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IMA alum Nathan Fitch’s (Director, Cinematographer & Producer) film Island Soldier Movie showing on TV Nov. 13th on America ReFramed WORLD Channel at 8pm EST. The film’s team includes IMA alum Fivel Rothberg who is producer. Read More

IMA student Amanda Madden along with her collaborator Samantha Panger will be showing their two short narrative films Separation Celebration and Sasquatch on Monday 11/12 and Wednesday 11/14. Monday’s screening will take place at the New Women Space at 7:30pm, and Wednesday’s screening will be at the Bonus Room at 8:00pm. Separation Celebration is directed by Amanda Madden. It explores breakups and the positives they can bring. Sasquatch is directed by Samantha Panger.  The film offers a surreal examination of a couple’s relationship. These films were an experiment in collaboration, shared resources and improvisation in filmmaking between the two directors. Alongside the screenings will be a performance from a musician featured in the film.
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WNBC Web Editor Coralie Carlson told Prof. Sissel McCarthy’s news video students to boost their engagement on social media during her guest lecture last week. She said posting on Facebook is a must given its 2.2 billion users worldwide. “It’s the big gorilla in the room,” said Carlson, adding that YouTube is a close second. Twitter has 335 million users, but since journalists use this platform to break news and promote their stories, she thinks students should also be active there and posting three times a day.
Other top takeaways from her talk include:
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