HOW DISNEY BUILT AMERICA
The debut of Professor Artel Great’s docu-series, How Disney Built America, aired Sunday (4/28) on the History Channel.
PERSPECTIVES ON PORTUGUESE ANIMATION
Assistant Professor Mihaela Mihailova contributed an essay on the work of directors David Doutel and Vasco Sá to a new bilingual volume on contemporary Portuguese animation, edited by award-winning director and educator Pedro Serrazina. The book is free to download (in English and Portuguese).
JOSEPH McBRIDE’S RECENT AUDIO COMMENTARIES
Professor Joseph McBride’s audio commentary on the 1948 Orson Welles film of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is being reissued on a new Kino Lorber Blu-ray edition on June 11. McBride, who has written three books on Welles, originally recorded that commentary for Olive Films in 2016. McBride also did a recent audio commentary for the Criterion Collection Blu-ray edition of Welles’s The Trial and acted for Welles from 1970 through 1976 as a film historian in The Other Side of the Wind (completed in 2018). McBride teaches courses on Welles at San Francisco State University.
BTS from Professor Austin Brigg’s Advanced Lighting Class (CINE 614)
BERKELEY ART MUSEUM PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE
SF State Cinema students screened short films at the Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive/BAMPFA, at the 2024 Student Committee Film Festival on April 5.
Graduate student, Flor Marmolejo’s experimental film “From Here” explores thoughts about belonging, cultural symbols, and personal loss.
From Here, 2023 (2 min)
BERKELEY ART MUSEUM PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE
SF State Cinema students screened short films at the Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive/BAMPFA, at the 2024 Student Committee Film Festival on April 5th.
Undergraduate, Katarina Fink’s film “Gloaming” is a heartfelt animated poem about how two dying robots on the battlefield comfort each other in their final moments.
Gloaming 2023 (2 min)
Shapeshifter, Kyle Johnson
Animation Student, Kyle Johnson’s short film, “Shapeshifter,” is an official selection to screen later this year at the International Short Shot Film Festival in Moscow.
Home is a Hotel SCREENING
Tuesday April 30 @ Coppola Theater
- 5:30 p.m. Reception
- 6:30 p.m. Screening
Join us for a Q&A with Director Kevin Wong and Producer Kar Yin Tham moderated by Mayuran Tiruchelvam, Assistant Professor School of Cinema and Valerie Soe, Professor of Asian American Studies
Filmed over 5 years, this feature-length documentary looks at inequality in San Francisco through the lens of five residents as they fight to stay housed.
SEVEN SHORTS - San Francisco State University School of Cinema’s M.F.A. Thesis Screening
An afternoon of short films explores cinematic pleasures! Showcasing dark comedy, drama, experimental narrative, personal documentary, and more.
Presented by SF State Cinema’s M.F.A. Class of 2024:
- Impasse (DJ Chan, 2024)
- A Brighter Summer Day for the Lady Avengers (Birdy Wei-ting Hung, 2024)
- American Double Joy (Xin Jiang, 2024)
- Run (Xinjiang Li, 2024)
- #SLAY (Ray de Mesa, 2024)
- Sunset (Antonio Piccioni, 2024)
- Yo Soy Chicana (Sarah Rincon, 2024)
Saturday, May 11, 2:00 p.m. (Doors @ 1:30 p.m.)
- Coppola Theatre, FA 101
Free!
March Community Building Committee Movie Night
The March Community Building Committee Movie Night turned into a fun hang out when the movie was sold out! Hope to see you at future events!
FEMINIST FILMMAKER FELLOWSHIP (F3)
The Feminist Filmmaker Fellowship (F3) aims to provide an open and safe space, virtual or in-person, advocating for womxn and non-binary filmmakers. Our events allow leadership development to flourish by listening to members to help bring their ideas to life.
Follow us on Instagram @feministfilmmakerfellowship for all our updates and to help us make some films.
JOIN QUEER CINEMA COALITION
Queer Cinema Coalition ensures a safe and creative space for LGBTQ+ filmmakers on campus to learn how to make our mark in an industry that doesn’t prioritize our voices. Through guest speakers, screenings/discussions, and community organizing, we build life-long connections to help us survive and thrive as filmmakers at SF State and beyond.
Follow us on Instagram @queercinemacoalition.
JOIN THE ANIMATION SOCIETY
The Animation Society strives to educate and provide an inclusive space for creative SF State students to learn about and discover a love for animation.
Email: animationsocietyatsfsuofficial@gmail.com
Website: Animation Society Wixsite
Instagram: @animationsocietysfsu
Dear Prospective Students:
The School of Cinema offers in-person tours of our facilities. Please make an appointment by contacting the Cinema Office at cinema@sfsu.edu.
- Drew Lewis: School of Cinema, Tech
- Pablo Riquelme: Production Coordinator
Monday, April 29, 2024
- Fall '24 Bursar Begins Accepting Payments
- Fall '24 Priority Registration for Continuing Students Begins
Saturday, June 1, 2024
- Fall '24 CSU Fully Online / AB 386 Incoming Registration Begins
Saturday, July 27, 2024
- Fall '24 Open Registration for All Students Begins
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
- Fall '24 Academic Semester Begins
- Fall '24 College & Department Meetings
Thursday, August 22, 2024
- Fall '24 UNIVERSITY CONVOCATION (Morning)/ College Meetings (Afternoon)
Friday, August 23, 2024
- Fall '24 Academic Workday
Sunday, August 25, 2024
- Fall '24 CSU Fully Online / AB 386 Incoming Registration Ends
- Fall '24 Open Registration for All Students Ends
Monday, August 26, 2024
- Fall '24 First Day of Instruction
- Fall '24 Payment Due Date for All New International Students Including new graduate students
- Fall '24 Adding Classes | Permission numbers ARE NOT required to add most classes Begins