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All are invited to the 2025 Fellowship Forum - a showcase of cinematic creativity produced by Fellows of the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts at UC San Diego. Fellowships are a cornerstone of The Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts, fostering engagement, exploration, and innovation in film. They support students, faculty, and staff from across the UC San Diego academic community, providing funding or access to professional production equipment, helping bring bold cinematic ideas to life. The Fellowship Forum shines a spotlight on the diverse artistic visions and contemplative research produced by the fellows, offering audiences an inspiring look into the creative work shaping the future of cinematic arts. The event will feature a dynamic three-part program, blending film clips with lively panel discussions in 40-minute sessions, concluding with a reception of light refreshments. This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP! 2025 Featured Fellows: - Jamil Baldwin – Faculty: Visual Arts / FILM: "OWED" - Sophia Cleary – Graduate Student: Visual Arts / FILM: "A Doll's House" - James DeLisio '25 – Alumni: Cognitive Science, Film Studies / FILM: "Lobsteropolis" - Lennon Lilienthal- Wynn '25 – Alumni: Visual Arts – Media / FILM: "Killjoy" - Alexander Lowe '25 – Alumni: Visual Arts – Media / FILM: "If It's Not Love" - Wentao Ma – Graduate Student: Literature / RESEARCH: "Towards A Theory of Media Care in East Asia" - Myles Ortiz-Green – Graduate Student: Music / FILM: "The Month Between April and May" - Blake Riesenfeld – Undergraduate Student: Visual Arts – Media / FILM: "Closure" - Joe Riley – Graduate Student: Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary Environmental Research / FILM: "R/V: Research Vessel" - Jorge Sánchez Cruz – Faculty: Literature / RESEARCH: "The Queer Sonic in Teo Hernández" - Hande Sever – Graduate Student: Visual Arts / FILM: "In Search of 'My Beloved Pauline'" - Robert Twomey – Faculty: Visual Arts, Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination / FILM: "Becoming BFFs: Developing Cinematic Autoethnography with a Robot Dog" >> Preview Projects Online: https://surajisranicenter.ucsd.edu/events/fellowship-forum/2025/index.html Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts on Instagram

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