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|  Columbia University's Graduate Film Program has become one of the premiere programs worldwide in the education of narrative filmmaking. In partnership with NYC Media, Columbia University's Graduate Film Program presents "Columbia Cinema: New Short Films from Columbia University School of the Arts" an eight episode series of short films. Each episode will showcase two short films that tell stories from around the city and around the world. To learn more about the producers of this series, click here. For more information on working in the entertainment production industry in New York City, click here. |  |
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| Terrebone Directed and Written by Jeremy Craig Produced by Catherine Shao Set on Louisiana's vanishing coastline, Terrebonne is a meditation on hope, family, and nature that tells the story of siblings who encounter trouble when they venture deep into the swamp in search of the believed-to-be extinct, ivory-billed woodpecker. Trapped Directed by Joanne Lagstein Written and Produced by Nicole DeMasi Janie and Bill, two neurotic Jews who are unhappily married, find themselves tied up in their basement. As they try to figure out how to escape, we see flashbacks of their time together in couples therapy, which isn't going well. They're confronted by a masked chicken man who urges Bill to "confess" to his wife. Janie escapes, and decides she wants a divorce, only to discover Bill's been cheating on her with her evil twin. | |
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| Tick Tock Time Emporium Directed and Written by Morgan Faust Produced by Kristie Lutz Max's mom never has enough time for her daughter. So when Max discovers a magical pawn shop that sells Time, she thinks she has the solution to all her problems. But when the cantankerous shop owner catches her stealing some expensive time, she finds her problems have only just begun. Play Directed and Written by Jonny Ma Produced by Perry Pang A story about Min, a 10 year old Chinese boy with language problem trying to make friends on his first day of school in Harlem. After meeting the only other Chinese speaking boy in the neighborhood, Min learns a tough lesson about survival in his new environment. | |
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| Once Directed and Written by Jie Chen Produced by Hua Shen In the summer of 1995, in small town China, a girl named XU went to a summer English class. But everyone thought she was a boy. A girl named Jeng fell in love with her. They started a secret love. The teacher found out. In order to avoid hurting Jing's future, Xu decided to leave her. And she thought Jin would have a normal girl's life. 10 years later, Xu met Jing again. But Jing became a real lesbian. Xu tried to approach her again but she felt that everything had been changed. The memory is beautiful but it will stay in that summer forever. Trevor Directed by Perri Nemiroff Written and Produced by Lindsay Tolbert When Larry brings his stuffed dog, Trevor, to the vet for treatment, Leslye, a young veterinary technician, must decide what to do. She can kick Larry to the curb as her all-business boss demands, or lend a hand to this man who honestly believes his beloved dog is in desperate need of treatment. | |
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| Tidy Up Directed and Written by Satsuki Ogawa Produced by Young Chun A brother and sister reconcile their relationship as they clean up their messy family home. One Bedroom Directed and Written by Christiane Hitzemann Produced by Natasha Johns-Messenger, Joon Han Lee A down-on-his-luck musician has one chance to save his marriage when he finds out his wife is pregnant - on the bumpy New York City real estate market. | |
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| Storm Up the Sky Directed and Written by Jon Kauffman Produced by Veronica Nickel Loosely based on the story of Cain and Abel, STORM UP THE SKY follows the splintering relationship between the two eldest sons of a Hasidic patriarch (Richard Masur). Where one son, Caleb (Dan Pfau), enforces his father's imposing system of beliefs, the other, Aaron (Dan Shaked), defies it. Grasp Directed by Andy Fortenbacher Written by Andrew Visser Produced by Andrew Visser and John Otterbacher Felicity is a heart surgeon that is unwilling to accept the loss of her deceased son, Benjamin. After a brief leave of absence, Felicity returns to the operating room determined to move forward with life. After making a terrible mistake during a surgical procedure, she is forced to realize that until she deals with her grief, she will not return to work. Through connecting with her son's best friend, Felicity finds the courage to face her loss and take the first steps towards acceptance. | |
