As the Friday night screening of After School Special: The 2019 School of Visual Arts Alumni Film & Animation Festival, we are pleased to present SVA Premieres: Best of 2019 — an evening of exceptional live action, documentary, and animated shorts by School of Visual Arts‘ most recent graduates from ten different academic departments, including films nominated for Student Academy Awards. Following the event, join the filmmakers and artists in the lobby for drinks and dessert.

The SVA Premieres: Best of 2019 screening includes:

Ben and Kat…., Nicholas Dimas & Elizabeth Whitfield
Beyond the Green Mountain, Meicen Meng
Black, Soo Hyun Kim
Checkmate, Jaime Pavon
Crunch, Liukaidi Lukas Peng/Group of Five
Daisy Desire, Léa Sassi
Dystopia of a Jungle City…. (excerpt), Carla Maldonado
Ecolosion, Hao Yen Chuang
Go Through the Dark (excerpt), Yunhong Pu
Herpes from the Church Wine, Brian Cosenza
Memory Box, Emmy Stork
Mt. Sundae, Katharine Kow
Murk, Xuchen (Aurora) Wang
Papito, Sarika Persaud & Kenneth Rosen
Performance Documentation 12-12-18, Grayson Gemmiti
Toy, Anthony Kim
Why Z?, Asher Horowitz
Xiangliu, Zuheng Yin

The films included in the evening are not rated by the MPAA. Parents are strongly cautioned , some material may be inappropriate for children under 13, and children under the age of 5 may not be admitted.

Ticket Information

All After School Special festival screenings are free and open to the public. General Admission RSVPs via Eventbrite are appreciated, but not necessary, and do not guarantee admittance. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors will open approximately 30 minutes prior to each screening.

If you would like to attend this event, but require assistive devices and/or accommodations, please email [email protected] or call 212-592-2980 at least one week prior.

Concessions Information

A limited amount of free popcorn, water, and snacks (sponsored by Brew Dr. Kombucha and Soylent) will be offered at select screenings. Otherwise, concessions are not available for purchase at SVA Theatre. Guests are welcome to bring food and drink. Glass bottles and alcohol are not permitted.

Please contact [email protected] with questions. Guests subject to change.