DePaul School of Cinematic Arts Visiting Artists Series

04/23/2025

Friday 5/2 we have a VAS with an amazing musician and Chicago Icon- Ike Reilly. Come see Don't Turn Your Back On Friday Night - Documentary Film made by Chicago filmmaker Mike Schmiedeler. Following the film we will have a conversation with the filmmakers and Ike will play a live set. This is free and open to the public so please come!
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An on-stage conversation with Director Mike Schmiedeler and Musician Ike Reilly Friday, May 2nd 5:30 pm A screening of "Don't Turn Your Back on Friday Night", on-stage conversation and live performance with Ike Reilly. Meet former gravedigger and doorman Ike Reilly. At 40 years old, he landed a

01/28/2024

Our interview with Emerald Fennell on Saltburn is live on the youtube page!

A conversation with Academy Award winning Writer-Director, Emerald Fennell. Her filmography includes the award-winning films “Saltburn” and "Promising Young...

10/19/2023

Join us on Friday October 27th at 6pm for Director/Actor Clare Cooney and her first feature film Departing Seniors! It's also our special Halloween screening: Come in costume and maybe you'll win a prize in our Costume Contest!

RSVP form coming soon!

Departing Seniors
Director: Clare Cooney | 2023 | 85 mins | Thriller | USA | English
https://www.clare-cooney.com/

After an act of bullying sends kind but awkward high school senior Javier to the hospital he begins having psychic visions that reveal the horrifying truth behind a rash of supposed suicides at his school. It is now up to him and his sarcastic best friend Bianca to unmask a serial killer who’s targeting hi classmates before it’s too late.

As fiercely anarchic as it is genuinely heartfelt, DEPARTING SENIORS is “‘Scream' for the next generation,” deftly melding true terror with coming-of-age pathos inside the horrors of high school.

09/18/2023

Join us for another screening & discussion of SCA faculty films in the CDM Theater, LL105

Friday, September 29th at 6:00pm in the CDM Theater, LL105.

This quarter's screening features the work of:
Ambarien Alqadar (Directing)
Brian Andrews (Visual Effects, Animation, Cinema Production)
James Choi (Directing, Producing)
Devin Bell (Animation, Directing)

Watch the films, join in the conversation, and mingle with us afterwards at the reception in LL107.

The program is ~ 1 hour long, with a group conversation to follow.

Free and open to the public!
Filmmakers in Attendance!
Reception to follow!

Please RSVP soon on eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/faculty-screening-series-tickets-602894803587?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

05/05/2023

Please join us in welcoming Director & Producer Steve James for a screening of A Compassionate Spy.

05/01/2023

Join us Friday 5/5 for a Screening of "A Compassionate Spy" with Director Steve James

Please join us in welcoming Director & Producer Steve James for a screening of A Compassionate Spy.

04/20/2023

Reminder to join us this Friday the 21st for our 2nd SCA Faculty Screening at 6:00pm the CDM Theater, LL105! This quarter's screening features all recent full-time hires in the School of Cinematic Arts: Rachel Bass, Chi Jang Yin, Lori Felker & Kevin Cagnolatti.

This would be a great chance to get to know these relatively new voices you've been hearing in the hallways. Watch the films, join in the conversation, and mingle with us afterwards at the reception in LL107.

The program is ~ 1 hour long, with a group conversation to follow.
Free and open to the public!
Filmmakers in Attendance!
Reception to follow!

DePaul University Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media - CDM

DePaul University School of Cinematic Arts

Please RSVP on eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/faculty-screening-series-tickets-602894803587?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&fbclid=IwAR1Z9LPF2WllaNTPfiSFNySuWIFgQcDWQG2oP0GpM_FlvgzO0fxDto9JZdQ

Please join us for the second installment of our faculty screening series.

04/03/2023

Join us for our 2nd SCA Faculty Screening on Friday, April 21st at 6:00pm the CDM Theater, LL105! This quarter's screening features all recent full-time hires in the School of Cinematic Arts: Rachel Bass, Chi Jang Yin, Lori Felker & Kevin Cagnolatti.

This would be a great chance to get to know these relatively new voices you've been hearing in the hallways. Watch the films, join in the conversation, and mingle with us afterwards at the reception in LL107.

The program is ~ 1 hour long, with a group conversation to follow.

Free and open to the public!
Filmmakers in Attendance!
Reception to follow!

Please RSVP on eventbrite:

Please join us for the second installment of our faculty screening series.

01/30/2023

Join us Friday, February 3rd at 6:30pm for the first in a series of SCA Faculty Screenings in the CDM Theater! Come see the films, participate in the conversation, and mingle with faculty and students in the SCA community. Featuring films by Meghann Artes, Anna Hozian, Lisa Barcy and Brad Riddell

The program is ~ 1 hour long, with a group conversation/q&a to follow, moderated by Lori Felker

Free and open to the public! Filmmakers in Attendance! Reception to follow!

Please RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/faculty-screening-series-tickets-518458171347

Thanks to SCA's Visiting Artist Series for co-hosting the event!

Please join us for the first installment of our faculty screening series.

01/29/2023

Another great event coming up! The Documentary Insert Coin with Director Joshua Tsui and Game legend Eugene Jarvis
Friday 2/10 at 6pm

Join us for a screening of Insert Coin with a discussion following the screening with director Joshua Tsui and Gamemaker Eugene Jarvis

01/29/2023

This Friday at 6:30pm join us for a faculty screening and conversation with Anna Mueller Hozian, Brad Riddell, Meghann Artes and Lisa Barcy. Moderated by Lori Felker.

Please join us for the first installment of our faculty screening series.