Motion Pictures

From Miami to Hollywood: Student filmmakers take their stories to the big screen The LA Canes Film Showcase gives student filmmakers a chance to screen their work and connect with alumni and industry leaders. By Claire Millisor Each spring, a select group of University of Miami student filmmakers pack their bags to travel across the country for a once-in-a-lifetime experience, the LA Canes Film Showcase. The trip is centered around a screening of student films at Sony Pictures Studios, giving students an opportunity to present their work [...]

The allure of gore Horror films often transport societal malaise—disease, destruction, and fear of the unknown—onto the big screen, providing a temporary coping mechanism for life’s conundrums and uncertainties. K-Cee Chavez and Rocio Pelaez (left); Dylan Long in the “White House Press Room” at the Reagan Library (right) By Michael R. Malone 10-30-2025 This story originally appeared in News@TheU. At the height of the Great Depression in 1931 as the country buckled—millions lost their jobs, banks collapsed, homelessness exploded, food grew scarce and more—fear swept through [...]

Q&A with viral sensation and star of "The Office! A Musical Parody" Maeve McQueeny-Lynch 4-20-2025 This story originally appeared at University of Miami Alumni & Friends. Kayla Moore has been busy since graduating from the School of Communication with a B.S.C in motion pictures in 2019. Currently, Moore stars in “The Office! A Musical Parody” as the cat-loving accountant Angela. When she’s not performing in New York City’s Off-Broadway Theater District, she’s performing for her 138,000-plus followers worldwide on social media. Here, she discusses going viral, getting recognized, [...]