As part of After School Special: The 2023 School of Visual Arts Alumni Film & Animation Festival, we are pleased to present an evening of exceptional live action, documentary, and animated shorts by School of Visual Arts’ most recent graduates from ten different academic departments. Join the filmmakers as they watch their films on the big screen!

Films include:

Digital Legacy, Maria Gudjohnsen
Dulce, Lok Cheang, Kevin Class, & Aleyda Ortiz
How to Kill a Lanternfly, Stefany Yoo Park
Indecisiveness, Yuro Oh
Introvolt, Dan Lombardi
Mirage of Dreams, Pumipat
New Masculinities (excerpt), Jessy Price
No Photography, Lance Haug, Grace Redclift, Ky Tan, & Vincent Wang
Off The Box, Yunge Wen
Skunk Bite, Kelly Quinn & Joseph Rana
The Everything Is OK Show, Milo Ferguson
The Foreign Patriot, Mansour Albadran
What We Discover Along The Way (excerpt), Rose Vincelli Gustine
Where the Mustang Grapes Grow (excerpt), Tristan Anslyn

The films included in the evening are not rated by the MPAA, and some material may be inappropriate for children under the age of 17.  Children ages 10 and under will not be admitted.

Doors will open approximately 30 minutes prior to each screening, and guests can enjoy music videos by Vashtie Kola (BFA 2004 Film and Video) in the lobby while waiting to enter.

Ticket Information

All After School Special 2023 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.

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

SVA Theatre does not offer concessions, but will offer water to guests.

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