Katryna
Katryna is joining the Story Lab team this Spring as a Student Producer. As a Childhood Education and Theater major, she loves to learn about the world of entertainment, storytelling, and theater as well as how to apply it in an educational context. Outside of school, Katryna loves performing, whether it be improv, dance, song, or acting and hopes to do it professionally after graduation.
Robert
Robert Small is a media producer of web-based entertainment, digital content production, and traditional television and film. Professor Small has received the George Foster Peabody Award for broadcasting as well as three Prime Time Emmy nominations and the MTV Video Music Award for his series Unplugged.
Cam
Cameron Stewart is the Student Writing Specialist at Macaulay. His short stories have appeared in Tin House, Epoch, Painted Bride Quarterly, and Joyland, among others. He has received fellowships from the Sewanee Writers’ Conference and Columbia University’s School of the Arts.
Anthony
Anthony returns for his second year as a Creative Producer & Strategist for the CUNY Film Festival and for the newly unveiled Macaulay Story Lab. He is currently a senior as an honors Media Studies and Africana & Puerto Rican/Latino Studies student at Hunter College with a strong passion for everything entertainment and media.
Samiha
Samiha joins the team as a Student Producer and Financial Assistant for this year’s CUNY Film Festival under the New Media Lab! She is currently a sophomore at Hunter majoring in Statistics, hoping to pursue media data analytics or public health. In her free time, she indulges in lots of media and entertainment, but enjoys some artistic endeavors herself like knitting along with going around the city for new eats. With her favorite caffeine boost, she’s excited to experience and contribute to an amazing season for the Film Festival and the all-new Story Lab.
Kristen
Kristen is a Student Producer and LGBTQ+ Exhibit Curator for this year’s CUNY Film Festival! Currently a sophomore at Hunter College studying Psychology and Chinese, Kristen fills up (nearly) all their free time with all things art – including theater, film, and randomly sketching dogs on the subway! This is Kristen’s second year working to put together the CUNYFF and they are excited to shake things up for a new season!