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Seven people, most of them women, stand side by side with their arms around each other. Some are wearing shirts with the Fusion Film Festival logo.

NYU’s Fusion Film Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary

NYU’s Fusion Film Festival marks 20 years of featuring the artistic achievements of women and nonbinary artists working in television, film and new media industries.
Pranava Kumar, Contributing Writer April 11, 2022

Fusion Film Festival celebrated its 20th anniversary this week, and it was remarkable. The annual festival, run by Film & TV professor Susan Sandler and other Tisch students...

“Zola,” directed by NYU alumna Janicza Bravo, is a 2020 comedy-drama film based on a twitter thread. “Zola” is now in theaters and available to rent on demand. (Image courtesy of A24)

“Zola” Review: A modern Floridian fairytale

Janicza Bravo’s sophomore feature is a dazzling adaptation of a legendary Twitter thread.
JP Pak, Film & TV Editor August 25, 2021

If you were on Twitter in 2015, before it was ruled by toxic sanctimony and political scorn, you might remember it as a sort of Wild West — uncharted territory with outlaws,...

Zola is a biographical comedy-drama film directed by Janicza Bravo. Janicza Bravo, an NYU alum, gave a Q&A session for NYU students. (Staff Illustration by Manasa Gudavalli)

Janicza Bravo Q&A event: A glimpse inside the director’s mind

In anticipation of her movie "Zola," NYU alumna Janicza Bravo gave a Q&A session to students about navigating the film industry.
Sophia Carr, Staff Writer May 3, 2021

In a collaboration between A24 and the NYU Program Board, Janicza Bravo, NYU alumna and director of the upcoming movie “Zola,” gave a remote Q&A session for NYU students....

“Cezanne et Moi” is a film about the friendship between painter Paul Cezanne and author Emile Zola that arises when Cezanne challenges Zola about his recent work. The film will open on April 7 with a national rollout to follow.

‘Cezanne et Moi’ Brings to Life the Friendship of Two Great Artists

Tristen Calderon, Staff Writer April 3, 2017
A new French film follows the sometimes volatile relationship between the Impressionist painter Paul Cézanne and novelist Émile Zola.