Spring 2026 End of Semester Screenings
We are excited to present this semester's student work! Free and open to the public over five days (Thursday, April 23 and Thursday, April 30–Sunday, May 3rd). Script readings and film screenings 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.
Thursday, 4/23
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm 2nd Year MFA Screenwriting Showcase
All are welcome to hear a staged reading of 10 pages from second-year MFA Screenwriting students. A reception will precede the reading.
Thursday, 4/30
4:00 pm-5:00 pm Rogue Screening • RTF Students
5:00 pm-6:30 pm RTF 340 Multi-Camera Television Directing • David Schneider
7:00 pm-9:20 pm RTF 366K Documentary Production • Em Shapiro
Friday, 5/1
3:00 pm-4:45 pm RTF 366K Narrative Production • Ya’ke Smith
5:00 pm-7:00 pm RTF 366K Narrative Production • Iliana Sosa
7:15 pm–8:30 pm RTF 366K Narrative Production • Eva Chaitman
Kenny Dorham’s Backyard (1106 E 11th St)
8:30 pm-10:00 pm RTF 366K East Austin Stories • Arturo Jiménez
Saturday, 5/2
Texas Union Theatre (UNB 2.228)
12:00 pm–1:10 pm RTF 343 Advanced Narrative Production • Berndt Mader
1:15 pm-5:15 pm RTF 343 Advanced Documentary Production • Iliana Sosa
(2 blocks with intermission)
5:30 pm-9:30 pm RTF 368 Undergraduate Production Thesis • Richard Lewis
(2 blocks with intermission) These films were produced in part thanks to the support of the Truchard Film Student Support Fund.
Hyperreal Film Club (301 Chicon St)
7:00 pm-10:00 pm RTF 366K Queer Media Production • PJ Raval
Sunday, 5/3
Texas Union Theatre (UNB 2.228)
12:30 pm–1:50 pm MFA First-Year Narrative Production • Miguel Alvarez
2:00 pm–3:00 pm Faculty Film Screening • Miguel Alvarez, Micah Barber, Ya'Ke Smith
3:15 pm-5:30 pm MFA Pre-Thesis • Anne Lewis
Texas Union Santa Rita Room (3.502)
5:45 pm- 6:45 pm MFA Thesis Reception
Texas Union Theatre (UNB 2.228)
7:00 pm-9:40 pm MFA Thesis • Miguel Alvarez
Graduate Thesis Films
Marking the culmination of their MFA program, new and recent graduates will screen their thesis films for the public on Sunday night, May 3, at 7:00 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 5:45 pm for a light reception.
The event is free and open to the community.
