2026
IVY FILM
FESTIVAL
April 13th — 19th
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Held annually since 2001 in a week-long April event, Ivy Film Festival has grown to become the largest student-run film festival in the world. Festival week features advanced screenings of feature films, panels, keynotes, workshops, and masterclasses with some of the most highly regarded professionals in the industry, culminating with the Official Selection of short student films, screenplays, and virtual reality experiences. In 2016, Ivy Film Festival expanded its reach to partner with dozens of universities across the world through its Satellite Film Festival, bringing its world-renowned Official Selection to audiences throughout the globe.
SCREENINGS
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Monet Goode
2026
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Emmett Marsh
2026
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Eleanor Smith
2026
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Karl Holland
2026
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SPEAKERS
BEN SHATTUCK
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Ben Shattuck's most recent book, The History of Sound (Viking, 2024) was the recipient of the 2025 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award and the Story Prize Spotlight Award, and was shortlisted for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. His film adaptation of the title story premiered at the 2025 Cannes film festival. His first book, Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau (Tin House, 2022), was a New Yorker Best Book of 2022, a New York Times Best Book of Summer, a New England Bestseller, and was nominated for the Massachusetts Book Award. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, he is a recipient of the PEN Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers and a Pushcart Prize. He spends time between Brooklyn and coastal Massachusetts, where he owns and runs the oldest general store in America, built in 1793.
BOOTS RILEY
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Boots Riley is a filmmaker, activist, screenwriter, producer, poet, rapper, and speaker.
Boots Riley’s directorial debut SORRY TO BOTHER YOU premiered to strong critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival. By embedding messages regarding economic and class critique as well as politically progressive movement building into dystopian science fiction satire, SORRY TO BOTHER YOU brought issues surrounding income inequality into wide public discussion.
His seven-part series I’M A VIRGO released in summer 2023 to critical acclaim. The absurdist comedy about a 13ft tall Black man who lives in Oakland, California stars Jharrel Jerome (who won an Emmy for his role in Ava DuVernay’s WHEN THEY SEE US), Brett Gray, Walton Goggins, Mike Epps, Carmen Ejogo, Kara Young, Olivia Washington, and Allius Barnes with a score by Tuneyards.
Boots Riley is also is the founding member and lead vocalist of The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club featuring Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine on guitar.
A dedicated community based activist, Boots was deeply involved with the Occupy Oakland movement and was one of the leaders of the activist group The Young Comrades.
He is the author of the critically acclaimed collection of essays “Tell Homeland Security-We Are the Bomb” (Haymarket Books).
SHOMI PATWARY
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Shomi Patwary is a filmmaker, creative director, and co-founder of Illusive Media, a global production studio grounded in design, culture, and storytelling. He began his career during the early development of the internet, initially establishing Illusive as a web design studio before expanding it into a comprehensive creative production house. Patwary’s filmmaking is characterized by instinct, refined visual technique, and a strong engagement with culture, resulting in a diverse portfolio that includes commercial campaigns, documentaries, fashion and lifestyle content, music videos, and film and television projects.
For more than twenty-five years, Patwary has guided Illusive Media through sustained growth and adaptation, collaborating with producer Punom Patwary to develop a multidisciplinary studio with international influence. His projects have collectively amassed over two billion views on YouTube and have received recognition at major festivals and award platforms.
Patwary has directed and produced projects for numerous prominent artists, including Beyoncé, A$AP Rocky, The Weeknd, Diplo, Shah Rukh Khan, Kevin Hart, and Mark Ronson. His commercial work encompasses campaigns for leading global brands such as Google, Facebook, UPS, Rolex, Adidas, Pepsi, Disney, and the NBA. His professional engagements have spanned the United States and international locations such as Jamaica, France, and Bangladesh.
Through Illusive Media, Patwary continues to produce work that demonstrates a commitment to storytelling, cultural relevance, and visual impact, furthering a legacy characterized by consistency, innovation, and engagement with global audiences.
