Motion Pictures

April Dobbins was given the chance of a lifetime when she was selected as one of four 2017 Sundance Knight Fellows. Recognized for her esteemed work and her upcoming documentary feature, Alabamaland, Dobbins was able to attend the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, mingle with industry leaders, and pitch her ideas to award-winning producers and directors from all over the world. She is earning her M.F.A. in motion pictures at University of Miami School of Communication and is also director of prestigious awards and fellowships in the Office of Academic Enhancement at [...]

University of Miami School of Communication alumnus Noah DeBonis, B.A. ’10, M.F.A. ’13, has embarked on a journey to film the reintegration process of former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas into Colombian society. The country had the opportunity to end its civil war, which has lasted more than five decades, by signing a peace treaty with the FARC guerrillas. DeBonis traveled to the country about three months ago and heard about the Colombian peace process. Although he did not visit Colombia with the intention of making a documentary, [...]

Cinephiles, film scholars, and filmmakers are coming together at University of Miami School of Communication for the Bogart Film Noir Competition & Student Showcase on Friday, November 11, and Tuesday, November 15. The event brings together an eclectic mix of South Florida filmmakers for workshops, screenings, and a student short film competition. All events are free and open to the public. Friday, November 11 Workshop with Julian Yuri Rodriguez10 a.m. – 12 p.m., University of Miami School of Communication, CIB 3055Be inspired to write, produce, and sell a successful mini-web series in this [...]

An advance screening of Before the Flood, a documentary on climate change, is coming to the Bill Cosford Cinema. From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Fisher Stevens and Academy Award-winning actor, environmental activist, and U.N. Messenger of Peace, Leonardo DiCaprio, Before the Flood presents a riveting account of the dramatic changes now occurring around the world due to climate change, as well as the actions we as individuals and as a society can take to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on our planet. The film follows DiCaprio as he travels to five [...]

All eyes were on Christine DiMattei from WLRN Wednesday, Sept. 7, in Jim Virga’s and Julia Dallman’s Community Science class. DiMattei is the afternoon anchor for 91.3 WLRN, South Florida’s predominant public radio station. This is the second semester Community Science is offered, the first was during the fall 2015 semester. The topic of the course changes each year and this year it is music and the brain. Co-professors Virga and Dallman asked DiMattei to speak to the class and offer advice to students on their first project, an audio [...]