Category Archives: Screenings

Descent follows the story of Jasmine Robinson, a young college student in the midst of finals. The film explores how the stress of finals along with pressure from her family and other problems in her personal life leads her on a descent towards self-destruction. The ending is purposefully left ambiguous as this is not supposed to be a strictly narrative piece, it is intended to open dialogue and inspire self reflection.

 

The filmmaker, N’ya Clarke, is currently at student at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. She enjoys creating content that spans multiple mediums and plans to pursue a career in screenwriting.

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This film was shot on an iPhone 6s with no additional hardware or software. It was edited in Adobe Premiere Pro and the music comes from rapper XXXTENTACION.

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The Film is a silent film paired with original music to give it a calming vibe. There is no deeper meaning behind this story, what’s on screen is on screen.

The Adventure is a film that follows a duck on its own adventure. There is no true story behind the adventure of this duck as it tries to find its way around the vast scary world. However, people can decide their own stories as they follow it around. A sense of homecoming and closure should be felt when watching this film. With all the chaos and terrible events happening now, people can really relax and understand while watching this film. There is no action or adventure that pairs with romance. Its only a duck who finds his way back to his owner. A simple and delightful “tail.”

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This film was shot on an iPhone 7s plus with no additional hardware or software. It was edited in Adobe Premiere Pro, and the Music was done originally by, Grant Alexander. His Soundcloud is: https://soundcloud.com/ivedition

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Soft Ghetto is a 5-part mini-series focusing on the toxicity of hyper-masculinity, particularly in ‘hood culture.

19-year-old Ashley’s problem begins when, instead of leggings and a water bottle, he opens his bag and finds about $10,000 worth of cocaine. He secretly decides to sell it in order to provide for his infant daughter, but gets caught almost immediately. Luckily, Ashley is able to get himself off the hook by writing up a business model for the dealer he stole from. The situation is diffused and everyone is happy until dealer Big Mike makes Ashley an offer he literally can’t refuse.

Willie Williamson is a senior in Tisch Film and Television who loves editing and animals.

Shot on: ZTE Axon 7

Editing: Adobe Premiere Pro

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The Film: 

After an unforeseen death, 23 year old trust-fund-baby Matthew Lanewate is sent to a transitional period where he can relive one memory of his life before completing his death process. Unfortunately, Matthew is in denial about his dire situation and mistakenly selects the wrong memory. While this time is meant for healing and closure, Matthew cluelessly wanders through his memory trying to fight his anger and confusion.

Filmed on an iPhone 7+. Edited using Adobe Premiere Pro.

 

The Director: 

Ellie Mercer is a nineteen year old native New Yorker studying architecture and film in the Gallatin School of Individualized Study. She is also working on a minor in computer science. As an thriving photographer, she has always had a passion for digital and film photography and is now starting to explore the domain of filmmaking. She is a car enthusiast, a self-proclaimed dog expert, an avid Bumble user, a passionate outdoorsman and travel bum. She occupies her free time fanatically watching rerun after rerun of The Office and Parks and Recreation.

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He has to clean his apartment before his date arrives. But is there something wrong with our host?

*Filmed with an Iphone 8plus and Moment Wide Angle Lens on Filmic Pro

Edited with Adobe Premiere Pro

Music by Shane Droogan, Royalty free Crowd sound effects from n Beats and phone sound effects from SoundEffectsFactory.

 

Shane Droogan is a sophomore at NYU Stern. He’s currently studying finance. He drinks a lot of coffee while studying finance at Stern.  He doesn’t like finance very much. He doesn’t particularly like coffee either. He does like movies. He likes movies a lot. He likes movies so much, in fact, he decided to take an elective called Cell Phone Cinema, where he wouldn’t have to go out and buy an expensive camera. He doesn’t like spending money. It’s a wonder why he came to New York City in the first place. It wasn’t for the rent. It certainly wasn’t for the weather.

Probably for the pizza.

Shane hopes his films can effect his viewer in some way. They may not enjoy them, or laugh at the jokes, or cry at the tragedies, but perhaps, when the credits roll, and the lights turn on, and they toss the leftover kernels of their popcorn in the trash, maybe, just maybe, they’ll walk away and think, “Well that was something”.

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This film is the brainchild of both the artist IDKHIM and myself. It tells the story of a man who has became emotionally distraught over time as life and its many stressors have tried to weigh him down. He has grown detached from his lover and begins to feel as though all hope is lost. Although dark at times, the film hopes to show there is beauty in even the strangest of environments.

Little is known about Daniel Harris, the director, cinematographer, and editor of this project. Some say he’s an alien. Others say he’s just a short and odd introvert. Whatever you choose to believe, Daniel’s hobbies include skating, recording/performing music, filmmaking and design. Find him talking about himself in the third person somewhere around Manhattan.

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Camera used: Iphone 7Plus
Gear used: Tripod, Hand Stabilizer, Glass Prism, Skateboard
Editing Software: Premiere Pro

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Sometimes the most important things to say in a relationship are never said. Unspoken is a look into the story of a relationship from its budding roots to the point where they hit a pivotal crossroads.

Tom Price is a student in Cell Phone Cinema. He loves good tacos and falling asleep in inconvenient places. He enjoys writing and hopes to pursue that as far as it takes him until he inevitably ends up serving coffee with his framed degree behind him. So, look for him creating the best latte in the city in the near future.

This was shot on an iPhone 6s using iMovie at its editing software
“You Really Got a Hold on Me”
Written by Smokey Robinson
Performed by She and Him
Courtesy of Merge Records

Triggers is an exploration into the psychology behind negative and positive experiences in life. Joshua has an unsettling experience with his professor which his memory refuses to forget. Throughout the day, the memory is triggered by seemingly innocent encounters with his friends and contract agent. Finally, when he sees the pure innocence and love of a friend’s cousin, this heartfelt experience becomes his new association throughout the day.

Aditi Luthra studies finance and management at NYU Stern and is minoring in dance. While she expresses her intellectual capacities with her major, creativity is her heart. It is Aditi’s belief that all hearts can be healed and this is the simple moral of Triggers.

Camera used: Iphone 6S+
Editing Software: iMovie
Music: bensounds.com

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