Explore the world through nonfiction filmmaking.
MFA Social Documentary Film at SVA gives you the skills you need
to tell compelling stories and build a career in a thriving industry.
MFA Social Documentary Film at SVA gives you the skills you need
to tell compelling stories and build a career in a thriving industry.
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September 28, 2017
Prospective Students: Attend Fall Process & Style Screenings
If you're interested in joining SVA's MFA Social Documentary Film program, we encourage you to come by for a tour of the department, and to sit in on our weekly screening series that comprise our Process & Style class on Thursday evenings.
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August 31, 2017
7th Annual Thesis Showcase Lineup Announced
Join us to celebrate GROUP 7, the class of 2017 with our annual Thesis Showcase. Here we screen each graduate’s work-in-progress thesis films. They inspire and amaze us. We hope you feel the same!
Screenings are Sept. 22-23 at the SVA Theatre, and are free & open to the public. Read More
Screenings are Sept. 22-23 at the SVA Theatre, and are free & open to the public. Read More
August 08, 2017
SocDoc Alum David Osit Earns Three Emmy Noms!
A big shout-out to our own David Osit (class of 2011) for his News and Documentary Emmy Awards nominations for his film Thank You For Playing: Best Documentary, Outstanding Editing: Documentary, and Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary. The film is directed and produced by David Osit and Malika Zouhali-Worrall, and David also served as the film's editor, cinematographer, and composer.
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August 02, 2017
Toronto Film Festival, IFP Week & PBS "POV" Include SocDoc Titles
It is just the middle of summer and our steadfast SocDoc alumni and faculty are covering themselves in glory! Like iridescent pearls, they are picking up the light from industry, networks and festivals alike and sending it back out into the world.&nb
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