School of Film and Media Studies

At this time when you can access almost every piece of information in the world, what is the best possible thing to do? Charles Broskoski co-created Are.na, an online tool and community attempting to answer this question. Are.na revolves around self-directed education, curiosity and discovery. Before focusing on Are.na full-time, Broskoski was a software engineer at Artsy and previously studied fine art at Parsons School of Design. 

Maya Man, an artist focused on contemporary identity culture on the internet, will speak about contemporary issues in digital culture and internet art. Her work examines dominant narratives around femininity, authenticity, and the performance of self. 

 All are invited to participate in a facilitated discussion. 

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Never Alone tells the gripping story of Jewish refugees seeking safety in Finland during WWII. 

Left Handed Girl (2025) directed by Shih-Ching Tsou and edited by Sean Baker is a Taiwanese drama drawing life from the streets and night markets, and at its core, a piece examining the connection of mother and daughter.

“In Tsou’s charming solo directorial debut, I-Jing, her teenage sister and their mother have just moved back to Taipei after years away in the countryside. Their mother Shu-Fen (Janel Tsai), opens a noodle stand in the capital’s famous night markets in an attempt to start a new life for her family. But a fresh start is rarely an easy one. Day after day, Shu-Fen toils to keep her food stall and family afloat — trying to pay the stall’s rent while juggling the debt she accumulated from her ex-husband’s funeral, and taking care of her daughters, who couldn’t be more different.” (NPR)

Re-examining the concept of “home,” director Elia Suleiman creates comedic tableaux to “show the world as if it were a microcosm of Palestine” (The Guardian).

The film was compared by Variety to the work of Buster Keaton and described as “delightfully absurdist, unfailingly generous.”

Interested in the Film BFA program?