SoMAD film alumni featured in HPR cover story

The High Plains Reader recently featured two LA-based SoMAD Film alumni, Chris Haskell ’09 and Brent Rockswold ’06 in their cover story “The Dream Factory.” Both Chris and Brent work for trailer houses in Los Angeles, designing and editing motion picture trailers that promote some of the biggest film franchises in Hollywood including, Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel Cinematic Universe […]

K-Nelson in Official Selection of England’s Sheffield Doc/Fest

The Sheffield Doc/Fest will be screening Hús (House) by Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson (School of Media Arts & Design). The Sheffield International Documentary Festival is an industry event celebrating the art and business of documentary and non-fiction storytelling. K-Nelson’s film Hús was shot in both Iceland and North Dakota. Icelandic noise artist AMFJ composed an original sound score for the film. The […]

K-Nelson screened at Altered Esthetics and the Duluth Superior Film Festival 

Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson (School of Media Arts & Design) presented her short experimental film, Hús, at the Duluth Superior Film Festival at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 2, as part of a Regional Shorts program. K-Nelson then traveled to Minneapolis to present her film at the Altered Esthetics Film Festival showcase for Creative Vision Award nominees. The Altered Esthetics curators nominated 6 […]

Film & Animation Senior Seminar Screening and Presentations

Friday, April 27 | 7-10 p.m. | Glasrud Auditorium, Weld Hall Free and open to the public, refreshments served This screening showcases the capstone projects of Film & Animation Senior Seminar students. A full academic year of inspiration and very hard work has gone into these projects, each created by a collaborative crew. Join us for the exciting premieres!

Band Showcase

Saturday, April 21 | 7-11 p.m. | CMU The Eleven is teaming up with MSUM SoEIT Productions and All in the Couch to bring you Band Showcase, a live music night in the CMU! We will showcase: Static Panic (St. Paul Pop) Trevor DeVine and the Immaculate Beings (St. Paul Alt. Folk) Love Sequence (Minneapolis Pop) This event features three […]