On Your Radar
"On Your Radar" is a weekly Grad Film News segment, featuring a student picked at random. Here you can browse through the students we've interviewed so far. Learn about their childhoods, their inspirations, and their favorite memories from Tisch.
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Pepi Ginsberg
Pepi discusses living in the moment and the ties she feels to New York City.
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Yulin Yang
Yulin talks portraying the real human condition in his films and growing up in Zhengzhou, China.
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Joseph Longo
Joseph talks growing up in Brooklyn and making films that don’t just emulate “real life”.
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Sofia Camargo Hoyos
Sofia discusses how moving to New York gave her a sense of self and the unique way in which photography inspires her.
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Spencer Emukah
Spencer talks about telling stories from his perspective as a first generation Nigerian-American, and gives a shout out to his classmates and faculty for all their help.
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Nay Tabbara
Nay talks learning to love Beirut after finding a new home in New York, and letting the filmmaking process be her therapy.
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Terrance Daye
Terrance talks growing up in a family of pastors and musicians, and shares his thoughts about light and color on film.
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Kai Torres
Kai Torres talks about the relationship between life and cinema, and finding her voice on her second-year film set.
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Cary J. Mason
Cary J. Mason discusses his pursuit of comedy and horror, and his transition from biology studies to film.
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Maria Lavelle
Maria Lavelle talks shooting her second-year film in her homeland of Norway, and why she is drawn to the stories of historical figures.
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John Miller
John Miller opens up about the many places he considers home and his journey to NYU Grad Film.
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Rachel Gordon
Rachel Gordon discusses why her family has impacted her storytelling, and the experience of directing her second year film.
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Jorge Sistos
Jorge Sistos discusses how meditating on his heritage has inspired his stories, and the sense of unity he feels in the Grad Film community.
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Mauro Fernandez
Mauro Fernandez discusses finding inspiration through a cross-cultural worldview, and how the Grad Film faculty has transformed his educational experience.
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Avi Kabir
Avi Kabir discusses making mistakes and showcasing unheard voices in films for the sake of progress.
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Eris Qian
Eris Qian talks growing up travelling and how she has learned to reframe the way she looks back on painful moments.
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Amir Mosallaie
Amir Mosallaie talks finding homes beyond just a physical location and how he has grown since coming to NYU Grad Film.
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Gustavo Milan
Gustavo Milan talks about his favorite parts of Grad FIlm and the process of evolving as a filmmaker.
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Mate Vincze
Third year student Mate Vincze talks how he finds unique inspiration on the NYC subways and what it was like growing up in Budapest.
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Aisha Ford
Third year student Aisha Ford talks growing up in Ohio and how she portrays her world perspective in her films.
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Chloe Wallace
Chloe Wallace talks about her home in Madrid and finding inspiration outside the film world.
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Gianna Badiali
Gianna Badiali, a third year student of Grad Film, discusses how traveling has shaped her artistic perspective and her love of bringing magical elements to storytelling.
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Alyssa Loh
Alyssa Loh, a third year student at Grad Film, talks about her love of developing characters and being ambitious.
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Cameron Laventure
Cameron Laventure discusses how she is inspired by hope and how she found her identity as a queer woman.
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Tifah Todd
Tifah Todd talks about her experience at NYU Grad Film, how her family motivates her everyday and the special people she has met on her journey.
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Olivier Theurillat
Olivier Theurillat discusses stories of friendship, including his experience making a 2nd year film in Saudi Arabia with his friend and fellow classmate Raed Alsemari.
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Ninna Pálma
Ninna Pálma tells us about being inspired by death and growing up in Iceland.
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Ciarán Maginn
Ciarán Maginn talks about an ever-changing Dublin, the stories from his childhood that are inspiring him, and loving Grad Film.
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Rashad Frett
Rashad Frett paints a picture of both of his homes and all the moments in his life that led him to pursue filmmaking.
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Alexander Etseyatse
Alexander Etseyatse talks about wanting to tell the stories that never get told and his home close by.
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Kayla Arend
Kayla Arend paints us a picture of what it's like in the land of 10,000 lakes and talks about filmmaking as the main constant in her life.
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Ashley Deckman
Ashley Deckman talks of her hometown Annapolis and childhood performances that grew into something more.
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Aditi Mody
Aditi Mody describes the vivaciousness of Mumbai and the documentary films that moved her.
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Ashley Alexander
Ashley Alexander talks about her amazing collaborations at Tisch and keeping a global perspective as a screenwriter
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Haley Anderson
Haley Anderson discusses shooting in the South and her favorite filmmakers: her classmates.
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Anna Gunndís Guðmundsdóttir
Anna Gunndís Guðmundsdóttir describes the breathtaking stillness of a 5:00 AM magic hour in Iceland, her newborn daughter, and the deep friendships she has found on the 10th Floor of Tisch.
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Francesca Mirabella
Francesca talks about growing up in NYC in the 80's & 90's, her amazing summer road trip across the US, and her love for fellow Grad Film students.
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Jamie Dack
Jamie talks about her family-themed script research including a recently unearthed VHS tape her parents shot of her on the day she was born.
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Raven Jackson
Raven discusses summer fireflies in Tennessee, her passion for details, and love for shooting on film.
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