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| Breaking the Chain Directed and Written by Stuart Weinstock Produced by Shrihari Sathe In 1939, the Manhattan Project began with an experiment and a meeting at Columbia University. Hungarian-born physicist, Leo Szilard, has advanced beyond the recent splitting of the atom -- which was believed to have no practical application -- and discovers the next step in physics that will make atomic energy and a bomb imminently possible. Szilard must convince his colleague, Enrico Fermi, and the Physics Dean, George Pegram, to keep their nuclear research secret and protect the world from a technology that could end all human life. Intermezzo Directed by Elisa Lleras Written and Produced by Ken Murphy A husband in his forties is plunged into the past -- and faced with a decision -- when he sees an old love during intermission at the theater. The clock ticks away as memories flood his mind. Should he approach her after all these years? | |
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| Cabby Directed and Written by Xiaocao Sally Liu Produced by Yige Sun A lonely cab driver in the busy city of Beijing has difficulty communicating with people. One day he is amused by a joke told by a fellow cabby, therefore decides to use the joke to communicate with his passengers. He fails every time, but finally gets a chance to talk when a woman leaves her cellphone in his cab. Son and the Steer Directed and Written by Laurence Vannicelli A boy goes into his father's basement. He gets scared. His father tries to force him to overcome his fear, unaware of the traumas of his own past that he has yet to overcome. | |
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| Off Ramp Directed and Written by Natasha Johns Messenger Produced by Chanelle Elaine A lonely older woman learns more than she bargains for when she tries to sae the life of a suicidal young man. Bangkok Heat Directed by Lindsay Tolbert Written and Produced by Jesse Gustafson A classically trained American actor auditions for a martial arts movie in Bangkok. However he finds himself asked to stretch beyond his abilities. | |
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| Mayuran Tiruchelvam Mayuran Tiruchelvam works as a filmmaker, community organizer, game maker, and human rights observer in New York and around the world. As a screenwriter and co-producer, Mayuran recently completed post-production on his feature debut The Girl is in Trouble, with Executive Producer Spike Lee and Director Julius Onah. The film is a Lower East Side based mystery, starring Columbus Short (Stomp the Yard, Death at a Funeral), Vilmer Valderrama (Larry Crowne, That 70s Show), Jesse Spencer (House, MD), Alicja Bachleda (Ondine) and Paz de la Huerta (Boardwalk Empire). He is currently producing the feature length documentary Farewell, Ferris Wheel - a portrait of the American carnival industry and the small town in Mexico that provides one-third of all carnival workers in the United States. He has produced several narrative and documentary short films including Domestic (producer/screenwriter), The Dowser (producer), and The Boundary (producer, Amnesty International Movies that Matter; 2009 broadcast on HBO). He founded the volunteer organization Regeneracion Childcare NYC, which provides educational programs and childcare for children and parents involved in social justice movements in New York. As a MFA candidate at Columbia University, Mayuran received the prestigious Arthur Krim Memorial Award for excellence in Producing. He also received the 2009 Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship in recognition of his work with children and media, and the Davis Putter Memorial Scholarship for his work as a community activist. | |
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Brooke SeboldBrooke Sebold is a documentary and narrative filmmaker currently based in New York City. In 2007, Brooke, and her film collaborators, Todd and Benita Sills, completed their first feature length documentary, Red Without Blue which received over twenty awards including the audience award from the Slamdance Film Festival and the jury award from the Frameline Film Festival. Red Without Blue screened at 200+ film festivals, universities, and museums all around the world, and garnered glowing reviews in the SF Chronicle, the LA Times, the Advocate, the Seattle Times and the Guardian. In 2007, Brooke began collaborating with writer, Matthew Tyler, and producer, Veronica Nickel. Their shorts have won numerous awards including the Special Jury Award at the Florida Film Festival, the Accolade Award of Excellence, and the CINE Golden Eagle Award, a prestigious directing award that marked the early careers of Steven Spielberg, Mike Nichols and Ken Burns. In 2010, Brooke participated in the Berlin Talent Campus and the Berlin Co-Production Market with the feature project, Gone, June. Her directing and editing work can be seen on NBC, MSNBC, PBS, the Sundance Channel, Logo, and Current TV, where one of the pieces she edited was nominated for an Emmy (2008). Brooke received her B.A. from Brown University in 2003 and is currently a Dean’s Fellow in the M.F.A. film program at Columbia University, School of the Arts. | |
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