentary win at its world festival premiere, with a second Best Short Doc win at the Harlem International Film Festival. What a way to kick off a festival run! The film, directed by Gini Richards, Monica Berra and SheRea […]
Trailblazer Studios of Raleigh, NC will offer two professional media workshops for our students on October 4th and 5th. The first workshop will take place on Tuesday, October 4 from 2:00-4:30 and will focus on media management, and project organization. The second workshop will be […]
Wow! What a summer it has been for Looking for Trouble. Congratulations Bryan Campbell (MFA ’16) and Caroline Cuny (MFA ’16) on your recent Student Academy Awards nomination and your Jury Prize at the San Antonio Film Festival!
We are delighted to share the news that Monica Berra (MFA ’16) has joined the staff of Firelight Media, the New York based production house co-founded by Stanley Nelson. Firelight is known for producing powerful historical documentaries and strong community engagement campaigns. Its […]
Scott Schimmel will put his environmental science background and his filmmaking skills to use this summer in Alabama as a Southern Exposure Film Fellow. The six-week summer fellowship provides a small group of undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to develop their own voices as […]
Congrats to second-year student John Gallen for capturing first place in the 2016 RiverRun Pitchfest. John and his co-director Alex Faoro are working on a film about Curtis Malone, the man who founded the famed D.C. Assault AAU basketball program. This marks the fourth time […]
