Alumni Affiliations
NYU Tisch School of the Arts Alumni Affiliations
2025 Sundance Film Festival
This year marks the school's 32nd anniversary celebrating its extraordinary community at the Sundance Film Festival. We are thrilled for the 143* Tisch alumni, students, and faculty who worked on 39% of projects in the 2025 Sundance Film Festival!
In this year's Festival...
- An astounding 50% of the films in both the US Dramatic Competition and the US Documentary competition were written, directed, and/or produced** by our community!
- Three of our affiliated films in the US Dramatic Competition category were directed by women.
Congratulations to all alumni, students, faculty, and friends with an affiliated project!
U.S. DRAMATIC COMPETITION
Atropia
Hailey Gates ’12 (BFA, Drama), director/writer/executive producer
Mark W. Bennett ’97 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), casting
Mia Vinciguerra ’16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), dialogue editor
Bubble & Squeak
Sara Shaw ’18 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), editor
Bunnylovr
Katarina Zhu ’16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director/writer/cast
Rachel Sennott ’18 (BFA, Drama), cast/producer
Roger Mancusi ’15 (MA, Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies), producer
Chloe Rahal ’24 (BFA, Drama), associate producer
Daisy Zhou ’15 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematographer
Charlotte Arnoux '12 (BFA, Drama), casting
Love, Brooklyn
Rachael Holder ’09 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), director
Cassandra Freeman ’05 (MFA, Graduate Acting), Lorna
DeWanda Wise ’06 (BFA, Drama), Nicole
Carra Patterson ’11 (MFA, Graduate Acting), Adele
André Holland ’06 (MFA, Graduate Acting), Roger/producer
Sophia Harvey ’14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), co-producer/unit production manager
Rebecca Dealy ’07 (BFA, Drama), casting
Omaha
Max Carpenter ’11 (BFA, Drama), Store Clerk
Plainclothes
Bernard Telsey ’82 (BFA, Drama), casting
Ricky
Rashad Frett ’21 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director/co-writer/producer
Lin Que Ayoung ’20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), co-writer
Karen Chilton ’19 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), Bernetta
Sam Motamedi ’23 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director of photography
Daryl Eisenberg ’06 (BFA, Drama), casting
Lauren Owen ’17 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), production supervisor
Sorry, Baby
Michael B. Clark ’02 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), executive producer
Mia Cioffi Henry ’16 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), cinematographer
Grace Perkins ’22 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director's assistant
Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)
Jared Canfield ’21 (MFA, Grad Acting), Adam
U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Life After
Jot Sahi ’18 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), associate producer
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
Christa M. Artherholt ’09 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), associate editor
The Perfect Neighbor
Sam Pollard Faculty, executive producer
Danielle Massie ’16 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), associate producer
Selena y Los Dinos
Isabel Castro ’12 (BFA, Photography and Imaging), director
Lorena Duran '20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), cinematographer
Speak.
Lauren Lexton ’89 (BFA, Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies), executive producer
Sugar Babies
Lindsay Bane ’13 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), post-producer
Seeds
Natacha Ikoli (Adjunct Faculty Graduate Film), Colorist
Daniel Timmons (Adjunct Faculty, Graduate Film), Sound Designer
Third Act
Jess X. Snow ’23 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), cinematographer
WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION
Sukkwan Island
Vladimir de Fontenay '17 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director, writer
NEXT
By Design
Sarah G. Winshall ’07 (BA, Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies), producer
Grace Surnow ’15 (BFA, Kanbar Institute. Film & TV), production designer
Bryan Scary ’05 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
Rebeca Arango ’11 (BFA, Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music)
East of Wall
Ellie Zarr ’19 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), additional editor/assistant editor
PREMIERES
April & Amanda
Addison Mehr ’12 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Deaf President Now!
Amanda Rohlke ’09 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Jonathan Furmanski ’93 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director of photography
FOLKTALES
Ryan Heller ’16 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), executive producer
Heightened Scrutiny
Violet Overn ’15 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film &TV), production designer
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Mary Bronstein '01 (BFA, Drama), director/writer
Lauren Ebner ’14 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), associate producer
Jairo Daniel Garcia ’20 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), mix technician
Declan Mulvey ’00 (BFA, Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies/Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), stunt driver
Pawla Velosa ‘22 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), actors assistant
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
Ryan Heller ’16 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), producer
Brian A. Kates ’94 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer/editor
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Debra Cardona ’80 (BFA, Drama), Singing Villager
Brian A. Kates ’94 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), editor
Jairo Daniel Garcia ’20 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), mix technician
Emily Gilmer ’15 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), post sound producer
Last Days
Olamide Candide-Johnson ’20 (MFA, Graduate Acting), cast
Oliver Bokelberg ’88 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director of photography
Aaron Gordon ’15 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), third assistant director
Lurker
Rebecca Dealy ’07 (BFA, Drama), casting
Middletown
Brett Banakis ’10 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), production designer
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
Elegance Bratton ’19 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director
Lisa Rinzler ’78 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director of photography
Jeremy Stulberg ’00 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), editor
Celine Clarke ’19 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), associate editor
Drake Burnette '22 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), co-producer
Oh, Hi!
