The Last Black Man in San Francisco as Antiracist Film
A critical race theory analysis of Joe Talbot’s debut 2019 feature film. Continue Reading
Karim Iliya Shoots for the Moon
Media Studies alum, nature photographer, and world traveler Karim Iliya ’12 is about to go where only a handful of other humans have gone — to the moon. Continue Reading
Bold, Kinky, and Unique: Embracing Black Hair
In this photo essay, four college students express their views on their process of accepting and expressing their culture through hair. Continue Reading
Meagan Cuthill Is Always Learning
Media Studies alum Meagan Cuthill ’14 describes how she went from college graduate to deputy digital director at Oregon Public Broadcasting. Continue Reading
Goodwin Award Recipient Megan Robertson Performs a Marxist Political Economic Analysis of TikTok
Read 2023 USF Goodwin Award winner Megan Robertson’s essay analyzing how TikTok is changing culture. Continue Reading
Staying Connected with Brogan Bentley
Media Studies alum Brogan Bentley ’12 on the importance of staying connected in the Bay Area music and audio community. Continue Reading
Growing Pains: A Short Film by Justin George & Mila Danilov
Two best friends navigate the good, the bad, and the ugly of living together. Continue Reading
Attention Versus Authenticity: Musical Madness in the Age of TikTok
A deep dive into TikTok, music discovery, and the rapidly-changing music industry, from the perspectives of both artists and fans. Continue Reading
The Force Is With Johan Samuelsson
Media Studies alum Johan Samuelsson ’16 on landing his dream job creating graphics for Disney in Sweden. Continue Reading
Leo y Fernando: a Short Film by Jeremy Ivan Goei Videla
Two men try to save their friendship amid the political turmoil caused by Donald Trump. Continue Reading
Studio 374: a Short Film by Khari Dawson & Veronica Palmer
An intimate look at two college roommates who have turned their dorm room into a recording studio. Continue Reading
Queering Taylor Swift
How do queer fans find themselves reflected in Taylor Swift’s music? This project views the massively influential musician’s pair of 2020 releases, folklore and evermore, from a queer perspective. Continue Reading
Glitch: A Very Short Film by Sophie Frey
What it feels like listening to Taylor Swift in the middle of the night. Continue Reading
The Fly: a Very Short Film by Cencere Baker
“They’ll see and they’ll know, and they’ll say, ‘Why, she wouldn’t even harm a fly…'” Continue Reading
Lala: a Short Film by Justin George and Mila Danilov
This short documentary reveals how a registered nurse and aspiring musician follows her dreams. Continue Reading
A Coming of Age Film: A Short by Wyatt Fields
Charlie doesn’t want to turn out like his dad and has decided never to become an adult. Today is his 21st birthday. Continue Reading
Does Life Imitate Art, or Is Art Imitating Life?
Can this Tania Franco Klein photo be called a self-portrait? Or is the woman contained in the television too far removed from who the photographer really is? Continue Reading
Free Style: a Short Film by Syairah Sims & Jessica Crosby
See how University of San Francisco student Nolan Gonzales came to love hip-hop dance. Continue Reading
K-Pop Fans Are a Bunch of ‘Maniacs,’ but Who’s Doing it Like Us?
It’s no secret that K-pop has become a well known genre in the U.S within the last few years. The attention that K-pop has commanded in the West may be baffling for some. Get a closer look at K-pop through the eyes of a fan. Continue Reading
Fabriquer un Illusionniste: a short film by Parsa Rahimi
A man builds a Rube Goldberg machine to prove to himself that he has agency — but it has other ideas. Continue Reading
