free and open to the public
Films by the MFA in Documentary Film and Video Program First Year students.
Q&A with filmmakers and reception to immediately follow screening.
IN SCREENING ORDER:
Last Days at Hacienda
by Sami Chan
At the Hacienda public housing complex in Richmond, CA, residents live in limbo as they await relocation.
A Distant Reflection
by Cheng Zhang
Some Forgotten Calculation
by C.S. Ward
An exploration into the history of computing and our science fiction past.
Still life
by Daniel Chávez Ontiveros
An audiovisual essay that explores the influence and the dominance that humans impose upon nature.
Medusa
by Alexandra Swati Guild
The Crossing
by Kadri Koop
Combating one of the highest teen suicide rates of the country, a man working as a crossing guard in a wealthy Silicon Valley town reflects on his experience.
A Cerebral Game
by Reid Davenport
A filmmaker ponders his identity shift through the lens of baseball.
Third Acts
by Lauren Knapp
A subsidized senior apartment complex provides the backdrop for a meditation on aging, solitude, and femininity.
