About Us
SFI is an intensive summer experience that brings together digital filmmaking students, professional guest filmmakers and filmmaking faculty to produce, shoot and edit a film together in a realistic working environment. Freshmen and sophomores rotate through positions on set while juniors and seniors select a role that aligns with their goals. This is an opportunity to ask questions and get experience from filmmakers in the industry.
Right now, women make up less than 10% of directors working on the top-grossing films in the U.S. As a women’s college, Stephens is uniquely situated to prepare you to make your mark and shatter industry trends.
“Being able to have hands-on experience helped nurture my desire to create,” Savana “SJ” Johnson ‘23
“Working with professional filmmakers, you get a glimpse of what it’s like to work in a professional setting, but with the safety net of knowing that if you make a mistake, it's OK,"
- Ayanna Smith '19
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Stephens Film Institute
SFI is an intensive summer experience that brings together digital filmmaking students, professional guest filmmakers and filmmaking faculty to produce, shoot and edit a film together in a realistic working environment. Freshmen and sophomores rotate through positions on set while juniors and seniors select a role that aligns with their goals. This is an opportunity to ask questions and get experience from filmmakers in the industry.