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The Mentor Series hosts Cynthia Wade

Oscar and Emmy award winning Director Cynthia Wade (MerPeople, The Flagmakers, Freeheld) joins us for an in-person talk today Monday April 21, 9AM-11AM, in the Mesa del Sol Theatre (room 100) as part of our Mentor Series. Cynthia Wade is an Oscar®-winning,...

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XR Performance Hack-a-thon

XR Performance Hack-a-thon - April 19. Join us for an immersive and experimental evening of XR (eXtended Reality) performance at the UNM Art Museum. This showcase is the result of an exciting collaboration between the Departments of Art and Film & Digital Arts, with support from the XR Lab in Film & Digital Arts. The event features student-led projects that blend movement, digital environments, and virtual reality.

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Student Animation & Game Research at UROC 2025

Our Film & Digital Arts department was honored to present student animation and video game projects at UNM’s Undergraduate Research Opportunity Conference (UROC) on Friday, April 11. This was a meaningful and exciting opportunity to highlight undergraduate...

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The Mentor Series: Meghan McCarthy

Professional screenwriter, producer, and Emmy-nominated lyricist Meghan McCarthy (Hasbro's My Little Pony, Netflix's Centaurworld, Disney's Fish Hooks) joins us for a virtual talk on Thursday April 17 at 5:30pm via Zoom as part of our Mentor Series.

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First Friday Crafts: Collage Your Heart Out

Join us on Friday April 4th from 12:30pm-3pm for the Film & Digital Arts Department’s next craft workshop! These workshops are held on the first Friday of every month in CERIA room 337. This month we will be collaging our troubles away!

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Hank Rogerson Guest Stars in new Netflix show “Pulse”

“Pulse,” Netflix’s first English-language medical procedural, will be released on April 3, 2025. UNM Film & Digital Arts Adjunct Faculty Member, Hank Rogerson, will guest star in Episode 4 as a volunteer firefighter who is injured in a gas explosion and is medevacked to the hospital for care.

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