"High Art" by Lisa Cholodenko ('97)

Stars Ally Sheedy and explores the interminglings of love and ambition, identity and addiction. Winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at Sundance. The New York Times says, "an attention-getting debut feature," filled "with novel ingredients and offbeat possibilities."

"Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's" by Bob Puccini and Shari Berman ('95)

Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Locarno International Film Festival and Best Documentary award at the Hamptons International Film Festival. Time Out NY says, "as heartbreaking an L.A. doc as you are likely to see, 'Off the Menu' says farewell to Old Hollywood's greatest haunt."

Recent graduates of the Film Division at Columbia University's School of the Arts are making their mark in the industry with critically-acclaimed shorts and feature films. Mark Christopher's "Studio 54" with Salma Hayek and Cindy Crawford will soon be released by Miramax; Puccini and Berman will follow up "Off the Menu" with "Esquivel," starring John Leguizamo; "The Daytrippers"' Greg Mottola is at work on his next feature, "Life of the Party," and Benjamin Ross ("The Young PoisonerÕs Handbook") is in production on "Jack Sheppard and Jonathan Wild: A Tale of Old London." Faculty in the Film Division include James Schamus ("The Ice Storm"), Michael Hausman ("Twilight"), and Richard Pena (Film Society of Lincoln Center).