Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Fran's Daughter @ SXSW


3rd Year director Eric Martin's film Fran's Daughter will premiere at SXSW next month. Margaret takes care of her mother Fran, an Alzheimer’s patient. When a stranger arrives bearing a letter from Fran, questions arise that challenge Margaret’s most basic assumptions.

Director Dallas King

Dallas King's short film Little Soldier will premiere at the Pan African Film Festival this evening. Daniel struggles to get past his bed-wetting problem while his military Dad grows frustrated. Only Daniel’s belief in his toys coming alive to fight the monster in the closet responsible for the bedwetting will restore the love between a father and a son. Read an interview with Dallas, that first appeared in The Daily Bruin last November: 'Graduate film student Dallas King uses personal experiences as inspiration for his movies, gives back to community.'

Nisa @ Cleveland International Film Festival


Undergraduate alumni director Doug Archibald continues to enjoy the success of his short film Nisa, which he wrote and directed last year. Produced by Nacia Stevens. Cinematography by MFA DP Roberto GudiƱo.

Director Lucas Mireles

It's been a great year for 3rd Year director Lucas Mireles so far. His film 'Hijo de mi Madre' screened at Slamdance in February, and his film 'Love Analysis' will screen at SXSW on March 11th at 11:30pm.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

ergo sum



The lone survivor of a failed Outerspace mission returns home. First year MFA director Alex Salinas-Albrecht is working on raising funds for his project Ergo Sum. Hear the director's pitch here.

Kapputt!

Destroyer - Kaputt from Merge Records on Vimeo. Directed by recent undergraduate alumn, Dawn Garcia.