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Jessica KingdonDocumentary FilmmakerMA Media Studies 2014Jessica was named one of 25 New Faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker Magazine and a DOC NYC 40 Under 40. Her documentary feature Ascension登楼叹 premiered Tribeca 2021 Film Festival, winning Best Documentary Feature and The Albert Maysles Award for Best New Documentary Director. Her award-winning short “Commodity City” (2017) shot in Yiwu, China was shortlisted for a Cinema Eye Honor and played at over 50 film festivals. Her work has received support from organizations including SFFilm, Chicken & Egg, Cinereach, Sundance, Field of Vision, Firelight Media, Film Independent, and IFP. She co-directed “It’s Coming!” (2020) which is supported by Rooftop Films and is a Vimeo Staff Pick, and “Routine Island” (2019) included in the Eyeslicer Season 2. Residencies and labs include the Points North Institute, the Artist Academy at the New York Film Festival, UnionDocs. Producer credits include “In The Cards” (dir. Colin Kane Healy, Tribeca 2021), “Born To Be” (dir. Tania Cypriano, NYFF 2019,)“The Waterslide” (dir. Nathan Truesdell, True/False in 2018), “Old Stone” (dir. Johnny Ma, Berlinale 2016). |
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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.
Annual Events
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.