Park City will once again be a sea of violet this January when more than 100 NYU students, alumni and faculty screen films they wrote, directed, shot, produced and performed in at the annual, world-renowned Sundance Film Festival.
Park City will once again be a sea of violet this January when more than 100 NYU students, alumni and faculty screen films they wrote, directed, shot, produced and performed in at the annual, world-renowned Sundance Film Festival.
One of the most influential film festivals in the world, the Sundance Film Festival will include 56 feature-length films in competition, 60 films in the Premiere, Next, Midnight, Spotlight, New Frontier and Sundance Kids categories, and 72 films in the short film festival and showcase categories.
Students, faculty and alumni of the Tisch School of the Arts made a particularly strong showing this year, with 30% of the films at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival affiliated with artists from the Tisch community. Of the films in competition, 11 are Tisch written, directed, or produced – nearly double the number of films with this distinction as last year.
And for the first time this year, a faculty member and his former student from the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute’s News and Documentary Program at the NYU College of Arts and Science will be competing side by side in the World Cinema Documentary Competition, with another faculty member from Journalism premiering her documentary film in the festival’s New Frontiers category.
Below is the full list of NYU alumni, faculty and students who have director, producer, writer, cinematographer and acting credits in films featured at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival. The festival takes place January 21 – 31, 2016 in Park City, Utah. For more information, visit www.sundance.org.
U.S. DRAMATIC COMPETITION
Christine
Antonio Campos (TSOA, Kanbar, UG Film & TV) director
Josh Mond (TSOA, Kanbar, UG Film & TV) executive producer
Sean Durkin ‘05 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV) executive producer
Melody C. Roscher '06 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV) producer
Craig Shilowich '06 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV) writer, producer
Alicia Van Couvering '05 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV) co-producer
Michael C. Hall '96 (TSOA, MFA, Acting)
Equity
Amy Fox, faculty, (TSOA, Graduate Film), writer
Michael Izquierdo '06 (TSOA, MFA, Acting) Trader
Joseph Siravo '80 (TSOA, BFA, Drama) Frank
Eric Lin '06 (TSOA, MFA, Kanbar, Film & TV) cinematographer
Goat
James Franco '11 (TSOA, MFA, Kanbar, Film & TV) producer
Joshy
Jeff Baena ‘99 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV) writer-director
Joshua Bachove '06 (TSOA, BFA, Drama) co-producer
Lauren Russell '10 (TSOA, BFA, Drama) associate producer
Alex Ross Perry '06 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), cast: Adam
Aubrey Plaza '05 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), cast: Jen
Morris from America
Michael B. Clark '02 (TSOA, BFA, Dramatic Writing), executive producer
Other People
John Early '10 (TSOA, BFA, Drama), cast: Gabe
Kerri Kenney '92 (TSOA, BFA, Drama), cast: Aunt Lynne
Molly Shannon '87 (TSOA, BFA, Drama), cast: Joanne
Brian Burgoyne '01 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), cinematographer
Tallulah
Eleanor Columbus '11 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), executive producer
The Birth of a Nation
Aunjanue Ellis '95 (TSOA, MFA, Acting), cast: Nancy Turner
The Free World
Jason Lew '03 (TSOA, BFA, Drama) director, writer
The Intervention
David Bernon '11 (TSOA, BFA, Drama) executive producer, cast
Jason Ritter '02 (TSOA, BFA, Drama), cast
White Girl
Gabriel Nussbaum '15 (TSOA, BFA, Drama), producer
Matthew Achterberg '08 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), co-producer
Justin Bartha '00 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & Television), cast: Kelly
Lovesong
Kat Westergaard ’08 (TSOA, MFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), cinematographer (part one)
U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Author: The JT LeRoy Story
Brett Ratner '90 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), producer
WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Hooligan Sparrow
Nanfu Wang, ‘14, (GSAS, MA, Journalism), director
The Settlers
Shimon Dotan, faculty (FAS, Journalism), director
PREMIERES
Complete Unknown
Joshua Marston '98 (TSOA, MFA, Kanbar, Film & TV) director, writer
Frank & Lola
Laine Rettmer '07 (TSOA, BFA, Drama), cast: Françoise
Indignation
Steven Kaplan '10 (TSOA, BFA, Drama), cast: Anker
Samuel Dunning ’12 (TSO, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), cast: Dean American Soldier
Little Men
Ebonee Noel '12 (TSOA, BFA, Drama), cast: Linda
Manchester by the Sea
Kenneth Lonergan '86 (TSOA, BFA, Dramatic Writing), director, writer
Heather Burns '96 (TSOA, BFA, Drama), cast: Jill
Ruibo Qian '12 (TSOA, MFA, Acting), cast: Dr. Betheny
