SMC Film Program

LAS 3 CHICAS (SMC short film #21)

LAS 3 CHICAS (SMC short film #21; Dir. Camila Conte; Prod. Justin Winick) has officially started pre-production and will soon launch its Indiegogo campaign! From left to right: Camila Conte, performer Daniella Gaitan (interviewee), Seth Duskin, and Justin Winick.

We are proud to announce the completion of WITH A SINGLE LEG (SMC short film #13; Dir. Gabriel Santos; Prod. Dennis Sandoval; Starring Charles Rojas), currently being submitted to film festivals domestically and abroad...

We are proud to announce the completion of OLD CLIFF RISING (SMC short film #17; Dir. Curtis Roland; Prod. Joelle Brianne Graham; Starring Robert Paden), currently being submitted to film festivals domestically and abroad...

Poignant article about Iranian filmmaker Samira Makhmalbaf https://www.newyorker.com//the-wunderkind-iranian-director

Prof. Carrasco's new article in SENSES OF CINEMA. It's a great read! Be sure to LIKE it by scrolling to the end of the article itself. Proud to be SMC, Simone Bartesaghi... https://www.sensesofcinema.com//come-and-see-the-painted/

At long last, SMC Film Program has activated a Twitter account... PLEASE FOLLOW US! https://twitter.com/SMCFilmProgram

Here's the new trailer for ONE OF THESE DAYS (SMC short film #11; Dir. Aaron Wilson; Prods. Carrie Finklea, Michael Osborne, Bryan Rogers, Jeremy Sinclair; Starring Jesús Nebot). Trailer edited by Michael Stella. Set in contemporary Los Angeles, "One of these Days" focuses on Tony (Jesús Nebot), a Latino police officer who clings to the belief that the institution is there to serve all citizens. When he is offered a promotion partly because the department could really use a ...Latino officer and his best friend and partner turns out to be a virulent racist, Tony wakes up to a harsh reality where violent corruption is always present, and trying to do the right thing can be an uncertain proposition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrUC8SMOPJo See more

"OUT OF TOUCH" WINS BEST STUDENT FILM AT Prague Independent Film Festival! OUT OF TOUCH (SMC short film #15; written & directed by Bobby Murphy; produced by Brittany Conyers; starring Barbara Williams, co-starring Joelle Brianne Graham & Maroua Baaboura) Congratulations to all the cast and crew of this visionary short film that hopefully will NOT become a further reality on Election Day...

https://www.newyorker.com//sixty-two-films-that-shaped-the

This remarkable National Geographic article about DACA students who served as essential workers features SMC Film Production student Ozzy Ozuna, writer-director of the award-winning MUÑECAS and INK (pictured below, on the far left). https://www.nationalgeographic.com//we-depend-essential-w/

Santa Monica College News - The Attempt Wins at 2020 Vienna Independent Film Festival PLEASE CLICK BELOW TO READ THE ARTICLE. https://www.smc.edu//2020-10-06-the-attempt-wins-at-vienna

We are thrilled to announce the official beginning of pre-production of LAS 3 CHICAS (SMC short film #21; written & directed by Camila Conte). This project will be prepped this semester and it will eventually be filmed when the LA Film Commission and the SMC Administration give us the green light to do so, prioritizing as always the safety of our SMC filmmaking students. N.B. We are particularly proud that LAS 3 CHICAS focuses on transgender people. Pictured below: film frame from José Rojas's SMC Film 32 project "La mala educación."