Alumni Affiliations
NYU Tisch School of the Arts Alumni Affiliations
2022 Sundance Film Festival
This year, seven of the films in competition and a total of 35 films are written, directed, or produced by Tisch alumni, students, or faculty. Tisch artists worked on 30% of the projects featured at the Sundance Film Festival.
U.S. DRAMATIC COMPETITION
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Jeffrey Donovan '94 (MFA, Grad Acting), cast
Olivia Washington '13 (BFA, Drama), cast
Doug Emmett '06 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematography
blood
Eric Lin '06 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), cinematography
Cha Cha Real Smooth
Jahn Sood '12 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing), music editor
Dan Borenstein '21 (BFA, Drama), production assistant
Emily Gilmer '15 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), post production sound facility coordinator
Master
Leslie Fray '16 (MFA, Grad Acting), Tara
Joel de la Fuente '94 (MFA, Grad Acting), cast
Amber Gray '10 (MFA, Grad Acting), cast
Sophia Lin '97 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer, unit production manager
Charlotte Hornsby '12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematography
William J. Hopper '09 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), graphic designer
Ni Ni Than '01 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), scenic
Sasha Vitelli '12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), script supervisor
Nanny
Nikyatu Jusu '11 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director, writer, executive producer
Olamide Candide-Johnson '20 (MFA, Grad Acting), Mariatou
Ryan Heller '11 (MBA/MFA, Stern Graduate General Management), executive producer
Lily LI '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), key makeup artist
Palm Trees and Power Lines
Jamie Dack '18 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), writer, director, producer
Audrey Findlay '15 (BFA, Dramatic Writing), writer
Chananun Chotrungroj '15 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director of photography
Yu-Hsuan Chen '16 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), production design
Aaron Crosby '18 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), costume design
Leah Chen Baker '23 (Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), producer
Watcher
Steven Schneider '02 (MA, GSAS/Cinema Studies), producer
U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Aftershock
Sunita Prasad '05 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), editor
Michael Crommett '12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematography
Descendant
Margaret Brown '04 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director, writer
Kyle Martin '07 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Geoffrey Richman '97 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), editor
The Exiles
Ben Klein '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director, producer
Violet Columbus '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director, producer
Connor K Smith '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), editor, director of photography
Chris Columbus '80 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Eleanor Columbus '11 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Lewie Kloster '17 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), animation
Alexander J Hufschmid '14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director of photography
Colton Fordyce '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), co-editor
Vivian Z. Hu '21 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), assistant editor
Ryan Mulhern '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), assistant editor
Philip Kim '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Sound Mixer
Mihir Chitale '15 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
Ryan McGlade '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
Mary Kerrigan '17 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
Christine Choy, faculty (Film & TV), cast
Free Chol Soo Lee
Jean Tsien '83 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer, editor
Carol Dysinger '77 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), story consultant
TikTok, Boom.
Seth Anderson '96 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), editor
WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION
The Cow Who Sang A Song Into The Future
Casey Bader '15 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Gentle
Jacques Akchoti '80 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), script consultant
Girl Picture
Alli Haapasalo '09 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director
WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
The Territory
Alexandra Johnes '99 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
NEXT
The Cathedral
Ricky D'Ambrose '10 (BA, Cinema Studies), director, writer, editor
Daryl Eisenberg '06 (BFA, Drama), casting director
Monica Barbaro '10 (BFA, Dance), principal cast
A Love Song
Max Walker-Silverman '20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director, writer, producer, editor
Alfonso Herrera Salcedo '20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), Production Designer
Juliana Barreto '20 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), Production Designer
Stine Dahlman '20 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), costume design
Mary Kerrigan '17, (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), first assistant director
Ramzi Bashour '20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), associate producer, music by
Mija
Isabel Castro '12 (BFA, Photography and Imaging, Journalism), director, producer
PREMIERES
2nd Chance
Daniel Turcan '10 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
AM I OK?
