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In this special episode of CUNY TV Presents: City College MFA Films, hosts Antonio Tibaldi and Andrea Weiss—co-directors of the MFA Film Program at CCNY—introduce a group of accomplished alumni whose work reflects the depth and diversity of independent cinema.

Featuring filmmakers Melisande Bliss, Nyeem Greenwood, Susan Mei and Vivian Rivas, the episode highlights a range of films that take creative risks and tell deeply personal stories. These graduates are putting the skills they developed in the MFA program into practice as they continue to grow as filmmakers.

This conversation is followed by a curated selection of films airing on CUNY TV and streaming on YouTube.

Featured films include: Eight of Spades, Singing Was the Only Way Through, Find Me At the Dinner Table, The Monk and the Rebel, The Saltiest Chips, Off Book, A Way Back Home, El Bastón, It Happened in August, Listen, Ni Aquí/Ni Allá, and Ebb Tide.

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