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Christa Haley, Graduate
Tragedy Babes
Christa Haley is an MFA candidate at the NYU Graduate Film Program. She began her career in the film industry as an assistant to director Derek Cianfrance on the independent feature The Place Beyond the Pines (‘12). She's worked in the editorial department on major feature films and television shows including Mary Poppins Returns (‘18), Harriet (’19), Magic Mike’s Last Dance ('23), and HBO’s Limited Series Scenes from a Marriage (’21). Christa’s first narrative short film Swim Captain (‘23) received awards at the Woodstock Film Festival and RiverRun International Film Festival. In her work, Christa is interested to explore femininity often through a dark analytical lens.
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Wren Haven, Graduate
High Fantasy
MC Harvey is a British American writer-director. She was born and raised in London and currently resides in New York as an MFA candidate at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. She is heavily influenced by the French New Wave as well as the work of Mia Hansen-Løve, Greta Gerwig, and Leos Carax and their many fallible female characters.
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Caroline Ho, UG
When The Sky Falls
Caroline Ho is a Chinese American animator from the Bay Area currently studying in New York. As a fan of East Asian web novels, this film takes heavy inspiration from a certain type of Chinese fantasy that has driven their artistic passion for several years.
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Alexandra Hsu, Graduate
Pop!
Alexandra Hsu is a Chinese American director/producer from Orange County, CA. She started making documentaries in college, and realized her passion in authentic storytelling. Her short films have focused on giving voice to untold stories. Alexandra has directed three short films Sophie (Hong Kong), Our Way Home (Long Island, New York), and Rencontres Paysannes/Farmers Dating (France). Each of these films have screened at numerous film festivals around the world and have premiered at Oscar-qualifying film festivals including Austin FF, Foyle FF, HollyShorts, and BendFilm. She is currently submitting her NYU thesis film starring Emmy-nominated actor Michelle Ang, as well as a new short she was hired to direct Unwavering. In 2021, Alexandra was chosen to direct the short film Unread for the inaugural CBS Leadership Pipeline Challenge for the non-profit SafeBae. Alexandra was a resident in the SFFILM FilmHouse Residency (2019-2020), where they supported her feature, Queens, which was also a Finalist for the SFFILM Fall 2019 Westridge Grant. NBC News highlighted Alexandra as the Kearny Street Workshop Featured Artist in Film at the 20th APAture Arts Festival. In the last five years, Alexandra has been chosen to be a mentee of the Women in Film Mentoring Program as a director, the Asia Society Asian Women Empowered Program, and Unlock Her Potential. As a writer, she was selected for KSWs Interdisciplinary Writers Lab and Cine Qua Non Lab (CQNL) Storylines Lab. At CQNL, she furthered the development of her feature about her great-grandmother Zhang Youyi. Alexandra received her MFA from NYU Tisch School and BA from Scripps College, double majoring in Media Studies and Asian Studies.
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Chheangkea Ieng, Graduate
Grandma Nai
Chheangkea is a Cambodia-born filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in architecture from MIT and is currently in his thesis year as a Dean’s Fellow at the NYU Tisch Graduate Film Program. His latest short film, “Skin Can Breathe,” is a finalist for the HBO Max APA Visionaries competition and is distributed by Max. Chheangkea is currently developing his feature film chronicling two decades of a Cambodian woman's life after the Khmer Rouge regime, while simultaneously in post-production for his upcoming short film, “Grandma Nai,” supported by the Fonds Image de l'Organisation de la Francophonie. In addition, he is a 2023-2024 fellow for the Marcie Bloom Fellowship in Film.
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Farah Jabir, UG
Kasbi
The first time Farah saw an exorcism, she was 8 years old, and so began a love affair with low budget horror cinema; her gateway drug for indie filmmaking. Now based in NYC, she produces and directs documentary and narrative films, music videos, commercials, and every now and then when the stars align, writes for TV (please note that she has yet to work on anything scary). She is a fellow at Film Independent’s Producing Lab, alum at Mentorship Matters (Amazon/Sony), The Thousand Miles Project (UCP) and the Asian-American Stories of Resilience programme (PBS/A-Docs). When she isn’t working, you can find her between London and Kuala Lumpur, the latter of which she misses just a tad more because it’s where her pet rooster Hector resides.
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Khiari Jaffer, UG
Consider The Facts
"Despite my position as a director, I believe I am the kind of storyteller that works best putting my passion to paper as a screenwriter. I love to write, but most importantly, I love to write comedies, as I feel they're some of the most important kinds of stories you can tell, especially in the current zeitgeist. Whether or not I'm at the helm of a project, I'm always looking to create."
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Aliza Jawahar, UG
Shrink
Aliza Jawahar is a Canadian/Indian filmmaker based in New York City. She graduated in May 2023 from NYU Tisch School of Arts with a Bachelor’s degree in Film and Television Production. In her time at NYU, she wrote and directed various films, with a focus on comedy, thriller and horror themes. Her thesis film, 'Shrink,' serves as a poignant reflection of her distinctive style, seamlessly interweaving thematic depth with captivating aesthetics. As she embarks on her journey in the professional world Aliza hopes to challenge perspectives and push the boundaries of conventional filmmaking.
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Jett Tessaro Rono Bijoy Pal, UG
The Longest Memory
Hailing from New Delhi, India, RONO BIJOY PAL is a 21-year-old filmmaker who recently graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Film and TV. He primarily focuses on writing the feature-length screenplay and aspires to do the same professionally as well. Currently, he works as a Post Production Technician at NYU and at Dan Halsted’s MANAGE-MENT as an in-house story analyst. JETT TESSARO is a filmmaker and senior at New York University’s Tisch School of the Art, Majoring in Film and TV with a minor in English. Jett focuses on directing, writing, and short story prose. Growing up in the Valley of Los Angeles, Jett spent many days sneaking around sets spying on great directors as they worked.
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Fiona Kane, UG
There's No Werewolves In Newark
Fiona is filmmaker and photographer from Southern California, based in New York and Los Angeles. She has studied film at NYU Tisch (graduating in ’21), FAMU in Prague, SFAI, and CalArts.
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Bradley Kaufman, UG
Meatball Town!
Bradley Kaufman is a comedy writer and director based in New York City. Working on Meatball Town!, Bradley discovered an unexpected love and appreciation for musical theatre, and its ability to tell a story like no other genre. Working on the production also provided Bradley the opportunity to collaborate with students from the Tisch School of the Arts who specialize in a variety of disciplines, including music, dance, drama, visual effects, special effects, and more! Bradley has most recently worked as a post production assistant on his first feature film and hopes to continue growing his body of work in the future.
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Anna Keating, UG
Vulture City, Wyoming
Anna Shea Keating is an NYC-based writer, director, and producer. She received her BFA in Film and Television Production from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2022 with a minor in English and American Literature.
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Lauren Koo, UG
ecologics
Lauren Koo is a writer and filmmaker from California's bay area, where she learned her love for trees, and sunlight, and common birds. In her work she attempts to impart emotional truths (which has a tendency to lead her back, again, to nature).
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