<p>I think you’d fit in really well at Brandeis, for the reasons you already mention. The Film program is small but active. I know a couple of people who were in the program and are now either at or heading to film school in California ( I think one of them is about to be an intern at Columbia pictures) - one of them is currently shooting a short film in Boston before heading to film school. The program director Alice Kelikian is very passionate about the program and has helped organized many screenings - one of the highlights during my time there was a screening of the movie Nothing but the Truth with Alan Alda and Kate Beckinsale. Debra Granik, the producer of the Oscar nominated film Winter’s Bone is a Brandeis graduate, she recently returned to Brandeis. [Filmmaker</a> Debra Granik to discuss ‘Winter’s Bone’ | BrandeisNOW](<a href=“http://www.brandeis.edu/now/2011/april/granik.html]Filmmaker”>Filmmaker Debra Granik to discuss 'Winter's Bone' | BrandeisNOW)
[Best</a> Picture Nomination Is No Joke for Alumna | Brandeis Magazine](<a href=“http://www.brandeis.edu/magazine/2011/spring/the-brief/granik.html]Best”>Best Picture Nomination Is No Joke for Alumna | Brandeis Magazine)
[Debra</a> Granik '85 speaks about ‘Winter’s Bone’ - Arts](<a href=“http://www.thejustice.org/news/2011/05/24/Arts/Debra.Granik.85.Speaks.About.winters.Bone-3998918.shtml]Debra”>http://www.thejustice.org/news/2011/05/24/Arts/Debra.Granik.85.Speaks.About.winters.Bone-3998918.shtml)
[‘Winter’s</a> Bone’ director: Be a respectful observer | BrandeisNOW](<a href=“http://www.brandeis.edu/now/2011/may/granik.html]'Winter’s”>'Winter's Bone' director: Be a respectful observer | BrandeisNOW)
Other film related alumni include director Rosemary Rodriguez, she has directed several TV shows including The Good wife, Rescue Me, Third Watch, and Without a Trace <a href=“http://www.rosemaryrodriguez.net/www.RosemaryRodriguez.net/RESUME-(Rosemary_Rodriguez_Director.html%5B/url%5D”>http://www.rosemaryrodriguez.net/www.RosemaryRodriguez.net/RESUME-(Rosemary_Rodriguez_Director.html</a>
(one of her episodes of The Good Wife will be airing on CBS at 10pm this coming Tuesday)
and the upcoming NBC show Smash features well-known Brandeis alum Debra Messing and is written in part by Theresa Rebeck, a Brandeis graduate school alumni. Another graduate of Brandeis is Scott Feinberg, who reports/blogs on film awards: [ScottFeinberg.com[/url</a>]</p>
<p>Check out the film studies program here:
[url=<a href=“http://www.brandeis.edu/programs/filmstudies/]Film”>Film, Television and Interactive Media Program | Brandeis University]Film</a>, Television and Interactive Media Program | Brandeis University](<a href=“Scottfeinberg.com”>http://scottfeinberg.com/) to look at the course listings. </p>
<p>There are also film festivals on campus, such as the Sundeis Film Festival and the IndieLouies:
[Highlighting</a> ‘Indie’ student talents - Arts](<a href=“http://media.www.thejustice.org/media/storage/paper573/news/2010/11/16/Arts/Highlighting.indie.Student.Talents-3959360.shtml]Highlighting”>http://media.www.thejustice.org/media/storage/paper573/news/2010/11/16/Arts/Highlighting.indie.Student.Talents-3959360.shtml)</p>
<p>For more info you could also e-mail the Undergraduate Student Representatives from the Film Studies or other program and I’m sure they’d be happy to answer questions:
[UDRs</a> 11-12 | Brandeis University](<a href=“http://www.brandeis.edu/das/programs/udr/reps_11-12.html]UDRs”>http://www.brandeis.edu/das/programs/udr/reps_11-12.html) and you could also e-mail Professor Kelikian. </p>
<p>I didn’t take any creative writing classes, but I know people who did and they seemed to enjoy their classes, and there are at least two or so creative writing publications on campus. Hope that helps! Good luck!</p>