A Weekend of Social Documentary Films at SVA
The MFA Social Documentary Film Department presents a weekend of thesis film screenings, September 21 – 23 at the SVA Theatre, 333 West 23 Street, New York City.
Mark Kendall’s ‘Time Machine’ to Screen at Cannes
Alumnus Mark Kendall’s (MFA 2011 Social Documentary Film) award-winning documentary The Time Machine continues to make its way around the globe. The film, which tells the story of Wilfredo Alvarez, a Honduran immigrant who works in a small watch shop in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal, will screen at the Cannes Court Métrage, or [...]
‘Best Documentary’ Oscar Picks by SVA Faculty
For moviegoers and filmmakers alike, excitement is building for the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, February 26. In anticipation of the award ceremony, MFA Social Documentary Film Department Chair Maro Chermayeff and faculty members Ann Collins and Tom Hurwitz shared their thoughts with the Briefs about which of the five nominated films should win the [...]
