AJ Falk
Media Producing Class of 2027
Hometown: New York, NY
AJ Falk is a New York-based screenwriter and director who began the MA Media Producing program in fall 2025 and earned his first credits as Executive Producer and Associate Producer on two feature films, both beginning principal photography in September 2026. He has worked in development at Captivate Entertainment, Thunder Road Pictures, and Mark Gordon Productions.
Why are you pursuing the MA Media Producing?
My professional goal has been screenwriting and directing since I first vocalized it at a year and a half old. In fact, the day I told my mom I wanted to be a director, we jumped in a cab straight to NYU, where she pointed right at the Tisch building and said, ‘This is where you want to be.'
As a writer-director, I appreciate all genres; I watch and enjoy everything, with a reverence for the classics to the storytelling mastery of Zemeckis, Spielberg, and Tarantino, alongside a genuine love for massive superhero blockbusters and the kinetic world of David Leitch and Kelly McCormick.
Because film has been a focus for my entire life, I chose to pursue the MA in Media Producing as a deliberate, strategic step to gain a comprehensive understanding of the financial, structural, and legal landscape of making movies. Producers and studio executives are more receptive to a writer-director who has an understanding and command of budget structures, packaging metrics, and production timelines, so at 22, that's exactly the kind of knowledge and edge I want to have. Acquiring these skills allows me to advocate effectively for my own creative vision, bring sound financing to my partnerships, and show that I understand the financial responsibility of being in the director's chair.
Education
NYU Tisch School of the Arts, MA in Media Producing, December, 2026
NYU Tisch School of the Arts and NYU The Gallatin School of Individualized Study, BA with Concentration in the Innocence, Wonder and Imagination of Childhood through Film and Philosophy, May, 2025