Lauren Pomerantz '01 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), writer, producer
Craig Wedren '92 (BFA, Drama), music by
Call Jane
Phyllis Nagy '86 (BFA, Dramatic Writing), director
Robbie Brenner '93 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
DOWNFALL: The Case Against Boeing
Justin Wilkes '99 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Amanda Rohlke '09 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Emily the Criminal
Aubrey Plaza '05 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer, principal cast
Liz Toonkel '08 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), production designer
Mike Dill (Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Gina Gershon '85 (BFA, Drama), principal cast
Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul
Sterling K. Brown '01 (MFA, Grad Acting), produced by, principal cast
Kara Durrett '10 (BFA, Drama), producer
Lucy Keith '14 (BFA, Drama), executive producer
Alexa Whiteside '12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), production attorney
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Leah Natasha Thomas '00 (BFA, Drama), producer
Lucy and Desi
Justin Wilkes '99 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
SALT LAKE CITY OPENING NIGHT
When You Finish Saving the World
Jesse Eisenberg (Drama), director, writer
Sara Shaw '18 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), film editing
Jennifer DiLullo '99 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), post-production supervisor
Mary Kerrigan '17 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), first assistant director
Cherelle Cargill '97 (BFA, Drama), ADR Voice casting
Shayne Hartigan (Drama), extras casting director
SPOTLIGHT
After Yang
Philipp Engelhorn '07 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Andrew Goldman '07 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Paul Mezey '96 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), producer
Rebecca Dealy '07 (BFA, Drama), casting
Max Wixom '00 (BFA, Drama, Photography & Imaging), art direction
Arjun Bhasin '97 (BFA, Cinema Studies), costume design
Taylor Shung '14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), unit production manager
Robin Takao D'Oench '12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), second assistant director
Ziska Childs '86 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), scenic artist
Lori Dinsmore '12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), rigging gaffer
Graham Marvin '12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), location scout
Neptune Frost
Saul Williams '97 (MFA, Grad Acting), director, writer, producer
Three Minutes – A Lengthening
Steve McQueen (Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), co-producer
KIDS
Summering
Kent Sanderson '06 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
INDIE EPISODIC PROGRAM
Chiqui
Daniel Fermín Pfeffer '09 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
My Trip to Spain
John Early '10 (BFA, Drama), producer, cast
NEW FRONTIER
32 Sounds
JD Samson, faculty (Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music), music
On the Morning You Wake (To the End of the World)
Dr. Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio '13 (MA, Arts Politics), lead artist
The Inside World
Annie J. Howell '01 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film) / faculty, key collaborator, writer
The State of Global Peace
Igal Nassima '11 (MPS, ITP), key collaborator
Erica Newman '13 (MPS, ITP), key collaborator
U.S LIVE ACTION SHORT FILMS
Appendage
Alex Familian '13 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer, film editing
Rachel Sennott '18 (BFA, Drama), cast
Champ
Taylor Shung '14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Chaperone
Katie Schiller '18 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Daddy’s Girl
Lena Hudson '08 (BFA, Drama), director, writer, producer
Fletcher Wolfe '07 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematography
Starfuckers
Matthew Puccini '16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Will Mayo '14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), film editing
Training Wheels
Laura Schwartz '08 (BFA, Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music), assistant director, producer
Dawn Luebbe '03 (BFA, Drama), supervising producer
While Mortals Sleep
Patrick Burgess '12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), sound designer
Alex Fofonoff '14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director, writer
Jonah Greenstein '15 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), editor
Matthew James Reilly '15 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Violet Overn '15 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), production design
Grace Morrison '19 (BFA, Drama), principal cast
You Go Girl!
You-Shin Chen '14 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), production design
Marika Litz '11 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), colorist
INTERNATIONAL LIVE ACTION SHORT FILMS
Warsha
Dania Bdeir '16 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director, writer
Perrine Villemur '16 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), production design
U.S. NONFICTION SHORT FILMS
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Rhea Dudani '21 (BFA, Film and Television, Politics), production coordinator
Judith Mizrachy '01 (MA, GSAS/Cinema Studies), producer
Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver
David Britton '17 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), sound designer
Sara Driver '82 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), writer
Sub Eleven Seconds
Ben Kutchins '00 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director of photography
INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION SHORT FILMS
Night Bus
Shang-Sing Guo '11 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), voice
FROM THE COLLECTION SHORT FILMS
Boneshaker
Nuotama Bodomo '16 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director, writer, producer
Shruti Ganguly 12, (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV) / '12 (MBA, Stern), producer
Wyatt Rockefeller 14 (MBA, Stern) / '17, (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), co-producer
Joshua James Richards (Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), cinematography
Laura Moss 04, (BFA, Drama) / '16, (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), production designer
Katrina Nill '14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), sound effects editor
Zachary Romeo '15 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), sound effects editor
Margherita Arco '16 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), assistant camera
Chananun Chotrungroj '15 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), gaffer
Benjamin Rutkowski '15 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), assistant camera
Elif Eda Karagoz '15 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), script supervisor (as Elif Eda Karagöz)
Bugcrush
Jason F. Brown '07 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), production assistant
Don’t Go Tellin’ Your Momma
Topaz Jones '15 (BFA, Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music), director
Simon Davis '15 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Jason Sondock '15 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Family Remains
Tamara Jenkins '94 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director, writer
Hold Up
Jen Heck '96 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), writer
Madeleine Olnek '87 (BFA, Drama), director
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
Ebony Jerido '01 (AA, SCPS Liberal Arts,BFA ), Natete
William Badgett '10 (BFA, Dance), Cedric
Harry Peck Bolles '70 (XX, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), sound editor
Shimásání
Alexander Engel '08 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), key grip
Short Term 76
Asher Goldstein '05 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Sikumi
Andrew Okpeaha MacLean '08 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director, writer, film editing
Cary Joji Fukunaga (Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), cinematography
Rob Meyer '07 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), sound recordist
Nicolas Calzada '08 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), grip
Tom Goes to the Bar
Carol Dysinger '77 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), assistant director
David Waterston '76 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), assistant camera
Trevor
Tony Martinez '05 (Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), sound editor
Yuri Makino '96 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), grip
John Tintori, faculty (Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), editor
*We apologize for any omissions. Please email additions or edits to: tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu