Alumni

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

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

Faye Tsakas (MFA '23) and Aurora Brachman (MFA '21) featured in Filmmaker Magazine's 2023 selection of up-and-coming filmmakers

Two Stanford thesis films are playing at Hot Docs this year: ENTITIES WITH KNOWLEDGE by Max Mueller and STILL WATERS by Aurora Brachman

Stanford MFA Documentary Film alum picks up Truer Than Fiction Award for his debut feature "I Didn't See You There"

Lineup includes world premiere of Leslie Tai's How to Have an American Baby and US premiere of Faye Tsakas' and Enrique Pedraza Botero's Alpha Kings

Stanford alum and lecturer wins the Sundance Documentary Directing Award for his latest feature "A Still Small Voice"

Films by Stanford alum and faculty among nominees

Feature documentary by Sam Soko and Lauren DeFilippo ('14) tackles Universal Basic Income

In his film, Davenport offers an unflinching meditation on freakdom, (in)visibility, and the pursuit of individual agency

Two alums present their feature documentaries at Sundance

Lo's ('15) debut feature making big waves