School of Film and Media Studies

Welcome to Film and Media Studies at Purchase.

Get involved in the production and critique of film, media, television, and video art.

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Cinema and Television Studies

Our interdisciplinary programs combine research and hands-on training, encouraging students to become engaged makers and critical consumers of media.

For a broad exploration of subject matter and context

A conservatory-style immersion in all aspects of filmmaking

Five minors add depth to any number of majors

Shonnon Marshall ’22 Receives Prestigious Fellowship

The Playwriting and Screenwriting alum is a 2023 Fellow at Black Boy Writes/Black Girl Writes Mentorship Initiative.
Film by Lecturer Connie Tsang Selected for Cannes Critics’ Week

Blue Sun Palace is the only US film in the selection.
Check Out the Artists and Hackers Podcast

Artists and Hackers is a podcast on art, code, and community.

Kunga Choephel ’23 Selected For Competitive Apprenticeship

The inaugural apprenticeship program piloted by Storyline offers a full-time paid position.
Debut Novel by Emily Ruth Verona ’12 With Nods to Cinema

The New York Times describes Midnight on Beacon Street as “an impressive debut.”
Junior Experimental Film Screens in US and UK

Caught the Bug (2022), an experimental film made by Amelia Wyeth Ponirakis ’23 in her junior year has screened in London and New York.