Documentarians from the USC School of Cinematic Arts have a long tradition of covering the most challenging subjects. The Sundance doc Sugarcane covered the discovery of mass graves in Canada and was edited by alum Nathan Punwar ’07. Congratulations, on bringing this important film to light.
The first major sale of this Sundance season had a Trojan connection!
Trojan Jennifer Westin served as an Executive Producer! Fight on, Jennifer.
Trojan alum River Gallo (fourth from right) is making a huge splash at Sundance with their film Ponyboi. Check out the Deadline coverage here: https://deadline.com/2024/01/river-gallo-ponyboi-sundance-premiere-1235799506/
Archival Preservation: The Future of Cinema
(from left) Lance Podell, Senior Vice President, Iron Mountain, Douglas Blush SCA Alum and filmmeker, Director/Producer, Ross Dinerstein the CEO of Campfire, Hillary Howell, Director, Premium Archival Services, Iron Mountain, and SCA Filmmaker , Nathan Punwar whose film Sugar Cane is at Sundance now!
Check out USC Thornoton alum’s Good Bad Things at this year’s Slamdance Film Festival!
Matthew O’Connor – Graduate of USC Thornton: Master in Music – Screen Scoring 2022
Back when I was a student at USC, I scored a short film by Shane Stanger (director/producer) that turned out to be the beginning of a fantastic project called Good Bad Things. Good Bad Things is the first feature film credit for a lot of our team members and we just sold out our Slamdance premiere! The score is heavily influenced by pop and techno music with some really beautiful intimate moments.
Link to the film’s website – https://www.goodbadthings.com/
Follow Matthew on Social Media for updates on the film- https://www.instagram.com/matto_music/
The Business of Cinematic Arts’ Sam Canter, producer of “Little Death” with Assistant Dean and BCA Chair Bonnie Chi at the packed screening at Sundance 2024
Welcome to the 2024 Sundance Blog for the USC School of Cinematic Arts! Stay tuned for updates from our faculty, staff, alumni, and friends in Park City.
Everyone stay warm and Fight On!