MFA in Film Archive

Laura is Founding Faculty of VCFA’s MFA in Film Program. She is a writer and director based in Providence, RI, where she also teaches screenwriting...

Nina Davenport has made five feature-length documentary films, all of which have won awards at film festivals, been broadcast on television stations around the world,...

Jeff Malmberg is a documentary filmmaker based in California. His film MARWENCOL has won over 25 international awards, including two Independent Spirit Awards and Best...

Nancy Schreiber is an award-winning cinematographer based in both New York and Los Angeles. She was the fourth woman ever voted into membership into the...

Chris Shellen is a writer and filmmaker based in California.

Award-winning director Suzi Yoonessi’s second feature film UNLOVABLE (2018) premiered at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival, winning a Special Jury Prize and rave reviews. The film...

Michael Almereyda is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. His work includes features, documentaries, and shorts.

Jake Mahaffy’s micro-budget, self-made films have been screened around the world at film festivals and independent venues such as Venice (Orizzonti Prize for Best Film/2015,...

Jeremiah Zagar is the co-founder of Public Record. He grew up in Philadelphia as a latchkey kid, spending most afternoons in a dark movie theater...

So Yong Kim (born 1968) is an award-winning Korean American independent filmmaker.