Film

Writer's Block

Written and directed by Digital Media Production student Benjamin Cookson, "Writer's Block" tells the story of a writer struggling with the work, a walk taken and the things that go on in your mind when you're struggling to get a story going.

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College of Communication & Information

Rinse and Repeat

Directed by Matthew Auman and Logan Myerholtz, "Rinse and Repeat" is a tense psychological thriller made by Digital Media Production students in the Production I class, taught by Assistant Professor Becky Rolnick.

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Film reel showing several Women Airforce Service Pilots

From Page to Screen: Professor Joins Documentary Team Honoring Unsung Women Pilots of World War II

Molly Merryman, Ph.D., an associate professor in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies at Kent State University, is working in conjunction with The Red Door Films and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Matia Karrell, as well as producer Hilary Prentice to create a documentary about the Women Airforce Serv…

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College of Arts & Sciences

Ailene Joven with Media and Journalism faculty Dana White and Chris Knoblock

Out of Pandemic Isolation, Alumna Creates Short Film Accepted into Cleveland International Film Festival

As a digital media production student, Ailene Joven, '21, began creating the short film “Define” during the early days of COVID-19. Several years later, that film is set to be screened at the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) on March 28, 2023.

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School of Media and Journalism

Student films violinist

New Student Group Gives Young Female Filmmakers a Platform, Voice

Award-winning independent filmmaker and assistant professor, Dana White created the student group the Female Filmmaker's Initiative (FFI) to prepare female filmmakers for careers as directors, writers and cinematographers in an industry that’s dominated by men.

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College of Communication & Information

Vietnam War Culture Course Offered During Spring 2018 Semester

The School of Communication Studies (COMM) will offer a course called “Seminar: Vietnam: Messages from the Cultural Divide” during the Spring 2018 semester. COMM Associate Professor David Trebing, Ph.D., will teach the course for the third time, which will count as an upper division elective for co…

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School of Communication Studies

Kent State Day

April 6 is Kent State Day at the Cleveland International Film Festival

Kent State University Day at the Cleveland Film Festival (CIFF) is slated for April 6 at Tower City Cinemas in downtown Cleveland. Kent State is a sponsor of the festival and members of the Kent State community will receive $2 off any ticket to a film showing on that day. Kent State alumni, students…

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