Alumni
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Three Stanford thesis films at True/False Film Festival
Thesis films by Carlo Nassise, Enrique Pedráza-Botero and Dominic Yarabe to play at boundary-pushing fest
February 17, 2025
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Reid Davenport's LIFE AFTER wins Special Jury Award at Sundance
Stanford MFA alum's documentary on disability rights and end-of-life debates praised for its "unflinching approach" to complex ethical questions
February 01, 2025
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Sundance to feature five films with ties to Stanford documentary program
Films directed by Dominic Yarabe, Ethan Wu, Aurora Brachman and Reid Davenport selected for Sundance 2025
January 17, 2025
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Elizabeth Lo’s MISTRESS DISPELLER awarded in Venice
Lo's second feature focuses on a new industry devoted to helping couples stay married in the face of infidelity
September 11, 2024
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Stanford alumni and faculty win ITVS grants
Work by alums Reid Davenport, Laura Gamse, professor Jamie Meltzer and others receives ITVS funding.
September 01, 2024
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Student and alumni films premiere at Telluride
Dominic Yarabe, Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk premiere films at Telluride
August 30, 2024
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Two Stanford alumnae named in Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film
Faye Tsakas (MFA '23) and Aurora Brachman (MFA '21) featured in Filmmaker Magazine's 2023 selection of up-and-coming filmmakers
September 29, 2023
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Two Stanford Films at Hot Docs Film Festival
Two Stanford thesis films are playing at Hot Docs this year: ENTITIES WITH KNOWLEDGE by Max Mueller and STILL WATERS by Aurora Brachman
April 02, 2023
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Reid Davenport wins at Independent Spirit Awards
Stanford MFA Documentary Film alum picks up Truer Than Fiction Award for his debut feature "I Didn't See You There"
March 08, 2023
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Stanford alumni and students at True/False
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
February 21, 2023
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Luke Lorentzen wins Directing Award at Sundance
Stanford alum and lecturer wins the Sundance Documentary Directing Award for his latest feature "A Still Small Voice"
January 29, 2023
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I Didn't See You There and Users among Cinema Eye nominees
Films by Stanford alum and faculty among nominees
November 10, 2022
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Lauren DeFilippo's "Free Money" to premiere at TIFF
Feature documentary by Sam Soko and Lauren DeFilippo ('14) tackles Universal Basic Income
September 09, 2022
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Reid Davenport ('16) wins Sundance Directing Award
In his film, Davenport offers an unflinching meditation on freakdom, (in)visibility, and the pursuit of individual agency
February 10, 2022
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Stanford MFA alums at Sundance 2022
Two alums present their feature documentaries at Sundance
December 15, 2021
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Elizabeth Lo's Stray wins Hot Docs and is acquired by Magnolia
Lo's ('15) debut feature making big waves
July 19, 2020