2026 Thesis and Capstone Projects
May 4th at 5pm: Teleplay and Screenplay Presentations
Screenplays
Fisher Hirsch - If You Knew
Cas Kauffman - Postscript
Humberto Valdez III - MAMOC
Roman Zelman - Terms and Conditions
Teleplays
Nick Kaufman - Eshan's Wake
Sanaa Mia - You Lie All The Time
Josephine Schiff - The Submission
Lilly Rose Thieberg - Long-Term Care
Candace Walker - Notewory End
May 5th at 5pm: History/Theory and Film Criticism Presentations
History/Theory Presentation
Will Liao - Lights, Camera, Action? A Retrospective and Prospective Analysis of Video Generation Large Language Models' Effects on Feature Filmmaking
Film Criticism Presentation
Isa Harper Paley - Loving From Afar: Fandom in the Movies
May 8th at 8pm - Thesis Films Program One
| Maggie Leeming All That She Would Have Said* |
Mimi Benson Landes The Briefcase* |
Gabe Barnett Loop-Us |
Connor Davitt Relic |
| Chloe Andersen The Green Ribbon |
Isaías Pagán De Jesús Regreso |
Noelle Schultz BLINDERS |
Olivia Berger Birdseye |
| Elijah F. M. Hoag Swimming Through the Punches |
Denis Cha Clusterf*ck |
Charley Reade Darciela Morgan |
Evie Dolan You Miss 100% of the Shots You Don't Take |
* denotes 16mm Film
May 9th at 8pm - Thesis Films Program Two
| Natalie Silver Grassroots* |
Zack O'Connor SEA FEVER* |
Ayden Crispe B Shift* |
Sarah Liu Glass Houses |
| Henry B. Kanlian Ashes to Ashes |
Stephen Brainerd The Blackberry Bush |
Jasper Bass-Klausner Leaving the Garden |
Ethan Norton Knighttime |
| Erick Buendia Te Veo Pronto |
Rachel C. Zimmerman Real Love |
Mia Enikö Alexander D20 |
Lucas Buu-hoan Stop Saying Sorry |
* denotes Documentary Film
May 10th at 1pm - Capstone Projects
| Audrey W.J. Chan Fault Lines |
Luke Gresham YOU NEED TO GROW UP |
Ray Huang Job Hunt |
| Will Littell Tundi: The Movie |
Quincy Segal Two Blue Herons |
Jane Antonia Weitz DOWN TO THE VEIN |