End of Year Showcase

Dear SF STATE CINEMA Community:
SFSU CINEMA'S END-OF-YEAR SHOWCASE is finally upon us. Please join us next week on May 15-22 at cinema.sfsu.edu for FILM FINALS! Be a part of our annual awards ceremonies and screenings of culminating projects, with a special Q&A with filmmakers after each screening.
This year, we have many wonderful events including two distinguished alumni speakers, an industry guest, a forum on how to get in to graduate school, and a celebration of our M.A. students! In the face of so much struggle and loss, let us celebrate the power of creativity and our community.
Thanks for sharing this time together next week! Check out the details in our poster (PDF)!
Celine
Event Details
Join us for a special celebration of SFSU School of Cinema student films, forums and guest speakers!
This year, we will be honoring the work of our students with a week-long student film showcase with special guest talks by alumni, faculty, and industry leaders.
All events can be accessed through Zoom, with videos available through Vimeo.
Password for all Zoom events: sfsufilm
Please register on Zoom in advance
All zoom links are listed below
Guest Talks & Forums
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 12-2pm
Graduate School Advising Forum with SFSU Cinema Faculty
Discussion moderated by Sabrina Ghidossi, SFSU Cinema
Student Zoom link: https://sfsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jK4KapAyTs2Bt5VKafILww
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2-3pm
Distinguished Alumni Speaker Debbie Lum
In conversation with Celine Shimizu, Director of the School of Cinema, SFSU
Debbie Lum is an award-winning independent filmmaker based in San Francisco. Her projects give voice to the Asian American experience and other unsung stories.
Zoom link: https://sfsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_efPHPjlkSy6Ff6wZLsEWog
MONDAY, MAY 18, 1-2pm
“Film Festival Distribution and Beyond” with Giona Nazarro
In conversation with Pietro Pinto, Graduate Student, SFSU
Giona Nazarro is General Delegate of the Venice International Film Critics Week and the Visions du Réel International Film Festival programmer.
Zoom link: https://sfsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vL1M3RU4TW-YkOyXN5ZUQw
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1-2pm
Distinguished Alumni Speaker Kristy Guevara-Flanagan
In conversation with Elizabeth Ramirez-Soto, Assistant Professor of Cinema, SFSU
Kristy Guevara-Flanagan is Associate Professor at UCLA Film School and maker of acclaimed documentaries such as WONDER WOMEN! The Untold Story of American Superheroines (2012)
Zoom link: https://sfsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sRHMc1QvQd6NB-gxLlAG8g
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 12-1pm
M.A. Graduate Showcase
Moderated and introduced by Steve Choe, Associate Professor of Cinema, SFSU
A celebration for Graduates of the M.A. Program in Cinema Studies!
Zoom link: https://sfsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pGopkhIgTsSAPXmWMKv6hQ
Screenings
All films will screen on Vimeo at the times listed below followed by a live Q&A on Zoom, and then be available on Vimeo for the following 24 hours, unless otherwise indicated.
FRIDAY, MAY 15 / Q&A at 7pm*
MFA Thesis Screening #1
Vimeo films: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7020754
Zoom link: https://sfsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gNf82TB3TLyFX18j8EsWcg
*Films available on Vimeo 24 hours prior to Zoom
Q&A Description: Celebrate the work of MFA filmmakers at SFSU!
SATURDAY, MAY 16 / Q&A at 7pm*
MFA Thesis Screening #2
Vimeo films: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7020791
Zoom link: https://sfsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6vfld6gWRQiIMl39zwBWxw
*Films available on Vimeo 24 hours prior to Zoom
Q&A Description: Celebrate the work of MFA filmmakers at SFSU!
SUNDAY, MAY 17 / Films & Q&A at 3pm
Year-long Advanced Fiction Filmmaking
Vimeo films: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7020799
Zoom link: https://sfsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Hkc620PYSCS8QPPQefrfbw
Description: A program of 17 fiction thesis films that students have made over the course of two semesters in Cine 620 & 622.
MONDAY, MAY 18 / Films & Q&A at 6pm
Short Documentaries
Vimeo films: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7020810
Zoom link: https://sfsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WuJ4PPY-S-S2ENQx56AX_A
Description: A collection of 6-8 minute non-fiction thesis films from advanced documentary students.
TUESDAY, MAY 19 / Films & Awards at 6pm
The 60th Film Finals
Vimeo films: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7020737
Zoom link: https://sfsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TI6_5r2FRiOQIw8gI6AatQ
Description: A tradition for over 50 years, Film Finals is the School of Cinema's annual student film competition. A jury of faculty and students select the best student films completed during the 2019-2020 academic year. Prizes and scholarships will be announced at the end of the program.
Additional link: www.sffilmfinals.com
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 / Films & Q&A at 3pm
Imagining Home: Real Virtuality
Vimeo films: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7020816
Zoom link: https://sfsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jl74jc0MT7Ge2EosOx_kOw
Description: The film showcases the student individual projects from both CINE 616: Immersive Storytelling and CINE 715: Advance Cinematography created during the COVID-19 pandemic situation under the same theme: Imagining Home: Real Virtuality.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 / Films & Q&A at 6pm
Semester-Long Advanced Fiction Filmmaking
Vimeo films: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7020819
Zoom link: https://sfsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_R6PoQoEDRTW4F4Yj85C7wA
Description: The spring semester 2020 Cine 620 students present their films that range from experimental explorations of life during the COVID-19 pandemic, to an existential analysis of self and identity, and horror narratives -- both straight-up scary and those tinged with comedy.
THURSDAY, MAY 21 / Films & Q&A at 5pm
Animation Finals
Vimeo films: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7020822
Zoom link: https://sfsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pD8jCMRcQcaad_YOHYigaA
Description: A collection of animated works produced in the animation program this year!
Additional links: https://anisociety.wixsite.com/animationfinals2020
https://animationsociety.wixsite.com/animationsocietysf/animation-finals
FRIDAY, MAY 22 / Films & Q&A at 6pm
CINE 612 Undergraduate Showcase
Vimeo films: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7101625
Zoom link: https://sfsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a39f2jx-THixzakxyv9KTA
Description: A showcase of one of our undergraduate filmmaking courses