Among the Films On June 6 and 7, seventeen of the best student films from New York University will be screened in Hollywood for industry professionals and the public at the Directors Guild of America. The 15th Annual Haig P. Manoogian Screenings is open to the public and will take place on Tuesday, June 6, and Wednesday, June 7, at the Directors Guild of America, located at 7920 W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles.
Admission is free.
The West Coast showcase provides industry professionals easy access to the student work and serves as an important component in the education of our young filmmakers. The filmmakers are all presently enrolled in or are recent graduates of the Tisch School's Kanbar Institute of Film and Television. They come from as far away as Morocco, South Africa, Spain and Ukraine and as near as California, New York, Oregon and Texas. Directors from the graduate film department are Jodi Gibson, Caran Hartsfield, Arthur Roses, Marcella Steingart, Ben Tomlin, Jorge Torregrossa, and Doug Scott. Directors from the undergraduate film department are Jessica Bell, Brittany Breyne, Sean Carter, Tarik Cherkaoui, Michael Fiore, Inga Khavkina, Austin Lee, Jonathan Liebesman, Dan Marks, and Peter Sollett.