Academy Award® Winner and tenured Professor Spike Lee made a surprise appearance at the Future Filmmakers Workshop final screening. Professor Lee, who is also the Artistic Director of the NYU Tisch Graduate Film Program, gave the students and their families an exciting opportunity to hear from him about visual storytelling and the importance of an arts education. He congratulated the students on their accomplishments and expressed gratitude to their families and friends who support them in pursuing an education in the arts.
Academy Award® Winner and tenured Professor Spike Lee speaking with students at the final screening of the Future Filmmakers Workshop in spring 2023.
The Future Filmmakers’ final projects were all short films, both narrative and documentary, with no dialogue. The projects also included two collaborative projects, one in animation and the other with the Future Dancers & Dancemakers.
The Future Filmmakers Workshop has been running for over 30 years. It was the inaugural program of the free, 14-week Future Artists Program open to high school students from the tri-state area. This spring’s cohort included 99 students, some of which commuted from Brooklyn and Pennsylvania.
The spring 2024 Future Artists Program application will be available August 1, 2023.
