SMC FILMS
Educator
A director can touch people’s lives, but can they shape the future of cinema? Professor Carrasco can. See what his team and students have created at Santa Monica College’s Film Program.
Films listed below, along with many others, have been executive produced by Salvador Carrasco and made by his students at the Santa Monica College Film Program. Under Carrasco’s leadership, SMC films have been honored with more than 150 awards domestically and internationally, and featured in numerous prestigious publications. Click posters to learn more about titles and watch trailers on IMDB. You can also follow SMC Film Program on Instagram and YouTube.
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SMC Film Program In The Media
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• "Golden Globe Foundation Awards Grants to SMC Journalism & Film Programs" — SMC.EDU (December 6, 2024)
• "Hitting the Top 10: Magazine dubs SMC one of the best film schools" — The Argonaut (August 8, 2024)
• "The 30 Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada in 2024" — MovieMaker, by Greg Gilman (July 17, 2024; updated August 22, 2024)
• "Santa Monica College Named Among Top 30 Film Schools in North America" — Santa Monica Mirror (July 18, 2024)
• "MovieMaker Names SMC to Top 30 Best Film Schools List" — SMC News (July 17, 2024)
• “Santa Monica College Among Top 30 Film Schools: New Ranking” — Patch, by Chris Lindahl (July 17, 2024)
• “SMC Makes List of Top Film Schools” — Santa Monica LOOKOUT (July 17, 2024)
• “Supporting the Next Generation: Foundation awards grants to SMC journalism, film programs” — The Argonaut (January 18, 2024)
• “INK Film Review” — Film Threat, by Bobby LePire (January 18, 2024)
• “Broken Layers’ | A Cinematic Exploration of War’s Aftermath” — The Industry Times (January 15, 2024)
• “Leaving the Factory: A Powerful Glimpse into the Struggles of 1910s Los Angeles” — Elucid Magazine (January 15, 2024)
• “The Heart of Rebellion | An In-Depth Look at “THE WAR WITHIN” — The Industry Times (January 15, 2024)
• “Golden Globe Foundation Renews Grant for SMC Film Program” — SMC.EDU (January 10, 2024)
• “It Lives Inside” Screening — The Corsair/Maria Lebedev (September 19, 2023)
• In “Leaving the Factory,” Alessia Cruci Tells a 1910-Set Story That Still Resonates — MovieMaker Magazine/Tim Molloy (July 10, 2023)
• SMC Student Film “Azizam” Accepted into The American Pavilion at Cannes’s “Student Short Films” Category— Santa Monica Daily Press/SMDP (May 11, 2023)
• SMC Student Film “Azizam” To Screen at Cannes— Santa Monica Lookout (May 9, 2023)
• SMC Student Film “Azizam” Accepted into The American Pavilion at Cannes Film Festival — SMC News (May 9, 2023)
• The American Pavilion Announces Its Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival — Filmmaker Magazine (May 5, 2023)
• Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival: Finalists — Cannes Film Festival website (May 5, 2023)
•Santa Monica College Named One of 40 Best Film Schools in U.S. and Canada
— Santa Monica Mirror (August 2, 2022)• The Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada 2022
— MovieMaker (July 28, 2022)• SMC Film Students Recognized at DTLA Film Festival
— The Corsair (October 1, 2022)• SMC Student Film "Leaving the Factory" One of Three Finalists for the Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum
— Santa Monica Mirror (October 26, 2022)• SMC Student Film "Leaving the Factory" Wins at Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum
— Santa Monica Mirror(November 8, 2022)
• ETHOS FILM AWARDS Announces 2022 International Film Festival Winners
— US News Express (November 22, 2022)
• New Lineup of Italian American Films Gets to the Heart of Our Story
— Italian Sons and Daughters of America (November 5, 2022)
• Gold Stars
— Argonaut News, by Bridgette M. Redman (October 27, 2022)
• 2022’s Top 25 American Film Schools, Ranked
— The Hollywood Reporter, by Mia Galuppo (August 5, 2022)
• Community Colleges Expand Their Cinematic Tracks
— VARIETY, by Paul Gaita (April 25, 2018)• Film Professor Creates Low-Cost Production Program at Santa Monica College — VARIETY, by Marina Saval (July 18, 2014)
Q&As With Fellow Filmmakers / Other SMC Videos
Oliver Stone / Director
Christine Choy / Director
Trevor Albert / Producer
George Silano / Cinematographer
Bishal Dutta / Writer-Director (SMC Film Production alum)
Intro to Santa Monica College Film Production Program