MFA|EDA at 2016 Sundance + Slamdance Film Festivals

Congratulations to Laura Doggett (MFA|EDA ’13) and Michaela O’Brien (MFA|EDA ’16), who have each received recent and exciting film festival news: Another Kind of Girl, directed by Khaldiya Jibawi and produced by Laura Doggett will be screening at the Sundance Film Festival, January 21-31, 2016.  See Sundance’s Short Films press release here. This is the… Continue reading MFA|EDA at 2016 Sundance + Slamdance Film Festivals

MFA|EDA Alex Cunningham (’16) Film Festival News

Congratulations to Alex Cunningham (MFA|EDA ’16), whose film “Friday” screened recently at the Big Muddy Film Festival and will appear in the Solitaire section of the Speechless Film Festival later this month. Check it out: Big Muddy Film Festival Speechless Film Festival ###

Duke MFA|EDA Represents at IndieGrits, April 15-19

No less than eight films from Duke University MFA|EDA students and alumni are featured in this year’s installment of IndieGrits, April 15-19, Columbia, SC. Check it out:  http://www.indiegrits.com Congratulations to the filmmakers: Amanda Berg (’14)  Every Body Hit Somebody & Welcome Home, Fayetteville Observer Brenda L. Burmeister (’14)  I Have To Close My Eyes Sarah Garrahan… Continue reading Duke MFA|EDA Represents at IndieGrits, April 15-19

MFA|EDA Ava Lowrey (’15) at Heartland Film Festival

Duke University MFA|EDA student and filmmaker, Ava Lowrey, will be screening Fred: The Town Dog as part of the Heartland Film Festival, October 16-25 in Indianapolis. Lowrey will attend the screenings on the 19th and 20th and participating in Q&A afterwards. More info here. ___________________________________ Fred: The Town Dog at the Heartland Film Festival: 10/19/2014 – 7:30… Continue reading MFA|EDA Ava Lowrey (’15) at Heartland Film Festival

MFA|EDA Ava Lowrey (’15) at Sidewalk Film Festival

Duke University MFA|EDA student and filmmaker, Ava Lowrey, will be screening as part of the Sidewalk Film Festival this summer in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Lowrey’s short, Fred the Town Dog, will screen in the Alabama Documentary Shorts I program, Saturday, Aug 23 at 4:05pm. More information:  http://sidewalkfest.com/

MFA|EDA John Rash (’14) Upcoming Film Festival Screenings

Mark your calendars, and congratulations to John Rash, MFA|EDA Class of 2014. _________________________________ ANNAPOLIS FILM FESTIVAL MARCH 27-30, 2014 One Party Ultimate Night Club One Party Ultimate Night Club (2013) is a film that explores the interior of a Chinese nightclub but strips away sound and color to create a more intimate portrait of the club’s… Continue reading MFA|EDA John Rash (’14) Upcoming Film Festival Screenings

Alumnus Wolfgang Hastert at Cucalorus Film Festival

2013 Alumnus Wolfgang Hastert’s film WOLFKINO will screen at the Cucalorus Film Festival in Wilmington on November 16th.The experimental film is a short narrative portraying people on Fayetteville Street in Durham. WOLFKINO juxtaposes two unique media: 35mm B/W hand-processed film with 35mm color footage shot in a hand-cranked toy camera.   WOLFKINO Director: Wolfgang Hastert Short… Continue reading Alumnus Wolfgang Hastert at Cucalorus Film Festival