All SCA Events

SCA Tours
Guests who would like to join us for a tour of the School of Cinematic Arts are welcome to contact admissions at 213.740.8358 to make a reservation and to get details. Tours typically run on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
May 21, 2008 - January 09, 2009

The Mini-Series of David L. Wolper
The University of Southern California offers a behind-the-scenes look at the production of the master of the mini-series, David L. Wolper. Among the featured titles are: Roots, Roots: The Next Generations, Queen, The Thorn Birds, Napoleon and Josephine, and North and South and a section on Roots' creator Alex Haley. The exhibit will consist of never-before-seen photos, production materials, memorabilia, correspondance, original documents penned by Haley, Wolper and others, and letters to the network from both pleased and angry viewers.
May 25, 2008 - July 30, 2008

SCA Alumni Screening Series
A summer lineup of blockbuster and art-house movies and documentaries, open to all USC alumni, students, faculty and staff.
July 01, 2008 - August 08, 2008

SCA Alumni Screening Series Presents: TROUBLE THE WATER
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, this astonishingly powerful documentary tells the story of an aspiring rap artist and her streetwise husband, trapped in New Orleans by deadly floodwaters, who survive the storm and then seize a chance for a new beginning. It’s a redemptive tale of self-described street hustlers who become heroes that takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen.
July 20, 2008

SCA Alumni Screening Series Presents: FROZEN RIVER
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic) at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Filmmaker Courtney Hunt and leading actresses Melissa Leo and Misty Upham will participate in a post-screening Q&A.
July 20, 2008

Summer Program Seminar: The Movie Business Behind The Scenes
This seminar gives an overview of how the movie business functions, including the life cycle of a motion picture, how revenue flows from the box office back to the studio, and everything else you ever want to know about the movie business.
July 22, 2008

SCA Alumni Screening Series Presents: DARFUR NOW
Written and directed by Writing Division Assistant Professor Ted Braun and produced by Distinguished Professor Mark Jonathan Harris, this critically acclaimed documentary explores the ongoing Sudanese conflict through the experiences of six individuals trying to stop the atrocities.
July 22, 2008

Summer Program Screening: Two Million Stupid Women
A special work-in-progress screening followed by a discussion with the filmmakers.
July 23, 2008

SCA Alumni Screening Series Presents: PARAISO TRAVEL
The story of Marlon Cruz, a young Colombian man who, motivated by his girlfriend Reina, leaves his comfortable life in Medellín and flees with her through Guatemala and Mexico, across the borders, illegally into the United States.
July 24, 2008

Summer Program Screening: Everybody Wants To Be Italian
The School of Cinematic Arts Summer Program is pleased to present the romantic comedy Everybody Wants to Be Italian. Set in Boston’s North End, the film tells the tale of a lovelorn fishmonger who has spent nearly a decade trying to win back his ex-girlfriend only to get involved in a case of mistaken ethnicity. A Q&A with writer/director/producer Jason Todd Ipson will follow the screening.
July 25, 2008

Bavubuka Girls: Taking it to the Streets -- A Bavubuka Video Diary
Celebrating the launch of a new project initiative, Bavubuka Girls, this special film screening will feature "Taking it to the Streets: A Bavubuka Video Diary".
July 27, 2008

5D: The Future of Immersive Design
The University Art Museum in conjunction with the Art Directors Guild, is presenting the two-day conference, "5D: The Future of Immersive Design" on October 4-5, 2008 at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center on the California State University, Long Beach campus.
October 04, 2008 - October 05, 2008