Tag: filmmakers

MASON STUDENT FILMMAKER GAINS INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

Layth Alwatban and “Food for Others” BY MAGGIE ROTH CULTURE EDITOR Layth Alwatban, one of Mason’s student filmmakers, has garnered international attention while raising awareness for an essential community resource. Alwatban is a senior Communication major pursuing an accelerated master’s…

Mason Filmmakers Showcase Original Films

Best of Film event debuted a variety of impactful projects in Harris Theater BY TRAVIS MCMILLAN, STAFF WRITER  Harris Theater was filled with film majors, movie lovers and student directors on Friday, Sept. 6. Held by Film at Mason, Best…

Delta Kappa Alpha Hosts Film Artist Mixer

Mixer Helps Students Make their First Step in the Film Industry BY TRAVIS MCMILLAN, STAFF WRITER The Delta Kappa Alpha (DKA) film mixer, held in George’s in the Johnson Center on Feb. 19, proved to be a very useful introduction…

The Outsider’s Guide to the Alexandria Film Festival

The Alexandria Film Festival celebrates local, independent filmmakers BY PETER NJOROGE, STAFF WRITER In an age where film seems to be less and less popular, the Alexandria Film Festival stands as a beacon of light for both independent filmmakers and…

A Partnership Between Brothers

Award-winning alumnus Rob Clyde speaks to Fourth Estate BY HAILEY BULLIS, ASSISTANT CULTURE EDITOR If you know who the Tuition Monster is, you know the work of Mason alumnus Rob Clyde. It is a big green fluffy monster that follows…

Filmmaker series

BY CAROLA PATTY GORENA MORALES, STAFF WRITER As part of the Visiting Filmmakers Series, the Film and Media Studies program, along with other university departments at Mason, hosted a screening of “City of Trees” Nov. 9. In a Q&A with…