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Undergraduate

Meld the study of filmmaking with hands-on experience. Students focus on critical study or film production to complete their degree.

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Faculty

Our faculty has a wide range of experience in film and media, and facilitate connections with industry and alumni for students.

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Alumni

Our alumni have access to a strong network of members who work in film, television, and media across the nation and around the world.

News & Announcements

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Laura Mason Receives NEH 2025-26 Fellowship Grant

Laura Mason, FMS and History Department Teaching Professor, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for the 2025-26 grant cycle. Her book project, Jean-Baptiste Carrier in a Slave-Trading City: Atlantic World Violence and the French Revolution, will be supported by the fellowship. This work focuses on the influence of the slave trade on “revolutionary violence...

QUAKER Chosen for Berlinale

The short film, Quaker, by 2019 FMS graduate Giovanna Molina, has been included in the program of the 75th Berlinale this February in Berlin. It’s the story of NYC high school seniors sharing their unfiltered feelings with each other during the last Quaker meeting of the year. This project was supported by grants from The...

Five questions with Diana Peralta ’11

Diana Peralta ’11, who majored in film and media studies, was highlighted in the Fall 2024 issue of Arts and Sciences Magazine, discussing what it takes to be a good filmmaker, teaching directing, and how to make films that people connect with.