MFA in Film Work

2019 MFA in Film

Writer-Director Hafid Abdelmoula won Best Feature Film in the 2021 Santa Fe Film Festival for BROKEN GAIETE. The film grew from his thesis work in the MFA in Film program. Read more in the Las Cruces Sun News.

2015 MFA in Film

Written and directed by Upczak and produced by fellow VCFA alumnx John Otterbacher, MOVING PARTS was released on Amazon on January 21, 2020.

Current Student, MFA in Film (director)

LA SANTERA is an official selection in the 2020 Lady Filmmakers Festival and semifinalist in the Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival.

Current Student, MFA in Film

During quarantine, Kent (along with Mac Montandon) made a short film series called THE OTHER SIDE, shot entirely on Zoom. The series comedically examines the missed and mixed communication born of isolation and desperation. Episode 2, "Vale of Cashmere," played at the 2020 Cannes Short Film Festival, and Episode 7, "The Disappearing Act," was selected to screen at the Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival and the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival.

2020 MFA in Film

CUNNINGHAM is a 3D cinematic experience about legendary American choreographer Merce Cunningham, orchestrated through his iconic works and performed by the last generation of his dancers. This poetic film tells a story of Merce's becoming Merce and traces his artistic adventures over three decades of risk and discovery (1944-1972). Integrating live action, archival, animation, and graphics allows the viewers to "step inside" the dance, creating a visceral journey into the choreographer's world.