Filmmakers R - Z

Peter Rabinowitz, UG

Alientologists

Tyler Rabinowitz is a producer/director and an alumnus of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where he was named one of Variety Magazine's 2015 Students to Watch. His Advanced Production film Alientologists, was made possibly thanks to George A. Heinemann Grant, Deirdre Bibby Production Award, and Clive Davis Award for Excellence in Music in Film.

Sancheev Ravichandran, UG

Still Grove

Sancheev graduated from New York University's film program in May 2016. Since graduating he joined the IATSE International Cinematographers Guild, working in the camera department for television shows such as "Mozart in the Jungle" (Amazon), "Gypsy" (Netflix), "High Maintenance" (HBO), etc.

Natalie Rivas, UG

The Escape

Natalia Rivas is raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. She graduated NYU's Class of 2017 Tisch School of the Arts in Film/TV and double minoring in producing and business entertainment. At NYU she produced over 13 films which received awards in the festival circuit.

Jordan Rosenbloom, UG

The Spinning Man

Jordan is 22 years old, and was born in Ottawa, Canada.

Samuel Roth, UG

The Sea-Team

Sam Roth, a writer and director specializing in traditional 2D animation. A recent graduate of the film program at NYU Tisch, I've worked professionally in animation for four years, including a stint with Academy Award nominated indie animator Bill Plympton, where my credits included The Simpsons and his award-winning Cop Dog.

Steven Russell & Ben Sottak, UG

Frederik Remembers

Ben Sottak and Steven Russell are New York-based filmmakers with a penchant for visually striking horror storytelling. Their work can be seen on Fun Size Horror, The 13th Floor and Crypt TV.

Katie Sadler, UG

Composite

KATIE SADLER is a documentary, narrative, and short-form storyteller who recently graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. With a BFA in film & television production and a minor in dance, she practices multiple artistic disciplines and combines them in any way that she can.

Emi Schaufeld, UG

The Shiva Callers

Emi Schaufeld is a writer, director, and comedian who lives in Astoria, NY. Her work is super rad and has been showcased in festivals worldwide such as Frameline Film Festival, Leeds Queer Film Festival and Wicked Queer: Boston LGBTQ.

Emma Seligman, UG

Shiva Baby

Emma Seligman recently graduated from NYUs Tisch School of the Arts, where she majored in Film & TV Production. She has written, directed and edited various short films and documentaries.

Sara Shaw, Grad

Tooth and Nail

Sara Shaw is a Brooklyn-based editor and filmmaker. She started out at Boston's WGBH and then worked in acquisitions at Sony Pictures Classics. She was Director of Post Production at Gary Winick's pioneering digital production company InDigEnt.

Harrison Smith, UG

You Don't Choose Your Family

Harrison Smith is a filmmaker, artist, hobbyist, and Detroiter. A graduate of the Film and Television department at NYU, Harrison splits time between his hometown of Detroit and his college fling city, New York.

Ben Sottak & Steven Russell, UG

Frederik Remembers

Ben Sottak and Steven Russell are New York-based filmmakers with a penchant for visually striking horror storytelling. Their work can be seen on Fun Size Horror, The 13th Floor and Crypt TV.

Cristina Tamez Rodriguez, UG

San Miguel

Based in NYC. From Monterrey, Mexico. Cristina's work has been screened internationally in various venues, including art galleries and cinema theaters. Her work has been published in Magazines such as Juxtapoz and her latest film has received the renowned Spike Lee Film Production Fund. She is currently developing her first feature film.

Will Thede, UG

Me, Myself, and Will

Will Thede is a filmmaker who lives in his own strange fantasy world. His life goal is to entertain using the magic of the movies. His short films "Emma Stone" and "The Grey Room" were Audience Choice Award winners at their respective NYU Sight & Sound Showcases and...

Lee Tomik, UG

Americana

Lee Tomik is a stop motion artist and writer from Binghamton, New York, currently living and working independently in her home state.

Avishai Weinberger, UG

Third Date

Avishai Weinberger is a recent graduate of Tisch for Film. He specializes in screenwriting, horror and science fiction scripts in particular. His feature script WOLFSBANE, written for NYU's Advanced Feature Writing class, placed as a finalist in a number of competitions.

Emma Weiss, UG

Objects

Emma Weiss is a senior at NYU: Tisch School of the Arts studying Film & TV. She has interned with OBB Pictures, Keshet Studios, Elementary on CBS, Conan on TBS, and Pentimento Productions. Her short film, The Dog That Learned How To Bark was accepted by the NYU Welcome Week Film Festival.

Hunter Whaley, UG

By Day and Again

Hunter Whaley was born in Grand Junction, a small town in Western Colorado that is also, incidentally, cursed. With no access to film equipment, Hunter turned to theater as a creative outlet. But his true passion was always film, so after graduating early, shooting a movie outdoors in the middle of a snowstorm, and...

Charlotte Wells, Grad

Blue Christmas

Charlotte "Charlie" Wells is a Scottish director living in New York. Her first film, Tuesday, premiered at Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival, was nominated for two BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards' Best Writer and Best Design (winner), and won Special Mention at Glasgow Short Film Festival.

Kevin Wilson, Grad

My Nephew Emmett

Victoriya Yevdokimenko, GRAD

Aamir

Vika was born in the Soviet Union during the perestroika. But as her popstar mother and physicist father fled the country, she spent her early years as an immigrant in Northern Ireland.