With a world class faculty and up-to-date production facilities, Hunter College’s Department of Film & Media Studies offers two undergraduate programs of study and an MFA degree in Integrated Media Arts. [more...]
Congrats to FM Journalism student Sebastian Fraccari on winning the Jack Newfield Investigative Journalism Scholarship!
Sebastian’s work will continue in Jack’s footsteps exposing truth and holding the powerful accountable through investigative reporting.
STOCKADE, an immigrant film noir feature film, produced and executive produced by Prof. Anna Sang Park had its theatrical release in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Glendale Theater in Feb. 21-27.
Film International:
“This subtly presented independent mystery-drama relates the economic and emotional challenges…presenting a fresh perspective on immigrant challenges in the United States.”
Filmthreat:
“A splendidly complicated web of art and intrigue…a thriller that unravels beautifully in a Machiavellian slow boil…”
Film Festival Today:
“A thriller reminiscent of taut 1970s cinema… expertly crafted film, rich in color and texture…”
GirlTalkHQ:
“A timely narrative and topic amidst the beginning of a second Trump administration where immigrant rights have become the target of political attacks, ‘Stockade’ offers audiences some much-welcomed nuance to the immigrant experience, layered with some mystery and drama to keep audiences guessing.”
STOCKADE is now avail for streaming nationwide:
Apple | Amazon | Fandango | FIOS | Google Play | XBOX | YouTube Movies
The Department of Film and Media Studies presents
Sainsbury Visiting Artist: Stephen Maing
Tuesday, March 25:
Screening: Union
6:30-9PM | Lang Auditorium (424HN)
RSVP (Hunter Community):
https://fm-stephen-maing-rsvp-hunter.eventbrite.com
RSVP (non-Hunter/Public):
https://fm-stephen-maing-rsvp-public.eventbrite.com
(Entrance at 69th St between Lexington & Park Ave., bring ID)
A film by Stephen Maing and Brett Story
Up against one of the most powerful companies on the planet, a group of Amazon workers embark on an unprecedented campaign to unionize their warehouse in Staten Island, NY. Winner of the US Documentary Special Jury Award for the Art of Change, Sundance Film Festival 2024.
Followed by Q&A with Stephen Maing
Moderated by Prof. Ricardo Miranda, Film and Media Studies
Wednesday, March 26:
Artist Talk: “Breaking and Remaking the Character-Driven Documentary“
Empathy for individual protagonists, and their story arcs, are the lifeblood of many documentary films. What are some drawbacks of character-driven storytelling, and how can we expand documentary vocabulary and form to convey complex stories of power and collectivity? Stephen Maing will draw on his own films and experiences to explore these timely and critical questions.
