Saturday 11/13: Oscar-Winning Filmmaker Asghar Farhadi + Screening of 'A Hero'
MASTER CLASS: LIVE — SCHEDULING CHANGE! Globally renowned filmmaker Asghar Farhadi — a two-time Oscar winner — will screen his acclaimed new movie A Hero on Saturday at Master Class: Live. Unfortunately, our previously announced guest, Jamie Lee Curtis, has had to postpone her visit. We’ll be announcing a new time soon. Farhadi won Oscars
Amplifying Voices on Campus
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
Dodge Alum Wins Top Prize at Student Academy Awards®
Dodge College of Film and Media Arts alumna Phumi Morare (MFA Film Directing, 2020), has won the Gold Medal for narrative short film at the Student Academy Awards®. The recent graduate was awarded the top prize (the equivalent of a student Oscar®) for Lakutshon’ Ilanga (When the Sun Sets), about a nurse trying to protect
From Cinematography to Screen Acting
Share your career path with us, how did you decide to transition from your academic focus in cinematography to working as an actress post-graduation? Heading into college, I knew I enjoyed playing around with my mini HD video camera as well as acting (I had done a few short films before and during high
JUST ADDED to Master Class Lineup
Three guests have been added to this semester’s Master Class lineup, along with a screening of the much-anticipated Dune. Please note these dates: Nov. 20 (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.): Harvey Keitel, the star of Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and The Piano, will be interviewed by award-winning journalist Scott Feinberg after a screening of his new movie, Lansky.* Dec. 1
Dodge College Welcomes New Casting Department
Need actors for your next project? Look no further than Dodge College’s new Casting Department. Russell Boast, Casting Director and the former President of the Casting Society of America, has joined the Dodge College Careers Center to oversee the casting of student thesis projects. Boast brings more than two decades worth of casting experience to
Dodge Welcomes Celebrated Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura!
Behind the Scenes: Producing the Blockbuster LORENZO DI BONAVENTURA Behind The Scenes: Producing The Blockbuster explores the work of our Distinguished Artist, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, producer of the Transformers series and former president of production at WB. Through screenings and discussion, we explore the films that he has produced and/or that have inspired him. The course will provide a unique insight into
Dodge College Alumni Featured in Rolling Stone after Escape from Taliban Takeover
On the morning of August 13th, Afghan-American actress, filmmaker, and Dodge College Alumni Fereshta Kazemi was in her production office in Kabul working on the trailer for her upcoming film. Only 72 hours later, she was narrowly escaping the country as city after city fell to the Taliban. Fereshta recently shared her story about her
Bridging the Gap Between Dodge and Hollywood
This school year Dodge College continued hosting the wildly popular Chapman Master Classes, which, up until now, have been a series of virtual interviews with some of Hollywood’s biggest movers and shakers: Bryan Cranston, Lena Waithe, and Ted Sarandos to name just a few. And now comes the big twist: select Fall 2021 Master Classes
Cards On The Table
Last Thursday, Professor Leah Aldridge had the opportunity to host a conversation open to all Dodge Students with filmmaker Marcus A. Clarke, discussing his Netflix Original Documentary Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali. For Clarke, the journey of making this film was one that he was ready to take on. “The journey was deeply
A Summer with VICE
A last minute change of plans landed junior Creative Producing major Panna Warren the opportunity to spend her summer working as a Creative Studios Intern at VICE. Despite initially having plans to spend her summer in Prague doing an international internship through the Chapman Center for Global Education, the program was cancelled due to travel