YACP Recipients
Five Film at Mason alumni were selected as recipients of the Young Alumni Commissioning Project this year. Read up on their award-winning projects.
Award-winning Alum
Mason alum Alexander Hammett wins "Best Director" at Miami Indie Film Festival.
Alum Honored
Mason alumnus Mohammed Saffouri honored with a prestigious Capital Emmy for his documentary film, The First.
Film at Mason Alumna Jordon Jones speaks to the 2020 Winter Graduates.
Alumni List
2011, Film and Video Studies, BA
After graduating from Mason's Film and Video Studies program in 2011, Mannon started working as a part-time Sports ENG Camera Operator for NBA Wizards, NHL Capitals, WNBA Mystics and NCAA Georgetown Hoyas home games, as well as a contracted, full-time Assistant Editor at Discovery Channel with WilmaTV Inc.
Born in the same place as American cinema (the great state of New Jersey), Kyle Finnegan is a filmmaker living in Alexandria, VA. He graduated in 2017 with a BA in Film and Video Studies.
2013, Film and Video Studies, BA
Kwanza Nicole Gooden is a director, writer, producer, editor, and videographer who's work has been featured on USA Today, BuzzFeed, and BET Networks.
2018, Film and Video Studies, BA
Donovan Jones is a young and motivated director, producer, and entrepreneur whose passion is fueled by telling stories that challenge perspectives and inspire change in the realms of equality & social justice.
BA, Film and Video Studies
Film at Mason alum Michael Kamel has a new and impactful job working as a Video Fellow at Buzzfeed. Kamel’s productions will focus on Arab representation and unpack bias through humor.
2022, BA Film and Video Studies
Taj Kokayi is a George Mason University Film and Video Studies alum, graduating in 2022.
2012, Film and Video Studies, BA
Allison McDaniel is a Producer and Editor at PBS. She has two Daytime Emmy nominations as Creative Producer for Vicious NYC Pride March 2015 and as Producer for Masterpiece: Victoria. She graduated Cum Laude in 2012 with her BA in Film and Video Studies.
2020, Film and Video Studies, BA
Alicia Rodriguez's first documentary “Cultivation and Community” about urban agriculture in D.C. was selected for the 2018 Best of Film at Mason and screened at Community Stories Film Festival. In 2019, Alicia was the only undergraduate awarded the highly competitive and prestigious Princess Grace Scholarship Award for her thesis experimental documentary film "A Diasporic Boricua."