Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Television

New York University

Since 1965, our program has had a significant impact on the cultural and artistic landscape. Notable graduates include directors Chris Columbus (Rent, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Night at the Museum), Melina Matsoukas (Beyonce's Lemonade, Master of None), Ryan Fleck (Captain Marvel), Karyn Kusama (Girlfight, Yellowjackets), Jon Watts (Spiderman: Homecoming), Emma Seligman (Shiva Baby, Bottoms), and Nia DaCosta (The Marvels) editor Sally Menke (Pulp Fiction) independent filmmakers Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) and Joel Coen (No Country for Old Men) cinematographers Rachel Morrison (Mudbound, Black Panther), Reed Morano (Frozen River, Director: The Handmaid's Tale, Cinematographer: Beyonce's Lemonade), and Ernest Dickerson (Do the Right Thing) TV writer/producers Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad), Damon Lindelof (Lost) and Emily Whitesell (Homicide: Life on the Street), documentarians Nanette Burstein (American Teen) and Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), experimental filmmaker George Von Steiner and Pixar Studios animation artists Alex Woo and Andrew Coats.

Tisch School of the Arts