Mesa Del Sol

Mesa Del Sol Aperture Centure

The Mesa del Sol Aperture Center is south of UNM’s main campus, about a fifteen minute drive from UNM’s central campus. It was built in proximity to Albuquerque Studios, now Netflix, to facilitate collaborations with the film industry and other high-tech industries operating at Mesa del Sol.

Film & Digital Arts operates over three floors in this facility. The first floor houses a 100-seat theatre for film screenings and instruction, as well as a large Flex space with a black box for productions, including a lighting grid and green screen. The second floor has two computer labs (mac and PC), a server room/render farm, and equipment checkout room.

The third floor contains various project rooms designed for faculty and students to produce creative work for class and research, a sound recording lab and mixing booth, and staff and faculty offices and meeting spaces. The Film & Digital Arts building is located in the east wing of the Aperture Center. Parking is located behind the building and is free of charge.

The virtual 360 tour of Mesa del Sol was created in 2021, and therefore not necessarily representative of Mesa del Sol today. Due to our recent renovation, the building will look considerably different and updated in Spring 2025.

Film & Digital Arts Facilities

The Film & Digital Arts program features state of the art facilities tailored to high end learning and modern film production techniques