Sundance and Star Wars: Universes Where F&DA Alumni Shine
Shaandiin Tome
Shaandiin is a filmmaker based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her breakout, award-winning short film Mud (Hashtł’ishnii) premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2018. She returned to Sundance in January 2022, co-directing and premiering Long Line of Ladies, a short documentary. The film was recognized with the ‘Documentary Shorts Jury Award’ at SXSW.
Paris Premdas
Born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Paris is a compositor at Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light and a Magic (ILM) in San Francisco. He has worked on Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, Loki, Thor: Love and Thunder, Obi-Wan, The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and many others.
Follow Shaadiin Tome on Instagram @shaandiin and Paris Premeds @parispremdas.
First Friday Craft Workshop
Join us Friday, May 1st from 12pm-2pm in CERIA 337! This time you bring your own craft to work on! Don’t have a craft? That’s okay! We have plenty of supplies for you to experiment with.
Award-winning director & producer Lindsay Blatt joins us for the Mentor Series
Award-winning director, producer, and brand storyteller Lindsay Blatt (creating pieces for Netflix, National Geographic, The NY Times, Apple, Google, PBS, OceanX) to give virtual talk Wednesday, April 29 at 2PM as part of the Mentor Series.
What’s Next? – Career and Internship Workshop
Are you a Film & Digital Arts student about to graduate this semester? Or perhaps you’re eager to start...


