F&M alum Taishon Black’s (director) short film THE ROCKET SHIP won:

– The Audience Choice Award at Indie Works
– Winner of BEST FAMILY SHORT at the Manhattan Film Festival

The film’s team includes alumni: Nick Vega (director of photography), Miles Adgate (producer), and Peter Jackson (production designer).

IMA alumna Deirdre Fishel receives 2018 Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund grant.  The grant is given to films that explore social themes.  Deirdere’s (director and producer) film Women In Blue is about a high-profile police shooting rocks the Minneapolis Police Department, and its reform-minded first female chief is forced to resign. Following three women officers who carry on the fight to transform the MPD and restore community trust — Women in Blue explores gender, violence and policing in America.

IMA alumna Pam Sporn’s documentary Detroit 48202 will be screening followed by discussion:
Weds., Nov 14th | 6:30PM
Barnard Campus | Milbank Hall 328

SYNOPSIS:
In DETROIT48202 we take a journey with Wendell along his route, which winds through the center of what was, once upon a time, a vital and thriving city. We listen in on his conversations with his customers – the resilient Detroiters who share stories of resistance: pushing back against racial segregation in housing; challenging industrial and political disinvestment; and living on reduced pensions as a result of the 2014 municipal bankruptcy. Our characters share stories of hope and propose creative ways to re-imagine an inclusive, productive, equitable and re-invigorated city. Read More