News
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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
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The Stanford Daily profiles recent MFA student films
Student publication reviews 2021 thesis films, and more
January 31, 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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The Hollywood Reporter highlights Stanford Documentary Film program
Article spotlights our own and Northwestern's MFA programs
September 02, 2021
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New Yorker Video acquires four Stanford films
The online series has acquired four recent films from our MFA program
June 21, 2021
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Aurora Brachman's Spring quarter film premieres on NYT Op-Docs
Every night during the Covid-19 lockdown, hundreds of people from around the world gathered in a massive queer dance party known as ‘Club Quarantine’
September 22, 2020
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Yeon Park's film named Student Academy Award semifinalist
A young woman buys a time machine for her father off of eBay. With the mysterious device, she begins an unexpected journey through her father's memory.
July 19, 2020
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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
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Pray Away and Stray among press favorites at SXSW and Tribeca
Kristine Stolakis' ('15) and Elizabeth Lo's ('15) first features earn praise
July 16, 2020
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Ellie Wen's The Missfits streams on PBS
Wen's (2018) thesis film streaming on PBS Truly CA
July 14, 2020
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ATTLA broadcasts on Independent Lens
Catharine Axley’s (‘15) first feature set to broadcast on PBS
October 21, 2019
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Crisanto Street airs on POV Shorts
Paloma Martinez's 1st year Spring quarter film featured on POV
July 18, 2019
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Five recent Stanford films named Vimeo Staff Picks
First year films and thesis films from 2017 and 2018 picked by Vimeo staff
July 02, 2019
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The Providers on Independent Lens
The film follows three “country doctors” — health care providers working for a network of clinics in northern New Mexico — confronting the challenges of keeping those in their poor
May 01, 2019