Alumna Mahalia Jackson, who earned her B.A. in film production in 2023, and Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema M.F.A. candidate Sarah Rhye were among the recent winners of York Women in Film & Television Scholarships.
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Rhye is a filmmaker, writer, and photographer based in Brooklyn. A sustained focus on the natural world and the individual in tension with broader human-generated systems of justice, Rhye earned her B.A. from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University, concentrating in aesthetic history and design. After graduating, she worked in the field of experiential event production and creative brand strategy where she developed a deep interest in applying design thinking to solve creative challenges. She is as passionate about beautiful storytelling as she is about healthy work environments and building equitable, collaborative leadership models. Rhye is currently an M.F.A. in Cinema Arts at Feirstein.
