Month: November 2016

IMA alumni and students at panel discussion

IMA alumna Betty Yu and The Illuminator (IMA alumni and students) will be part of a panel discussion at Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics.

Panel Discussion | “The Politics of Art and Displacement”
Thursday, November 10, 2016 7-9 pm RSVP on Facebook

Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics
20 Cooper Square, 5th Floor, NYU

Terror – Eyespeak Film Screening

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The IMA student group Eyespeak is hosting a screening of the documentary film (T)ERROR at the Lang Theater/HN424 on Friday, November 11 at 7 p.m. Co-director Lyric Cabral will be in attendance for a Q&A following the film.

(T)ERROR is an amazing work of journalism and verite cinema that interrogates the often unseen costs of living in a surveillance state. It won the Special Jury Prize at Sundance along with the Grand Jury Prize at Full Frame, among other awards. Here’s a brief synopsis:

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IMA MFA Program invited to DOC NYC

IMA MFA Program was invited to participate in DOC NYC’s upcoming DOC NYC – U, a day of student screenings from top graduate programs like Columbia, NYU, and SVA.

The IMA showcase (IFC Center, Friday, November 11: 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM) includes nine short films by current students and recent alumni. IMA alumna Deirdre Fishel’s doc, CARE, will also be screening as well (Nov 13th 2:15pm).

For more info on the Hunter College showcase and to purchase tickets:
http://www.docnyc.net/film/doc-nyc-u-hunter-college/

For more info on DOC NYC U:
http://www.docnyc.net/films-events/#section/doc-nyc-u

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