The Sidney Poitier New American Film School
About
The Sidney Poitier New American Film School in ASU's Herberger Institute for Design and the Art aspires to be the most inclusive, most affordable and most impactful film program for the next generation of cinematic storytellers. The international faculty brings decades of professional experience in film, television, new media and documentary filmmaking to a rigorous and focused curriculum based in ethical and collaborative filmmaking practices, professional development and hands-on instruction. Our faculty includes feature film screenwriters, studio executives, Emmy-winning television veterans, acclaimed documentarians and highly respected craftspeople. We recognize and value the creativity and meaning that each student brings to the program. Our students are welcomed as young professionals ready to learn their craft at the highest level; develop and project their unique creative voice; establish collaborative, organizational and leadership skills that will last a lifetime; and make media that is personal, unique and powerful. With dozens of major student projects created every year, plus hundreds of short films, screenplays and digital stories generated in and out of our studio classrooms, our students find opportunities to develop a wide array of production experiences while specializing in producing, screenwriting, director or production technology.