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Marco Adly, GRAD
Till the Dead
Marco Adly is an Egyptian Canadian filmmaker based in New York City. As a first generation immigrant, his work explores themes of liminality and otherness through genre filmmaking. He is currently pursuing his master's degree at the NYU Grad Film program.
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Hillia Aho, Grad
Here and Then
Hillia Aho is a queer artist and filmmaker, originally from rural Maine. Hillia holds an MFA in Film and Television from NYU Tisch. Her recent short film, In Passing, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2023. Hillia currently works as a freelance director and production designer in New York City.
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Piper Bau, UG
Corn of Wheat
Lover of all things cute, (Catherine) Piper Bau is a visual and performing artist based in New York City. A lifetime of performing has given her a unique appreciation for the weight of the human body. In the end, everything is physical, and that’s an idea she tries to carry through all her work as she attempts to answer the big questions in life like “What should I have for lunch today?” and “What happens after I pass away?”
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Nino Benashvili, GRAD
Where Time Stood Still
Nino Benashvili is a Georgian writer-director, 2023 BAFTA scholar, and NYU Grad Film thesis student. Her debut narrative short Where Time Stood Still world-premiered at the San Sebastián Film Festival, followed by Baltic and North American premieres at Tallinn Black Nights and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
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Mikey Bogardus, UG
The Dogs Gnash Their Teeth After Midnight
Mikey Bogardus is trying their best in Brooklyn, New York. He is a multifaceted writer, director, set decorator, and occasional actor for both stage and screen.
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Aya Bogod, UG
Anything Helps
Aya Bogod is a producer and director with experience in film, television, and branded content. She has worked on Unorthodox, The X-Factor, and My Trip Is Better, and since graduating NYU, has produced the upcoming Netflix true-crime series Cold Case and the PBS documentary Torn. Anything Helps was her directorial debut.
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Jack Campbell, UG
Baby
Jack Campbell is a Canadian filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York. In 2020 he started the production company NORMAL EGG, where he has produced a variety of narrative, corporate, and music videos. He is passionate about creating short experimental films through his YouTube channel JACK CAMPBELL’s BODY.
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Devin Carey, Grad
Hen Party
Devin Carey is a writer / director / producer pursuing a dual master's in filmmaking and business through NYU’s dual degree program. As a filmmaker, she focuses on stories highlighting the women’s interiority and championing other female filmmakers. Prior to returning to school, she enjoyed a successful career as an advertising producer.
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Marina Charriton, GRAD
Hotel Habitat
Marina is a New York based writer-director. She was born in Paris and raised between Bangkok, Seoul and Hong Kong. She attended CFS, London, for her Bachelor of Arts (2016), and NYU Tisch for her MFA in writing/directing (2024). She finds inspiration in stories that explore the hidden lives of seemingly ordinary people.
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Xiuyuan (Steven) Chen, UG
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
Xiuyuan (Steven) Chen is a filmmaker from Shanghai whose documentary and narrative interests lie in bridging the cultural divide between the Eastern and Western world.
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Jeremy Chi, UG
Ice Cream, Ice Queen
Jeremy a filmmaker born in Beijing, raised in Auckland, and now based in New York. This nomadic background deeply influences his work across narrative, documentary, experimental, and hybrid genres, where he explores themes of immigrant experience, queer identity, and the complexities of interpersonal relationships.
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John Chiodi, UG
Midnight Ink
John Chiodi is a director from New Jersey, looking to tell stories about individuality, recklessness, and coming of age. Graduating from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, his previous awards include "Best Student Short" & "Best Direction and Cinematography" at Prodigy Film Festival for his student short, Down, as well as the "Outstanding Achievement Award (Dark Comedy)" for Gas Can.
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Sam Clegg, UG
Rats!
Sam Clegg is a UGFTV alumni and filmmaker living in Brooklyn, NY. While his directorial work focuses on doc-fiction storytelling, he also works as a freelance cinematographer on narrative films, documentaries, and music videos.
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Collin Colaizzi, UG
Showcase!
Collin Colaizzi is from Denver, Colorado. He is currently based in Brooklyn, New York.
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Sky Cole, UG
Moonglow
Sky Cole is a 23-year-old filmmaker, writer, and artist who creates intimate portraits of life and whimsical fantasy worlds. Her focus is primarily in children’s media, in finding the inner child in all of us and holding their hand.
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Nicole Cone, GRAD
Are You Having Fun?
Nicole Cone is a filmmaker and an alum of the Graduate Film Program at NYU. Her films are often rooted in personal experience, comedy, and center on Black female characters who try to put on a brave face and navigate a world they haven’t quite found their place in.
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Walt Mzengi Corey, GRAD
Each & Every
Walt Mzengi Corey is a Tanzanian-born writer, director, and cinematographer based between Dar es Salaam and New York City. He believes that film allows us to achieve the impossible—to become so immersed in a story that it becomes a part of us, and we become a part of it, fostering change through meaningful connections.
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Zachary Cruz, UG
Walking Away
Zachary Cruz is a Puerto Rican American filmmaker in the state of New York. Zachary graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a Bachelor's in Fine Arts Degree, majoring in Film & Television. Currently, Zachary works at the United States Military Academy at West Point producing several projects for West Point's social media platforms.
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