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Places That Hold Us: Notes for a Future Memory – Social Documentation MFA Thesis Film Screening
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 7:00pm
Location: Del Mar Theatre, Downtown Santa Cruz
Join us for our annual SocDoc film screening showcase! Six 20-minute documentaries will be presented, followed by Q&A with student filmmakers. Free & Open to the Public… Don’t miss out on this special event!
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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
- UC Santa Cruz researchers have made key contributions to the decade-long collaboration
- Undergraduate Chelsey Tien won the Dean’s Award for her psychology research that explored the role parents play in helping children […]
- UC Santa Cruz’s new Social Documentation Laboratory provides a collaborative, inclusive space for graduate students to merge media production with […]
- 26 students were recognized with awards from the Social Sciences Division and Division of Undergraduate Education.
- Held in May, the event brought together students, families, and tribal partners in a celebration of Native identity and resilience.
- Visitors will be able to access the Arboretum through the interior side of the residential campus.
- Research from UC Santa Cruz human-computer interactions scholars is revealing how online habits translate into offline actions
- Undergraduate Elyse Venerable won the Chancellor's Award and Dean's Award for her research using strontium isotope analysis to uncover the […]
- New study gives conservationists a simpler, general approach for predicting an ecosystem’s tipping point and what comes next
- Highlighting a handful of graduates who are ready to make a difference
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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