Four UNM alumni earn prestigious NMDIG grants for film projects
Four alumni from the University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts have been named recipients of the highly competitive 2026 New Mexico Documentary Incubator Grant.
Jul 13, 2026
Alumni Alonso Rappa added to cast for Prime Video Biblical Drama ‘Joseph of Egypt’
After graduating, Film & Digital Arts alumni Alonso Rappa landed a role on the AMC thriller Dark Winds, filmed in New Mexico. Alonso portrayed a boy gone missing in the critically acclaimed TV show alongside a star-studded cast that includes Zahn McClaron and Kiowa Gordon. Rappa was then cast alongside actors like Dennis Quaid in Sovereign this summer. It has since been announced that he has been added to the cast for ‘Joseph of Egypt.’ Read more about this film here: https://deadline.com/2025/10/joseph-of-egypt-prime-video-biblical-drama-cast-1236568966/.
Film & Digital Arts Capstone Premiere 2026
Join us for the UNM Film & Digital Arts Senior Capstone Premiere! Every year our senior students work in collaborative teams to execute film, animation, or gaming projects and give open demonstrations of the results.
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.