IC professor reflects on coming of age in new short film ‘Someday’

By Sheelagh Doe, Life and Culture Editor • December 18, 2025

On Nov. 22, a group of filmmakers, students, creatives and supporters made their way through the holiday season swarms of Times Square and midtown Manhattan to gather at The Producers’ Club for a pre-screening of “Someday,” a short film written, produced and directed by Erica Soto, assistant professor in the Department of Journalism.

On the blood-red carpet at the 54th Annual Golden Doorknob Awards

By Sarah Cochi, Julia Hargreaves, and Andrew Marcus • November 2, 2023

The Roy H. Park School of Communications celebrates the 54th Annual Golden Doorknobs during Alumni Weekend.

On the blood-red carpet at the 54th Annual Golden Doorknob Awards

November 2, 2023

The Roy H. Park School of Communications celebrates the 54th Annual Golden Doorknobs during Alumni Weekend.

Student anchors himself in short film about grief

By Matt Minton, Co Life and Culture Editor • March 29, 2023

As a group of 50 crew and cast members work together to get ready for the 12-hour shoot, they find themselves on familiar ground: the high school used to film "Grease."

Short horror film spooks 1 million on Youtube

By Jess Williams, Staff Writer • March 8, 2023

“Portrait of God," a seven-minute short horror film with one character and a small production team, has received 1 million views on YouTube.

Student-made film receives prime deal from Amazon

By Sierra Guardiola, Life and Culture Editor • March 7, 2018

Amazon offered junior Casey Schoch a five-year contract for her short film that she made in Advanced Cinema Production: Fiction, titled 'Dead Weight."