Jody Lee Lipes '04 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV) cinematographer
Sing Street
Kevin Scott Frakes '01 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), producer
Wiener-Dog
Todd Solondz '85 (TSOA, MFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), director, writer
DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Spike Lee '82/'98 (TSOA, MFA, Kanbar, Film & TV)/Hon. director
NEXT
How To Tell You're A Douchebag
Tahir Jetter '10 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), director and screenwriter
Julius Pryor IV (TSOA, MFA Candidate, Kanbar, Film & TV), producer
Martisse Hil ’14 (TSOA, MFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), producer
Jacqueline (Argentine)
Bernardo Britto ‘11 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), writer-director
James Benson ’11 (TSOA, FA, Kanbar, Film & TV), co-producer
Brett Potter ’11 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), producer
The Eyes of My Mother
Nicolas Pesce ‘11 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), writer-director
Antonio Campos (TSOA, Kanbar, UG Film & TV), executive producer
Josh Mond (TSOA, Kanbar, UG Film & TV), executive producer
Sean Durkin ‘05 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), executive producer
Jacob Wasserman '12 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), producer
Samuel R. Syrop ’12 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), co-producer
Seth Blogier ’12 (TSOA, BBFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), co-producer
The Fits
Anna Rose Holmer ‘07 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), director, co-writer
Saela Davis '07 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), writer, film editor
Lisa Kjerulff '07 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), writer, producer
Paul Yee '05 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), cinematographer
SPOTLIGHT
Maggie’s Plan
Damon Cardasis ’06 (TSOA, BFA, Drama), producer
SUNDANCE KIDS
The Eagle Huntress
Sharon Chang '95/'98 (BS, Steinhardt/MPS, ITP, TSOA), producer
MIDNIGHT
31
Kevin Scott Frakes '01 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), executive producer
David Daniel '81 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), cinematographer
Carnage Park
Ashley Bell '07 (TSOA, BFA, Drama), cast: Vivian
Trash Fire
Richard Bates Jr. '07 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & Television), director, writer
Matthew Gray Gubler '03 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), cast: Caleb
Yoga Hosers
Joshua Bachove ’06 (TSOA, BFA, Drama), associate producer
Haley Joel Osment '10 (BFA, Drama), cast: Adrien Arcand
NEW FRONTEIR
Cameraperson
Kirsten Johnson, faculty, (FAS, Journalism), director
U.S. NARRATIVE SHORT FILMS
Affections
Michael J. Wilson '86 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), cinematographer
Dirt
Darius Clark Monroe '10 (TSOA, MFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), director, writer, producer
Daniel Patterson '10 (TSOA, MFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), cinematographer
Jungle
Asantewaa Prempeh '16 (TSOA, MFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), director, writer, film editor
Joyce Sherri (TSOA, MFA Candidate, Kanbar, Film & TV), producer
Sheldon Chau (TSOA, Kanbar, Grad Film & TV), cinematographer
Killer
Matt Kazman ‘10 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), writer, director
Ben Altarescu ‘10 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), producer
PARTNERS
Lauren Smitelli (TSOA, Kanbar, UG Film & TV), executive producer
So Good to See You
Siena Brown '12 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), first assistant director
Cecilia Delgado '13 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), second assistant director
Quinn Meyers ‘11 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), producer
Peter Rini ‘94 (TSOA, MFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), cast
Solemates
Bryce Dallas Howard (TSOA, Drama), director, writer, cast: Woman
Verbatim: The Ferguson Case
Aniruddh Pandit '02 (TSOA, MPS, ITP) assistant director, producer
Lauren Smitelli (TSOA, UG Kanbar, Film & TV) producer
INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT FILMS
Seide
Elnura Osmonalieva MFA Candidate (TSOA, Kanbar, Grad Film & TV), director, producer, writer
Charlotte Rabate (TSOA, Kanbar, Grad Film & TV), producer
Chananun Chotrungroj ‘15 (TSOA, MFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), director of photography
ANIMATED SHORT FILMS
Glove
Alexa Haas '11 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV), director
MIDNIGHT SHORT FILMS
The Puppet Man
Jacqueline Castel '08 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & Television), director, writer, editor, and director of photography
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS
Entrapped
Razan Ghalayini ‘09 (TSOA, BFA, Kanbar, Film & TV) director, producer, editor
NEW FRONTIER: VIRTUAL REALITY
Defrost
Bruce Davison '69 (TSOA, BFA, Tisch), cast
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