Around 20 Yale students (many of whom are FMS majors) have been working hard to make this year’s festival an extraordinary event. We will be screening a program of 40 outstanding student films selected from over 600 submissions from 50 countries, as well as a slate of Yale student films. In addition, we’ve invited several notable Yale alumni working in the film industry back to campus to share their work – in screenings, master classes, and panels. We will also host parties, concerts, networking events, and an award show.
Our fiction spotlight film will be The Holdovers, followed by a Q&A with Writer/Producer David Hemingson, Yale ‘86. Our documentary spotlight film will be Roleplay, a powerful exploration about sexual violence on collage campuses that just received its world premiere at SXSW. Producer Jenny Mercein Yale ‘95, and Director Katie Mathews will present the film in person.
We would love to bring the entire Yale film community together for this exciting weekend of events. If you could please share this information (and the attached flyer) with your students, colleagues, and anyone else who may be interested, we would greatly appreciate it!
Special guests include:
Patrice Bowman - Writer/Director, Film Colorist (PBS, Roc Nation) - Yale ‘15
Anthony Bregman - Film Producer (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Synecdoche, New York) - Yale ‘88
Bobby Friedman - Executive (Head of Bungalow Entertainment, Formerly: President of New Line TV Division)
David Hemingson - Writer/Producer (The Holdovers) - Yale ‘86
Pamela Koffler - Film Producer (Past Lives, May December, Co-Founder Killer Films) - Yale ‘87
Jenny Mercein and Katie Matthews - Producer/Director (Roleplay) - Yale ‘95
Michaela Jill Murphy - Voice of Toph on Avatar: The Last Airbender - Yale ‘17
Michael Saltzman - TV Writer/Producer (The Boys, Mad Men, Arrested Development) - Yale ‘86
Valerie Steinberg - Independent Producer (Karmalink, A24’s War Pony) - Yale ‘09
The festival is free and open to the public.
Tickets can be reserved here!
You can view our full schedule here.
You can view our full speaker lineup here.
Feel free to reach out with any questions: theyalestudentfilmfestival@gmail.com.