David T. Brooks ’09 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Daniel L. Clifton ’09 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Conor Murphy ’13 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematographer
Alexandra Nagle ’21 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), production assistant
Peter Hujar’s Day
Jonah Disend ’96 (MA, Performance Studies), producer
Thomas Meyer ’21 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), additional editor
Gianfranco Bello ’22 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), additional assistant camera
Shuli Huang MFA Candidate (Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), BTS camera operator
Fletcher Wolfe ’07 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), b-camera operator
Esteban Palma ’22 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV) / (BA, Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies), dailies colorist
Rebuilding
Max Walker-Silverman ’20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director/writer
Philipp Engelhorn ’07 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Andrew Goldman ’07 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Alex C. Lo ’16 (MA, Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies), executive producer
Paul Mezey ’96 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), producer
Alfonso Herrera Salcedo '20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), cinematographer
Juliana Barreto Barreto ’20 (MFA, Design for Stage & Film), production designer
Ramzi Bashour ’20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), editor
Violet Overn ’15 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), set decoration
Jason B. Brownrigg ’22 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), first assistant camera
Amanda Lettieri ’19 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), second assistant camera
Train Dreams
Malgosia Turzanska ’09 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), costume design
The Wedding Banquet
Anita Gou ’13 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Kent Sanderson ’06 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Charlotte Royer '09 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), production designer
MIDNIGHT
Opus
Ayo Edebiri ’17 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), cast
Joshua Bachove ’06 (BFA, Drama), producer
Robert Pyzocha ’96 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film), production design
Touch Me
Ashley Lauren Nedd ’10 (BFA, Drama), Dr. Kelly
EPISODIC
Hal & Harper
Doug Emmett ’06 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematographer
Pee-wee as Himself
Matt Wolf ’05 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director
Brittan Dunham ’11 (MA, Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies, MIAP), co-producer
Kyle Martin ’07 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
SPOTLIGHT
One to One: John & Yoko
Rosemary Rotondi ’86 (MA, Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies), researcher
FAMILY MATINEE
The Legend of Ochi
Nathaniel Carota ’04 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), production accountant
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
The Six Billion Dollar Man
Mahalia Cohen '09 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), story producer
FROM THE COLLECTION
Unzipped
John H. Busch ’91 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director of photography: second unit
Annette Danto ’88 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), sound recordist
Susanna Virtanen ’88 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), first assistant camera
U.S. FICTION SHORT FILMS
AN ALMOST SUCCESSFUL DATING APP LOVE STORY
Winter Coleman ’17 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director, writer
Olivia Washington ’13 (BFA, Drama), Principal Cast
Felipe Vara de Rey ’16 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), cinematographer
Debaters
Kenneth Lonergan ’86 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), Ted
Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting
Kenneth Lonergan ’86 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), Cast
Goodnight
Annie Fox '17 (MFA, Graduate Acting), writer, Max
Rosa V. Gilmore ’16 (MFA, Graduate Acting), Lily's sister
Jin Ha ’16 (MFA, Graduate Acting), executive producer
Inés Gowland '17 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director of photography
THE LILY (เดอะลิลลี่)
Daniel Cho ’19 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematographer
SUSANA
Gerardo Coello Escalante ’17 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director/writer/producer
Amandine Thomas ’13 (BFA, Drama), director/writer/producer/editor
Christine Spang ’13 (BFA, Drama), Roxy
Sweet Talkin’ Guy
April S. Chang ’19 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Swollen
Roxy Sophie Sorkin ’23 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director/writer/principal cast
The Things We Keep
Joanna K. Fernandez ’17 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), director/writer
Unholy
Camila Grimaldi ’20 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer
Jaclyn M. Goldstein ’24 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), production designer
Kylie Murphy ’20 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), editor
Kevin Xian Ming Yu ’20 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), cinematographer
We're Not Done Yet
Sofia Camargo ’22 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director
Joseph Longo ’22 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director/writer/cast/producer/editor
Anja Murmann ’91 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), executive producer
Sabine Schenk ’94 (MA, Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies), executive producer
Melanie Akoka ’22 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), cinematographer
Stine Dahlman ’20 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), costume design
Mariano Dongo ’24 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), first assistant director
Jason Brownrigg ’22 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), first assistant camera
Theo S. Gray ’24 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), gaffer
Sara Shaw ’18 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), consulting editor
INTERNATIONAL FICTION SHORT FILMS
Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites
Chheangkea Ieng ’24 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director, writer
Karen Madar ’24 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), producer
Hippopotami
Jianjie Lin ’16 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), director/writer/producer/editor
Chen Li ’17 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), cinematographer
ANIMATION SHORT FILMS
Paradise Man II
Jordan Michael Blake ’13 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV),
director/writer/producer/animator/editor
James Rodenhouse ’14 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), producer/executive producer
Gregory Barnes ’22 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), co-producer
Tyler Walker ’13 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), co-producer
NONFICTION SHORT FILMS
We Were The Scenery
Jess X. Snow ’23 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film), producer
Haina Zhou ’22 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), sound design and mix
*We apologize for omissions or errors. If you have any changes, please reach out to us at tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu.
**this includes producer, executive producer, co-producer, and associate producer