Julia Solomonoff
Dean Allyson Green has enthusiastically announced Julia Solomonoff as the incoming chair of the Graduate Film Department at Tisch, effective this Fall 2021 semester.
Julia Solomonoff is an Argentine filmmaker living in New York. Her feature films as writer/director include Hermanas, The Last Summer of la Boyita and Nobody’s Watching. She also directed the documentary series Aerocene Pacha, a sustainable utopia and Parana, biography of a river and several shorts (awarded by DGA , FIPRESCI and Milos Forman awards).
As a producer, Julia is proud to support Latin American filmmakers such as Lucrecia Martel (Zama), Julia Murat (Found Memories, Pendular) and Alejandro Landes Cocalero. She is currently producing Alessandra Sanguinetti’s The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer (Sundance Doc Grant 2020).
Julia has been teaching directing for film at the graduate level for a decade, starting at Columbia University, then moving on to NYU Tisch Graduate Film for five years. She is currently Head of Directing at Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema, Brooklyn College.
Julia shares the following message on her incoming chairwomanship:
“Thank you for this amazing opportunity to lead NYU's Graduate Film Program. This is an invigorating moment, one that questions the way we tell our stories. It's a moment of openness and learning for both faculty and students and I am excited for what it means for our future as filmmakers.
I embrace the demand for diversity, equity and inclusion, the need to address issues of representation not just within our narratives but also in our methods of production. I am committed to foster a safe and brave space, a place to create with honesty and courage.
These times demand flexibility, leadership and resilience from both educators and students. The challenges have multiplied, but so have the necessity and value of our purpose: to nurture a strong community of filmmakers, to foster collaboration, originality and diversity.
I am looking forward to reuniting with NYU's committed faculty and talented students, and to advancing the strength and international prestige of its innovative and daring Graduate program. I am thrilled to return to NYU, a place where I can continue to grow and give, a place I can finally call home."
Dean Green wrote the following to the Graduate Film community in regards to the leadership transition:
“Let me repeat my deep thanks to Chair Barbara Schock for her excellent leadership of Graduate Film for these last seven years. She has shown great dedication and vision, particularly during the extraordinary challenges of this past year. We will certainly be celebrating her with the entire community in the months to come. She hands over to Julia a department of outstanding faculty, staff, students and alumni with a well-earned international reputation. Bravo to all for the many recent awards! Despite the challenges in this pandemic, you continue to adapt with creativity and determination, and will emerge a stronger community with stories that will make an impact. Please join me in welcoming and congratulating Julia Solomonoff, and in thanking Chair Barbara Schock and all of the committee.”