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Comic pulls no punches to get a laugh

Comic pulls no punches to get a laugh Whether on stage as a stand-up comic or now with ‘Pollo Punch,’ a first short film in the Miami Film Festival, alumnus Mike Menendez loves to make you laugh.   Michael R. Malone 4-9-2025 This story originally appeared in News@TheU. If Mike Menendez’s first comedy open mic were a boxing match, it would have been an opening round TKO. “I bombed so hard. There was so much silence. I was on stage looking for a life raft, so I [...]

2025-04-10T15:23:48-04:00April 10, 2025|Motion Pictures, School of Communication|
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The future of the Fourth Estate

The future of the Fourth Estate Student filmmaker’s world premiere at the Miami Film Festival aspires to rehabilitate journalism as a vital institution of democracy. An newroom image from the documentary, "News Without a Newsroom." Michael R. Malone 4-8-2025 This story originally appeared in News@TheU. Though she’s a relatively young filmmaker, Oana Martisca espouses a self-described “old school” mindset about journalism, one that recognizes the difference between professionally trained and values-imbued news-making and the amateurish alternatives. That mindset is influenced to a large degree by her experience [...]

2025-04-09T09:39:44-04:00April 9, 2025|Motion Pictures, School of Communication|
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University of Miami professor wins $50,000 grant from the Miami Film Festival

University of Miami professor wins $50,000 grant from the Miami Film Festival Communications professor Margaret Cardillo answers interview questions on Thursday Jan. 16, 2025 about her upcoming documentary "Jane Chastain: The Untold Story of the Nation’s First Female Sportscaster". Photo credit: Sophia Metzner staff photographer. By Samantha Rodriguez 1-22-2025 This story originally appeared in The Miami Hurricane Margaret Cardillo, an award-winning author, filmmaker and University of Miami professor, earned the top $50,000 prize from the Miami Film Festival’s The Louies competition, to create her upcoming documentary. The [...]

2025-02-11T09:55:11-05:00January 23, 2025|Motion Pictures, School of Communication|
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UM Filmmakers Screening at Miami Film Festival

By: Jabria Roscoe and Karina Valdes A diverse mix of film industry professionals from around the world are coming to Miami for the 37th annual Miami Film Festival (MFF). Set against an eclectic backdrop of palm trees and street art, MFF is a convergence of established and new talent looking to screen and generate buzz for their work. This year, six films developed by University of Miami faculty, students, and alumni are screening at the festival on March 6-15 at Miami-Dade College. Tom Musca’s comedic film, Chateau Vato, is making [...]

2020-02-28T10:38:04-05:00February 27, 2020|Motion Pictures|
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