Congrats to IMA alum Sasha Wortzel! Her film River of Grass won the Pare Lorentz Award at the 2025 International Documentary Association Awards!
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IMA alum Betty Yu’s book talk
IMA alum Betty Yu gave a book talk at AAARI on Dec. 11. Her book Family Amnesia: Chinese American Resilience is a visual tribute and love letter honoring her Chinese American family roots in the U.S.
IMA Fall 2025 Thesis Show: Dec 19th
The IMA MFA Thesis Show is happening Friday, December 19th, in the Lang Auditorium, and we’d love for you to join us! When: Friday, December 19, 6:30–9:30 PMWhere: Lang Recital Hall, 424 Hunter North, 695 Park Ave, New York(Enter at 69th Street between Lexington & Park) We’ll be screening three beautiful thesis films: The evening includes snacks […]
iArt Show 2025
Join us for iArt, an evening of installations that respond, react, and invite you to take part in the creative process. RSVP for Public: https://iart-fa25.eventbrite.com(No need to RSVP for Hunter Community)Location: Black Box, Hunter North 543Directions: Entrance at 69th St. between Lexington & Park AvenueMUST bring photo ID with home address […]
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 […]
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, […]
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’ […]
IMA alum Haisi Hu receives award
IMA alum Haisi Hu receives the 2025 Princess Grace Award for her thesis project, Unplug. read more…
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.