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Featured Event
“The Dawn is Too Far” – Film Screening and Discussion
Date: Monday, February 3, 5:20pm-7:00pm
Location: Communications Building, Room 150 (Studio C)
Join us for a film screening and discussion with Dr. Persis Karim, Co-Director/Executive Producer, and Shirin Towfiq, PhD student in Film and Digital Media.
Presented by the Center for the Middle East and North Africa, and Film and Digital Media Department.
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Department News and Announcements
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Prof. Soraya Murray Quoted in NY Times about Female Figures in Video Games
Film and Digital Media Professor Soraya Murray was recently quoted in the New York Times. In the article, Prof. Murray discusses how the industry is…
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Prof. Gustavo Vazquez’s Film Awarded Best Documentary at Cittadella Geo Film Festival
Film and Digital Media Professor Gustavo Vazquez received the Golden Earth Award for Best Documentary at the Cittadella Geo Film Festival in Cittadella, Italy. Prof.…
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Lalu Özban’s Film in SF Urban Film Festival’s Trans World-Building
The Neighbour, a film produced by Lalu Ozban, Ph.D. Candidate in Film and Digital Media (designated emphasis in Feminist Studies; designated emphasis in Critical Race…
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PhD Candidate Allen Riley’s VIDEOFREAK on Display at the Museum of the Moving Image
Allen Riley has his video installation and arcade game Videofreak on display at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, NY through September 8, 2024. Videofreak reimagines the…
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Dean Celine’s 80 YEARS LATER Screening at American Library Association National Conference
Dean Celine’s film 80 YEARS LATER was recently selected to screen at the American Library Association National Conference in San Diego on June 30. The ALA Annual…
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Livia Perez’s Film Awarded Best Documentary at 39th Lovers Film Festival
DANM alumna and FDM lecturer Livia Perez’s film, M is for Mothers (2023), was awarded Best Documentary at the 39th Lovers Film Festival in Turin, Italy. M is…
Latest Campus News
- The University of California, Santa Cruz brought on a new Interim Assistant Dean of Diversity Equity and Inclusion for the […]
- Renowned filmmaker, film scholar, distinguished professor, and Dean of the Arts Division at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Celine […]
- On Friday December 6th, 2024, University of California, Santa Cruz welcomed to campus the internationally acclaimed independent filmmaker, music composer […]
- The Arts Division’s new AI lab on campus, A4, has an inaugural director. Professor Elliot Anderson, who is also the […]
- Anna Friz, an associate professor of Film and Digital Media, has been raking in awards and honors. The multi-disciplinary artist […]
- This year the UC Santa Cruz Art Division is introducing a state-of-the-art AI multimedia lab. The Ai Art Augmentation and […]
- As a new quarter starts, the Arts Division is welcoming eight new faculty members who represent the creativity, diversity, and […]
- Despite having only graduated last June, John Ortiz (M.F.A. ‘24, Social Documentation) is already finding success in the film industry. […]
Alumni News
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Meloddy Gao premieres thesis film at film festivals
SocDoc alumna Meloddy Gao (’24) premiered her MFA thesis film, SWIMMING LESSONS, this fall at the San Diego Asian Film Festival. Gao also screened her…
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John Ortiz at DOC NYC and IDA Documentary Awards
SocDoc alum John Ortiz (’24) recently screened his SocDoc MFA thesis film, JEHRY, at DocNYC in November 2024. JEHRY follows Ortiz as he explores the life…
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Tadashi Nakamura New Film at Sundance
SocDoc alum Tadashi Nakamura (’08)’s new film is premiering his newest film in the 2025 Sundance documentary competition. [Text taken from Sundance.org]: The film, THIRD…
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