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Alda Center to Bring Science to the Stage in Unique Livestream Performance

The groundbreaking research and discoveries that happen at Stony Brook are inspiring both art and science through innovation in the performing arts.

October 19, 2020

5 min read

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Go “Beyond the Expected” with Our New Podcast Series

Stony Brook has launched its first-ever official podcast, “Beyond the Expected,” highlighting the expertise, discoveries and service of outstanding members of the Stony Brook University community. Brought to you by the...

October 7, 2020

2 min read

Nobuho Nagasawa, Transformation and Resilience (detail), 2020, 506 Broadway, NYC. Photo: Teri Henry.

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Reckoning: Faculty Exhibition 2020 Opens Online Oct. 1

Reckoning presents artwork created in 2020 that expresses a range of experiences we are living through and the underlying conditions that have brought us to this crossroads.

September 28, 2020

1 min read

Kevin Tsai ‘19 carries donations of PPE.

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Medicine Alums Present Emmy Award on National Telecast

Chosen for their involvement in the organization DonatePPE.org, siblings Karen Tsai and Kevin Tsai presented the Best Supporting Actor award at the 72nd annual Emmys on September 20.

September 21, 2020

2 min read

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Venice Film Festival Is Memorable for Christine Vachon

The artistic director of SBU's MFA in Film program shares her feelings about the festival, where her latest film "The World to Come" premiered to rave reviews.

September 8, 2020

3 min read

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James Sharpe’s Film ‘Tom of Your Life’ Is Getting Rave Reviews

You can view the comedy-drama, "Tom of Your Life," now on iTunes and then on most streaming platforms as of September 1.

September 4, 2020

2 min read

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Virtual Stony Brook Film Festival Opens September 10

Annual event will show 24 films over 12 weeks; passes available now Independent film lovers can still get their fix of top features from around the world when the now-virtual Stony Brook Film Festival opens on September...

September 4, 2020

4 min read

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Social Impact Filmmaking Program Teaches “Passion to Make a Difference”

“The impact of the events of 2020 on filmmaking will be monumental,” said Karen Offitzer, director of the undergraduate minor in filmmaking at Stony Brook and one of three co-directors of the Social Impact Filmmaking...

August 17, 2020

7 min read

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Feature Film by MFA Grad James Sharpe Debuts on August 1

You can view the comedy-drama, "Tom of Your Life," now on iTunes and then on most streaming platforms as of September 1.

July 29, 2020

1 min read

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2020 Stony Brook Film Festival Goes Virtual

Annual event partners with IndieFlix to show 24 films over 12 weeks The show must go on. The Stony Brook Film Festival, presented by Island Federal — which annually features top independent films from across the globe —...

July 27, 2020

4 min read

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Music Department Makes “Lemonade out of Lemons” During Pandemic

As the coronavirus pandemic sent higher education into scramble mode, it was hard for Stony Brook University’s Department of Music to keep the beat. That’s because in music, as in comedy, timing is everything. “Music as...

July 24, 2020

8 min read

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Professor Nagasawa’s Art Illuminates the Night in NYC

“Luminescence” — Nobuho Nagasawa’s artwork in Long Island City — has been featured in "The New Yorker" July 20 Goings On About Town section.

July 17, 2020

2 min read

Photos Courtesy Staller Center for the Arts and Wider Film Projects

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Stony Brook Film Festival Offers Free Screening and Live Q&A

The screening of "God Knows Where I Am" will be held on July 25 at 8 pm and features a Q&A with actress Lori Singer and directors Jedd and Todd Wider.

July 13, 2020

2 min read

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Music Major Used Grant to Celebrate Ashley Schiff Preserve

Jay Loomis recorded hours of audio and video in the preserve, and then spent months condensing and combining his footage to produce a three-part musical film.

July 9, 2020

4 min read

This photo, taken by Professor Nagasawa on June 12 in Soho, reflects the incident in Central Park when police were called on black birdwatcher Christian Cooper.

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Get Ready to Paint for Change in Soho with Art 2♥️

This Saturday you are invited to join Professor Nobuho Nagasawa and SBU students in lower Manhattan to paint storefronts as part of a group of artists welcoming change.

June 18, 2020

3 min read

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Sustainability Film Wins Telly Awards

David Taylor, an assistant professor in the Sustainability Studies Program, produced an award-winning documentary, Cuban Earth, in collaboration with Melinda Levin, University of North Texas.

June 16, 2020

3 min read

Arts & Entertainment Faculty/Staff News Highlights SB Southampton

Susan Scarf Merrell’s ‘Shirley’ Arrives on Screen to Rave Reviews

The novel has arrived on the big (and small) screen with the June 5 release of the film of the same name, starring Elisabeth Moss as author Shirley Jackson.

June 5, 2020

3 min read

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Making Music in the Midst of a Pandemic

It’s hard for students to switch gears easily from real time in the classroom to virtual time in the middle of a semester. But for Taylor Ackley ’20, a postdoctoral student in the Department of Music, the coronavirus...

June 5, 2020

5 min read

Category: Arts & Entertainment

Reckoning: Faculty Exhibition 2020 Opens Online Oct. 1

Medicine Alums Present Emmy Award on National Telecast

Venice Film Festival Is Memorable for Christine Vachon

James Sharpe’s Film ‘Tom of Your Life’ Is Getting Rave Reviews

Virtual Stony Brook Film Festival Opens September 10

Social Impact Filmmaking Program Teaches “Passion to Make a Difference”

Feature Film by MFA Grad James Sharpe Debuts on August 1

2020 Stony Brook Film Festival Goes Virtual

Music Department Makes “Lemonade out of Lemons” During Pandemic

Professor Nagasawa’s Art Illuminates the Night in NYC

Stony Brook Film Festival Offers Free Screening and Live Q&A

Music Major Used Grant to Celebrate Ashley Schiff Preserve

Get Ready to Paint for Change in Soho with Art 2♥️

Sustainability Film Wins Telly Awards

Susan Scarf Merrell’s ‘Shirley’ Arrives on Screen to Rave Reviews

Making Music in the Midst of a Pandemic

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