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Film Program

The Film Program at Hofstra University encompasses both the production and critical study of cinema. Hofstra’s accomplished faculty and state-of-the-art facilities support students to:

1. design, plan, shoot, and edit their own 16mm, 35mm film, or HD Digital Cinema film projects

2. consider what compels and inspires their creativity

3. articulate their artistic struggles and aspirations

4. steepen this artistic experience in the history and theory of cinema

Students acquire creative and critical training in film production alongside theoretical, analytical, historical, and aesthetic study of cinema. Hofstra’s Film Studies and Production curriculum introduces theories of how and why cinema makes its meanings, how cinema has been historically regarded across varying audiences and cultures, how specific stylistic structures carry their own history of use and meaning, and how film directors imagine and construct forms both new and familiar. By learning about canonical and contemporary films and theories, students cultivate their cinematic perceptions within the very realm of their artistry.

The 10 Reasons to Study Film at Hofstra


Award Winning Films - 2012

Hofstra School of Communication Film Festival Best in Show

Answers - Directed by Conor McManus




Hofstra School of Communication Film Festival 1st Place Film

Monsters - Directed by David Veet



Learn more about the Hofstra Film program at HofstraFilm.com and see more films at HTVinteractive.com



Learn more about the Master of Fine Arts in Documentary and Production