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Hannah Fidellwriter, director, producerMA, Media StudiesMulti-hyphenate filmmaker – writer, director and producer named by Filmmaker magazine as one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film in 2012, Hannah wrote, directed, and produced the feature film A Teacher (2013), which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. It was released in the United States by Oscilloscope Laboratories. In February 2014, it was announced that A Teacher would be adapted for television by HBO. In 2015, her film 6 Years had its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival. Shortly after the film premiered, the global distribution rights were acquired by Netflix. Fidell subsequently co-wrote and directed her third feature-length film, The Long Dumb Road, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released by Universal Pictures. In April 2018, it was announced that Fidell and Doug Belgrad were developing a true crime series at Paramount Television based on a 2017 article featured in The New Yorker, with Fidell set to write and direct.
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The MA in Media Studies gives students experience in creative media making, critical analysis, and entrepreneurialism. The Media Management MS offers the practical experience you need to succeed in today's media industries. The Documentary Studies Certificate program provides an opportunity to study documentary filmmaking in a small, tightly focused program. The Media Management Certificate Program provides a strong foundation of management principles and leadership skills to find work in the ever-changing global media landscape.
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Over three evenings, short documentaries made by students in the Documentary Media Studies graduate certificate program are screened for the public. The films are the products of a year of study in documentary production, history and theory. The program has just completed its tenth year.
This annual event features film and video works produced by students taking graduate, undergraduate, and certificate classes in the School of Media Studies. Finalists are selected by an external jury of film professionals.
New School graduate students exhibit and discuss their works-in-progress in this popular monthly media workshop and screening series. Presenting students receive constructive feedback on their film, video, and audio work.
Mixed Messages is an annual exhibition showcasing outstanding creative work by graduate students in the School of Media Studies. Selected by a panel of distinguished jurors, projects include installations, interactive experiences, Web-based projects, and works on paper.
Kinoscope is a screening series designed to foster dialogue about film as cinematic art. Kinoscope events include discussion and analysis at the end of each program. Kinoscope’s mission is to enhance the awareness and understanding of the film and filmmaking process by screening a wide variety of national and international films.
Immediacy is a student-centered online journal produced by the School of Media Studies that provides a space for fresh approaches and perspectives on the understanding of media.