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SMS Alum Igor Myakotin Co-Produced Documentary “Welcome to Chechnya” – Sundance, Berlin Festivals & Shortlisted for Two Oscars

SMS Alum IGOR MYAKOTIN, Doc Studies ‘16, co-produced “Welcome to Chechnya” which played Sundance 2020, US Documentary Competition, Special Jury Award for Editing; Berlin International Film Festival, Audience Award, and was shortlisted for two Oscars: Documentary Feature and Visual Effects (a first ever for a … Read More »

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“Disclosure” by Sam Feder (MA Media Studies 04) is Now Streaming on Netflix After Screening at 2020 Sundance and Tribeca Film Festivals

DISCLOSURE is an unprecedented, eye-opening look at transgender depictions in film and television, revealing how Hollywood simultaneously reflects and manufactures our deepest anxieties about gender. Leading trans thinkers and creatives, including Laverne Cox, Lilly Wachowski, Yance Ford, Mj Rodriguez, Jamie Clayton, and Chaz Bono, share … Read More »

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TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas (MA Media Studies 07) Profiled in Marie Claire

nnShe’s not lip-synching, break dancing, or completing the #UmbrellaChallenge. She’s not Loren Gray, Addison Easterling, or Charli D’Amelio. But Vanessa Pappas is TikTok’s secret weapon, and, as the social media company’s U.S. general manager, she’s leading the unequivocally popular—and controversial—app into a future unknown.nnhttps://www.marieclaire.com/career-advice/a33485889/tiktok-vanessa-pappas-interview/nn 

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“Unprecedent Media” Media Studies work created during the Covid 19 Pandemic

n https://www.unprecedentedmedia.com/https://vimeo.com/showcase/10694708 nSince the global pandemic hit, many have called these times “unprecedented.” Perhaps it is not so much our time that is unprecedented as the need for media forms to arise in response to ongoing crises. From all over the globe, with only the resources they have on hand, in … Read More »


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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.