Production Events

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: 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 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: 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