Spring 2025 End of Semester Screenings
We are excited to present this semester's student work! Free and open to the public over five days (Tuesday, April 29, & Thursday, May 1st–Sunday, May 4th), script readings, film screenings, and demonstrations will take place at various venues, as noted below, wrapping up on Sunday with graduate films, including MFA thesis films.
We hope you can join us!
Schedule
Warning: Films may contain adult content and scenes that some viewers may find disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. Student films are the creation of the filmmakers and are not intended to reflect the views or values of The University of Texas at Austin.
Tuesday, 4/29
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm 2nd Year MFA Screenwriting Showcase
RSVP
All are welcome to hear a staged reading of 10 pages from second-year MFA Screenwriting students Laura Day, Amanda Dieli, Alexandra Hogston, Aimee Hyndman, Cody Rea, Deborah Valcin. A reception will follow the reading.
Thursday, 5/1
11:00 am – 1:00 pm Popcorn in the Plaza!
What better way to celebrate movies than with popcorn?
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm RTF 366K Narrative Production • Miguel Alvarez
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm RTF 340 Multi-cam Directing • David Schneider
4:45 pm – 6:45 pm RTF 343D Cinematography • Deborah Eve Lewis
Gates-Dell Complex (GDC) Room 3.120
Digital Demo Day activities
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Digital Demo Day: Digital Lounge & Exhibition of Student Work
There will be snacks!
- RTF 329C Digital Media Production • Ben Bays
- RTF 344M Video Game Production • Ben Bays
- RTF 344M CGI for Film and Games • Ben Bays
- RTF 344C 2D Animation • Lance Myers
Kenny Dorham's Backyard (1106 E 11th St, Austin, TX 78702)
8:30 pm–10:30 pm RTF 366K East Austin Stories • Arturo R. Jiménez
Friday, 5/2
11:00 am – 1:00 pm Popcorn in the Plaza!
12:00 pm – 3:47 pm RTF 366K Documentary Production • Nancy Schiesari
4:00 pm – 5:20 pm RTF 366K Narrative Production • Micah Barber
5:30 pm – 6:19 pm RTF 366K Narrative Production • Sebastián Valdivieso
6:30 pm – 7:35 pm RTF 366K Narrative Production • Berndt Mader
7:45 pm – 9:15 pm RTF Rogue Screening
These films were made by students outside of RTF production classes
Hyperreal Film Club (301 Chicon St, Austin, TX 78702)
FREE and open to the public
6:00 pm –10:00 pm RTF 366K Queer Media Production • PJ Raval
Saturday, 5/3
Texas Union Theatre (UNB 2.228)
12:30 pm–2:00 pm RTF 343 Advanced Narrative Production • Miguel Alvarez
2:10 pm–5:20 pm RTF 343 Advanced Documentary Production (includes intermission) • Iliana Sosa
5:30 pm–9:20 pm RTF 368S Undergraduate Production Thesis (includes intermission) • Richard Lewis
These films were produced in part thanks to the support of the Truchard Film Student Support Fund.
Sunday, 5/4
Texas Union Theatre (UNB 2.228)
12:15 pm–2:35 pm MFA First-Year Nonfiction Production (includes intermission) • Nancy Schiesari
2:45 pm–5:25 pm MFA Pre-Thesis (includes intermission) • Iliana Sosa
Texas Union Santa Rita Room (3.502)
5:30 pm–6:30 pm MFA Thesis Reception
Texas Union Theatre (UNB 2.228)
6:45 pm–9:00 pm MFA Thesis (includes intermission). Films by India Opzoomer, Sergio Munoz Esquer, Eva Chaitman, Yuqi Sun, Kumar Mayank, and Fatima Wardy.
Graduate Thesis Films
Marking the culmination of their MFA program, India Opzoomer, Sergio Munoz Esquer, Eva Chaitman, Yuqi Sun, Kumar Mayank, and Fatima Wardy will screen their thesis films for the public on Sunday night, May 4, at 6:45 pm at the Texas Union Theater (UNB 2.228).
Join us upstairs in the Santa Rita Room (UNB 3.502) immediately before the screenings at 5:30 pm for a light reception.
The event is free and open to the community.
POSTER BOY
Directed by India Opzoomer
In the cutthroat world of 1990s boy bands, a desperate 16-year-old dancer betrays his best friend and bandmates in a misguided attempt to secure his spot in the limelight, only to discover the true cost of fame.
16:45 min | Drama
Contains Mature Themes
BALLAD OF AN IMMIGRANT WITH MEMORY
Directed by Sergio Muñoz Esquer
An undocumented Mexican immigrant in the U.S. embarks on a surreal journey through his memories in Mexico to recover the rosary his mother gave him when he left 30 years ago.
12 min | Fantasy
SQUALL MOUTH
Directed by Eva Chaitman
A teenaged girl seeks out to prove herself within the world of Southern hunting dog breeders while navigating the boundary between adolescence and adulthood.
14 min | Drama
Contains References to Sexual Violence, Mature Themes
SHOULD WE DO IT?
Directed by Yuqi Sun
Lily, a college student still figuring herself out, stumbles home after a party with Andy, the effortlessly cool guy she just met. As the night unfolds, her attempts at being the perfect "cool girl" unravel.
11 min | Romantic Comedy
Contains Mature Themes
COLORS WITHIN LIGHT
Directed by Kumar Mayank
A young love blossoms to its first kiss at a place defiled by the violence of men.
19:16 min | Experimental Narrative
Contains Mature Themes
WHITE MUSK
Directed by Fatima Wardy
When teenage Hiba is tasked with being her mother's primary caregiver, she is forced to navigate the quiet resentments that threaten to fracture their delicate bond.
17:20 min | Drama
