It’s the kind of story that usually only happens in the movies. Adam Imada ’06, who earned his film studies degree at Chapman University, started his career 15 years ago in the mail room at Sony Pictures Entertainment...
Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts is strengthening its grip on an influential position among the best film schools in the country, the latest national rankings show. Dodge College has earned the...
Documentarian Sally Rubin admits that she’s never been good at picking titles for her films. But this time, a great idea came straight from the hip, which is where she was carrying her then-2-year-old daughter, Millie...
“You’re too different,” Venk Potula has been told by more than one casting director. “You won’t have a career because there’s not enough work for you,” a Hollywood agent once counseled. “As a dark-skinned South Asian...
Chapman University senior Danielle Liu ’22 was awarded the prestigious Temianka Violin Scholarship this past fall. Along with financial support, this honor has allowed Liu the opportunity to perform with the Temianka...
When Hwang Dong-hyuk wrote the screenplay that would become the runaway hit Netflix series “Squid Game,” he had $5 in his bank account. “I went to withdraw 10 bucks from the ATM machine and was rejected,” the South...
Who knew that during the early years of the Great Depression, culinary schools for Black women sprang up in numerous U.S. cities? For anthropology student and enthusiastic foodie Madisyn Montgomery ’22, the research...
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