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Shirley He’s thesis film to premiere at IDFA
The film follows He’s father, an artist, in search of his childhood home in southwestern China, fulfilling a wish of his aging mother
September 25, 2024
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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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Faye Tsakas’ thesis film premieres at SxSW, wins at HotDocs
Slice-of-life glimpse of preteen influencers wins praise.
May 05, 2024
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"If documentaries are your thing, there’s hardly a better place than Stanford" - TheWrap
Stanford again named top documentary program in TheWrap's annual film school ranking
November 01, 2023
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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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Stanford films and students awarded at SFFILM Festival
Aurora Brachman's (MFA '21) thesis film wins Bay Area Short Film Prize
April 25, 2023
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April 17, 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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Museum of the Revolution wins Best Feature at Big Sky
Feature-length documentary by faculty member Srđan Keča tells the story of three women living in the remnants of an utopian architectural project
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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Alpha Kings to premiere at IFF Rotterdam
First year Winter film by Faye Tsakas and Enrique Pedráza-Botero portrays a group of young men selling a hyperbolic, alpha-male version of themselves online
December 20, 2022
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Stanford 'tops for documentary' in TheWrap's film school rankings
2022 report highlights collaborative aspects of the MFA program and robust funding for students
November 17, 2022
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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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New faculty member: Natalia Almada
Award-winning filmmaker joins Stanford's MFA Documentary Film program
September 01, 2022
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The New Yorker acquires four more Stanford films
The online series is featuring four recent films from our MFA program
August 25, 2022
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Stanford student films win at BlackStar Film Festival
Thesis films by Adrian Burrell and Aurora Brachman win top honors for short docs at BlackStar
August 10, 2022
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Adrian Burrell's thesis film featured on The New Yorker
The film tells the multigenerational story of a society that deprives Black Americans of success
February 10, 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