NewFest, New York’s largest presenter of LGBTQ+ film & media, returns this year for a spectacular hybrid edition of the festival. The 33rd Annual NewFest will present 130+ new films available virtually across the U.S. and in theaters throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn from October 15 to 26, 2021.
Congratulations to the 53 Tisch alumni and students who worked on 16 films in the festival! In addition, NewFest is thrilled to showcase a special 10th anniversary screening of Dee Rees' '07 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film) debut feature Pariah.
See the full list of Tisch alumni and student films below. Learn more and purchase festival passes here.
FEATURE FILMS
Narrative Feature
Homebody
Joseph Sackett ’18 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), Director
Documentary Feature
Invisible
TJ Parsell ’15 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), Director
SHORTS PROGRAM
Queer Kid Power Program
Pure
Natalie Jasmine Harris ’20 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Director/Writer/Producer
Alexyss Robinson ’19 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Producer
Denise Zhou ’20 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Executive Producer
Khalea Robinson ’23 (Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), Director of Photography
Saunder Lynne Boyle ’20 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Production Designer/Costume Designer
Jessica Zheng ’20 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Associate Producer
Rhea Raj Dudani ’21 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Associate Producer
Jacarrea Lee Garraway ’20 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Associate Producer
Josca Selentia Moore ’20 (BFA, Drama), Cast
Alexis Cofield ’19 (BFA, Theatre), Casting Director
Isabella Uzcátegui ’19 (BFA, Theatre), Casting Director
Amelia Xanthe Boscov ’20 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), First Assistant Director
Natalie Holley ’19 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), First Assistant Director
Elias Rivera ’21 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Sound Mixer
Matthew Ericson ’19 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Sound Mixer
Ziyne Abdo ’22 (Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), First Assistant Camera
Ana Fangayen ’19 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), First Assistant Camera
Alissa Yong ’22 (Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), First Assistant Camera
Anatola Pabst ’21 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Second Assistant Camera
Alyssa DiMartino ’21 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Art Director
Gisela Zuniga ’18 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Art Assistant
Jada Bethea ’22 (Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Production Assistant
Chey Edwards ’22 (Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Production Assistant
Phoenix Sullivan ’23 (Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Production Assistant
Francis Ceschin ’14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Production Supervisor
Amanda Gordon ’22 (Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Post-Production Producer
Jerylmayne White ’20 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Background actor
Chelsea Williams ’19 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), Background actor
The Little Prince(ss)
Moxie Peng ’20 (Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), Director/Writer
Beyond the Binary Shorts Program
Vestirse
Michael Kirshner ’18 (BFA, Drama), Director of Photography
Jenn Hickey '18 (MA, Art & Public Policy), Assistant Director
What’s On Your Mind? Shorts Program
Little Mx. Sunshine
Seth Hauer ’08 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Producer
Queer Fear Shorts Program
New Flesh for the Old Ceremony
Elizabeth Rakhilkina ’18 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Director/Writer/Producer
Stefan Nachmann ’20 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Cinematographer
Alexia Salingaros ’20 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Color Correction Artist
Morgan Gu ’19 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), Editor
Jo Shaffer ’21 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Editor
Dyke Drama! Shorts Program
First Date
Elizabeth Shapiro (Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Producer
Charlotte Hornsby ’12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Cinematographer
I Know What Boys Like Shorts Program
A Fire That Never Dies
Chheangkea Ieng ’24 (Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), Director/Writer/Producer
Ajai Vishwanath ’22 (Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), Director of Photography
Xavier Griffiths ’22 (Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), Assistant Director
Anndi Liggett ’22 (Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), Sound Mixer
José Manuel Vélez ’22 (Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), Gaffer
Fervor
José Manuel Vélez ’22 (Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), Director/Writer/Producer
The Future is Queer Shorts Program
Friend of Sophia
Alden Peters ’12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Director/Writer
Sense & Spirituality Shorts Program
Unity Mosque
Nicole Teeny ’19 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), Director
The Love Spell
Meryl Williams ’08 (BFA, Drama), Director
Cory Fraiman-Lott ’14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Cinematographer
EPISODIC SHOWCASE
Hereto
Bentley Eldridge ’25 (Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Co-Director
The Ex Cycle
David Cork ’12 (BFA, Drama), Director/Writer
Bridesman
Jeremy Truong ’18 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Producer
*We apologize for any omissions! Please send additions or edits to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu