Every year, Dodge College puts on the Leo Freedman Foundation First Cut Screenings to show off our top films from the previous year.

This year, we are expanding our reach, with screenings in Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Orange, to showcase these wonderful films to industry professionals, media, alumni, prospective students, and parents.

This year, the following films will screen:

Angeltown (dir. Nancy Liu ’16) – A Korean Marilyn Monroe wanders the City of Angels and confronts her past.

Gardeners of the Forest (dirs. Ceylan Carhoglu ’16, Nicole Jordan-Webber’16) – For generations, Laos was known as the Land of a Million Elephants but, as of 2016, there are fewer than 600 elephants left in the wild. Student Academy Award Finalist – Documentary Category

Icarus (dir. Tom Teller ’16) – When a Mars colony’s comm satellite is damaged, Emilia Riley embarks on a seemingly harmless repair excursion. A shuttle malfunction cuts connectivity to the ground and Chris, her son, makes the knee jerk decision to go after her.

It’s Just a Gun (dir. Brian Robau’ 17) – When Gabe finds a .38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver, a series of events is set in motion that changes his life forever. Student Academy Award Winner – Narrative Category

Rocket (dir. Brenna Malloy ’16) – A bittersweet fairy tale set in the world of 1950’s dirt track racing. Student Academy Award Winner – Narrative Category

Please make your plans to join us for the LA event on Wednesday, September 21 at 7 PM at the DGA Theatre Complex in L.A.

Admission to this event is complimentary with registration. Register for First Cut LA here.

The Facebook Event Page for LA can be found here.

If you’re in New York City, please join us on Saturday, October 8 at 4PM at the Roxy Hotel.

Admission to this event is complimentary with registration. Register for First Cut NYC here.

The Facebook Event Page for NYC can be found here.

If you are interested in attending in San Francisco, join us on Saturday, October 15 at 7PM at the New People Cinema.

Admission to this event is complimentary with registration. Register for First Cut SF here.

The Facebook Event Page for San Francisco can be found here.

If you are attending Homecoming, you can attend our First Cut Encore Screening here in Orange, CA in Marion Knott Studios on Saturday, Oct 1 at 3:30PM.

You can find more information about the screening, and other Homecoming events, by clicking here.

We hope you will join us for one of these events, to see some of the amazing films made by our students last year.

For more information on our Leo Freedman Foundation First Cut event, visit chapman.edu/firstcut.