JHU Film and Media MA

11/23/2021

Register for the webinar, “Will ImpactNFTs Transform the Creative Space?” on Wed, December 8, 2021 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-that-matter-december-2021-featuring-max-song-tickets-205721026127?aff=Bitly

In this workshop, we’ll discuss how creators and organizations can use ImpactNFT metrics to help prioritize and publicize their drive to carbon neutrality and positive social impact. We’ll share case studies and the ImpactNFTs from around the globe.

Max Song is the founder and CEO of Carbonbase.co. Their mission statement includes, “... developing technologies to empower enterprises, individuals and communities to measure, reduce, and offset the carbon emissions in their lives, creating a more responsible and sustainable world.”

11/19/2021

Join us Friday, December 3rd at the Film Centre Screening room as Aaron Henkin (Radio & Podcast Producer) shares some excerpts of his past and present work. He will be talking about what it takes to launch a podcast and find an audience.

11/17/2021

Our program was recognized by “The Wrap” as one of the top 50 film schools of 2021! Thanks to our faculty, and students for making this possible. Telling stories that matter is our program’s motto. Let’s continue creating/writing the success of the program together!

Check out the article here: https://www.thewrap.com/top-50-film-schools-2021-thewrap/

11/05/2021

Join us at the Film Centre today, Friday 11/5 from 5:30 - 6:30 P.M. Katie Killacky, actress & acting coach will be sharing her experience as an actress. In discussion will be: the casting process, working with actors, and a series of acting/directing exercises.

It’s FREE to anyone with a valid MICA or JHU ID card. ** Masks are mandatory **

11/02/2021

Join acclaimed filmmaker Maryam Keshavarz in conversation with Mansoor Adayfi and Antonio Aiello discussing their experience adapting for TV Mansoor’s memoir, Don’t Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantanamo, about his 15 years as a prisoner. November 9th from 4 - 5 P.M. on Zoom.

Link to register for free -- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-that-matter-november-2021-featuring-mansoor-adayfi-tickets-187688410087

Continued:
Memoir is a place of personal truth, of fact. TV is driven by drama, by invention. Join this conversation around the tension between the 2 forms, the process of representing A Truth rather than The Truth in service of a compelling narrative. The conversation will also explore issues around creating a rare Muslim hero, incorporating Islamic storytelling tropes, and the responsibility of telling a story from a Muslim perspective in and about one of the most secretive places on earth.

10/25/2021

Tonight! Join Acclaimed TV Director, Dan Attias. He will be speaking, via Zoom, in Tammy Ader Green's Writer’s Room class @ 5:30 P.M. The conversation will be intersecting class discussion and his book, "Directing Great Television: Inside TV's Golden Age." JHU students, get the meeting ID from the "Film & Media Update" email.

Resource:
Sharing his own process honed over a decades-long career, Emmy-nominated director Dan Attias brings you into the actual experience of directing series television. Whether it’s the high-stakes pressure of solving a last-minute problem on set, or the joy of pulling off a perfect shot by the skin of your teeth, Attias brings you right into the director’s chair, sharing his knowledge and taking you through the process one challenging episode at a time. Offering a fundamental focus on story, and eschewing industry language for plain talk, Attias offers in-depth guidance how best to work with actors, how to “speak” through the camera, how to work with a show-runner, and how to be ready for the many ways a director will be challenged, large and small. Directing Great Television is a fascinating window into television’s best shows, compelling to directors and non-directors alike. Attias’s book transcends other filmmaking guides by detailing his journey to a surprising place of self-discovery, one with applications beyond entertainment.

10/23/2021

Tuesday October 26th, the Johns Hopkins University & MICA visiting filmmaker series is screening “Dimland.” Enjoy the movie and the Q & A for FREE for anyone with a valid MICA or JHU ID card. Dimland is screening at 7 P.M. at the SNF Parkway Theater! Talk back with Peter Collins Campbell: writer, director, editor and producer of the film will be following the movie.

*Masks are required*

Synopsis:
In this bittersweet fairy tale about life at a crossroads, Brynn and her boyfriend Laika take an impromptu road trip in an effort to escape the general malaise and melancholy of their dead-end lives in the city. Arriving at her uncle’s cottage in the mountains, she and Laika settle in, enjoying the solitude in their new surroundings. Evening bonfires in the distance and inexplicable movements in the forest suggest they’re not as alone as they think, and soon their suspicions are confirmed when a mysterious masked character arrives at the cottage.

ALT TEXT: Image depicts a flyer for the Dimland screening, details of the event are in the caption.

10/10/2021

Tuesday October 12th at 7 P.M. -- Johns Hopkins University & MICA are hosting a visiting filmmaker at the SNF Parkway Theater! Luchina Fisher is an award-winning writer, director and producer. Her current film, Mama Gloria, is a feature documentary about a 74-year-old Black transgender activist named Gloria Allen, who came of age amid Chicago's drag balls, transitioned before Stonewall and started a charm school for homeless trans youth.

It’s FREE to anyone with a valid MICA or JHU ID card. ** Masks are mandatory **

ALT TEXT: Image depicts a flyer for the Mama Gloria screening, details of the event are in the caption.

10/02/2021

Tuesday October 5th, Johns Hopkins University & MICA are hosting a visiting filmmaker series at the SNF Parkway Theater! Two episodes from Netflix's series Worn Stories, will be screening at 7 P.M. Join writer Emily Spivack and director Ted Passon for two episodes and a Q & A following the screening.

09/28/2021

Today at 7:00 P.M. Johns Hopkins University & MICA are hosting a visiting filmmaker series at the SNF Parkway Theater! In "Ludi," a hardworking nurse learns her self-worth as she chases the American Dream in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood. Free with student ID, and masks are required.

09/08/2021

https://bibff.com/submit-film/
The Baltimore International Black Film Festival is nearly on its last stretch for deadlines by October 3 on Film Freeway. From their page, “The Writer, Director, or Producer (if 1 sole producer only) must be of African descent OR must tell a story of the Black experience or feature a person of African descent in a leading role.” Attention future Hughes brothers and Boogie (2021 film) lovers, premiere status in Baltimore city is necessary for showing. Prominent attention is also given to the Same Gender Loving - Bisexual and Transgender (SGLBT) community.

Submit MISSION The Baltimore International Black Film Festival (BIBFF) promotes and celebrates culturally significant films directed, produced, and staring African American and members of the African Diaspora. We also prominently feature and celebrate films with content of interest to the Same Gende...

09/03/2021

Today at 5 P.M. JHU & MICA are hosting a FREE screening at the Parkway Theatre of the new CANDYMAN film directed by Nia DaCosta. It’s FREE to anyone with a valid MICA or JHU ID card. ** Masks are mandatory **