Community Voices 2012 Screening
On Wednesday night, the “Community Voices” class screened its fourth annual series of final projects.
Community Voices 2012
Community Voices is a social issue documentary film program which links Chapman University documentary film students with Orange-County based organizations. Each semester, groups of students produce short character-driven portrait films that highlight causes the partner organizations aim to serve. The films are then used in the outreach and fundraising campaigns of these organizations, and are
Community Voices Documentary Featured in Ashland’s Daily Tidings
Eliza's Story: Ashland High School graduate films documentary about young lady with Down syndrome who was dropped from SOU course By Paris Achen for the Tidings Posted: 2:00 AM May 19, 2011 When Chapman University filmmaking student Ruby Stocking graduated from Ashland High School in 2008, she had never met Eliza Schaaf, a classmate with Down syndrome.
Amplifying Voices on Campus With The Reel Society
If you are feeling unheard on campus, the members of The Reel Society are here to listen. The Reel Society is a student-run organization designed to amplify the voices of female, LGBTQ+, and BIPOC creatives. With a focus on community, mentorship, and networking, The Reel Society hosts writer workshops, guest speakers, and more. For President
Be a Kid with Purpose – PR Students Support the Community
Every year, Chapman University participates in the PRSSA Bateman Competition. This year, Bateman Competition partnered with With Purpose, an organization dedicated to the fight against childhood cancer regarding lack of research and treatments. I was given the amazing opportunity of being on one of two teams this year. With this campaign, we wanted to bring
Student Spotlight: Kyle Scoble MFA Documentary Film Production
What is your name & what are you studying? Kyle Scoble, I’m getting a masters in Documentary Film Production. What inspired you to pursue a career in film? Growing up, I loved looking through National Geographic magazines. What made you choose Dodge? Very few schools in the US have a masters in Documentary film, on
Four Dodge Films Named Semi-Finalists for 2019 Student Academy Awards
The Student Academy Awards have announced their semi-finalists, which include four films produced by Dodge students. In 1972 The Academy established the Student Academy Awards “to support and encourage excellence in filmmaking at the collegiate level.” Past Student Academy Award winners have gone on to receive 62 Oscar nominations and have won or shared 11
Film Festival Corner Update 7/31/19
We have a lot of really exciting updates since our last one, but I’ll start with the Student Academy Awards. The Semi-Finalists have been announced and 4 of our students have advanced to that stage of the competition. There were 1,615 films submitted for consideration and only 81 made it to the Semi-Final stage making
Film Festival Corner Update
Here is an update on how our some of our students are doing on the festival circuit world: Jackson Smith’s (BFA/FP ‘17) THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER was accepted to the Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival (SICFF) and he will be traveling to the United Arab Emirates for the festival in October. SOME NERVE (Community Voices) is
6 Chapman films selected as 2018 Student Academy Awards Semi-Finalists. 2 advance to Finalist stage.
We are pleased to announce that two Chapman films advanced to the Finalist stage of the 2018 Student Academy Awards: In the Alternative Category: Transient Passengers (Experiment Number Nun) – Thesis Film (dir. Natalia Hermida BFA/FP ’19). Natalia is one of three Finalists in this category. In the Narrative Category: Esta Es Tu Cuba – Graduate Thesis Film
Faculty Spotlight: Sally Rubin Making a difference through documentary filmmaking
Professor Sally Rubin has always been passionate about social issues. It is one of the primary reasons she became a documentary filmmaker. Since 2010, Rubin has been funneling this passion into Chapman’s annual Community Voices Documentary Film Program, which connects student filmmakers with local and national nonprofit organizations. “I’ve always wanted to make a difference
4 Chapman films selected as 2017 Student Academy Awards Semi-Finalists
We are pleased to announce that four Chapman films have advanced to the Semi-Finalist stage of the 2017 Student Academy Awards: Beginning of the Road – Graduate Documentary Thesis Film (dir. Jeremiah Thompson) Dempsey the Diabetic Superhero – Community Voices Documentary Film (dir. Kendall Goldberg, Greyson Horst, Rocky Pajarito, Caroline Roffe) A Foreman – Graduate Non-Thesis Film (dir.