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Stanford documentary alumni have been nominated for News & Documentary Emmy Awards including directing and producing nods for a film about disability rights and editing recognition for a climate crisis investigation

Numerous alumni and one current MFA student have work screening at SFIFF, ranging from labor organizing to Girl Scout cookies, longevity hacking history to personal narratives

The Prada Foundation film fund was officially launched last year at Venice to support indie cinema from around the world without any restrictions on theme, genre, language or any other types of strings attached.

The documentary by David Alvarado ’10 won the “Audience Award: U.S. Documentary” and the “Festival Favorite Award.”

Almada will be part of the judging panel for the U.S. documentary competition.

Thesis films by Carlo Nassise, Enrique Pedráza-Botero and Dominic Yarabe to play at boundary-pushing fest

Stanford MFA alum's documentary on disability rights and end-of-life debates praised for its "unflinching approach" to complex ethical questions

Films directed by Dominic Yarabe, Ethan Wu, Aurora Brachman and Reid Davenport selected for Sundance 2025

The film follows He’s father, an artist, in search of his childhood home in southwestern China, fulfilling a wish of his aging mother

Lo's second feature focuses on a new industry devoted to helping couples stay married in the face of infidelity

Work by alums Reid Davenport, Laura Gamse, professor Jamie Meltzer and others receives ITVS funding.

Dominic Yarabe, Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk premiere films at Telluride

Drew de Pinto’s documentary explores the legacy of a 1966 riot in the Tenderloin that was nearly lost to history.

Slice-of-life glimpse of preteen influencers wins praise.

This fellowship includes a $100,000 unrestricted grant, recognizing Burrell’s contributions to the Bay Area’s cultural scene.

Yarabe's first-year 16mm film wins Mini-Doc Artistic Vision Award

Carla Gutiérrez (MFA ‘04), premiered her latest film, Frida, at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

Stanford again named top documentary program in TheWrap's annual film school ranking

In his role as Manager of Special Projects, Pedraza Botero will work to support new research, analysis, innovation, and provocation around core issues facing the documentary field.