Fourteen years after graduation, two Chapman University couples are proving that the connections made in Dodge College of Film and Media Arts classrooms can lead to extraordinary creative partnerships. Burke ’12 and Kellie ’12 Doeren, alongside Tyson ’12 and Lauren ’12 Call, released their first feature film together, “Grizzly Night,” on Jan. 30 on Apple TV, Amazon, and major streaming platforms.
It was a horrific way to start a career in Hollywood — until it wasn’t. In 2023, less than a year after landing their first post-graduation jobs in the entertainment industry, Joe Martinez-Weinberger ’22 and Cal State Dominguez Hills graduate David Clark were let go from their positions at Verve Talent Literary Agency. Casualties of
Are you headed to the 2025 South by Southwest Festival? Many of our alums are! SXSW, which begins today (through March 15), features 11 projects that have the involvement of Dodge College alumni. For those attending the Austin, Texas confab, we’ve included screening times and locations below. The Accountant 2 Jon J. Lee
The Sundance Film Festival begins today (through Feb. 2) and Chapman alumni are in the mix! Here’s a look at the 14 films screening in and out of competition that have the involvement of our alums. If you happen to be headed to the festival in Park City, Utah, we’ve included screening times and locations,
The 51st Student Academy Awards were handed out in London, with three Olympic-style medal placements announced in the shorts categories of animations, live-action and documentary. Dodge alum Aaron Johnson ’24, received the Silver Award for his documentary short “The 17 Percent.”
Editor John Baldino (MFA ’09) had been working on NBC’s “The Voice” for three years in 2019 when another veteran editor, Nick Don Vito ’87, returned to the show after a 15-season absence. It didn’t take long for them to realize that they were both Chapman University graduates. “We were just discussing our backgrounds a
As the head of development at Redondo Beach-based Dorsey Pictures, Hayden Boal (’13) creates, sells and produces content for various forms of media, including the five-episode Red Rocks Live in VR concert series, which has picked up its first Emmy nomination in the category of Outstanding Emerging Media Program. It’s a project that has benefited
While on a book tour in 2007 during a historic presidential race, Barack Obama spent part of a morning casually chatting with a Chapman University alumna. His scheduled news segment on Good Day LA had been pushed due to breaking news, and he had some time to kill. Michelle Pulfrey ’98, then a full-time producer
Four talented Dodge College of Film and Media Arts alumnae are Emmy Awards nominees for their work on some of television’s biggest shows including “Ted Lasso,” “Beef,” “Jury Duty” and “Entergalactic.” Their contributions will be in the spotlight in when the awards take place in January. #75thEmmys
Before landing his current job, David Ruby worked at HBO Max, Fox and 3 Arts Entertainment, where he honed his skills and furthered his interest in comedy development. Now a creative executive at Netflix and responsible for buying, developing and overseeing original adult animated comedy series, he credits his Chapman education for preparing him for
Dodge alum Alex U. Griffin has taken quite the unique path in the film industry after graduating from Chapman University in 2013 with his MFA in Film Production. We got the chance to interview him about his career in filmmaking and puppetry arts and how being in Chapman’s graduate program helped him along the way.
On October 1st – the start of spooky season – the Duffer Brothers, creators of Stranger Things on Netflix, joined Dodge for a screening of Season 4 Episode 1 and a Q&A. The line outside of Marion Knott Studios was down the block and around the corner two hours before the event. Every student outside