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IMA alum Laurie Sumiye’s film premiere

IMA alum Laurie Sumiye’s (Director, Producer and Animator) film – A Paradise Lost had its world premiere at HIFF About the film: A PARADISE LOST, is an enchanting, yet harrowing tale of the yellow finch of Palila v. Hawai‘i, a landmark case where nature took humanity to court to stave […]

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IMA alumni present Virtual Aquapolis

IMA alumni Samara Smith and Laura Chipley will present their project Virtual Aquapolis and the Transformation of New York Harbor on Wednesday, November 12 at 2:30PM | Roosevelt House at Hunter College Virtual Aquapolis is an immersive VR environment that examines the transformation of New York Harbor over 500 years, […]

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Film Screening: The Encampments

Film Screening: The EncampmentsMonday, November 17, 2025 | 6:00–8:30 PMHunter North, Room 502 Part of the Palestinian Film SeriesDirected by Michael T. Workman and Kei Pritsker, from Executive Producer Macklemore, The Encampments offers an urgent, intimate portrait of America’s student movement, ignited at Columbia University as students protested their universities’ […]

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IMA alum Emily Collins wins Emmy

Congrats to IMA alum Emily Collins & Might Oak team on winning an Emmy for Outstanding Motion Design for the film Octopus!  Emily is a founding partner of Mighty Oak, a woman-and-queer-owned animation studio based in New York City. 

Radical Atmospheres Augmented Reality App Launch

Thursday, Oct. 23rd from 5 – 7PM at Silberman Campus App Launch event for the IMA co-created Augmented Reality walking tour app Radical Atmospheres Be among the first to explore Radical Atmospheres, a free iPhone/Android audio walking-tour app that brings the stories of Puerto Rican activism to life on the very El […]

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Film Screening: Oct 10

Film screening of short narrative film, Where Do Black Men Live? (40min) and discussion with the writers and director. Fri., Oct. 10 | 6-8:30PM | Lang Auditorium (HN 4th floor)Free and open to the publicRSVP required:  https://bit.ly/WDBML_filmEntrance at 69th Street between Lexington and Park Aves. About the film:Where Do Black Men Live? is a narrative short film that uses a verbatim theatre […]