Santa Fe University of Art and Design Film senior Derek Conkins first had the idea for his film Scout up in the Santa Fe mountains with his sister.

Garrett Johnston’s new Touchstones Film Club meets at 9 p.m. Tuesday nights at the Screen.

Sawyer, an environmental piece about a futuristic society where nuclear power is commonplace, enters its pre-production stage with a fundraising campaign.

Santa Fe University of Art and Design Music Performance major Jacinda Smith discusses her senior thesis and plans for life post-graduation.

Jamie Haug, who graduated in December 2016 from Santa Fe University of Art and Design with a degree in film production, sought to gain as much experience as possible during his post-grad months.

SFUAD 2017 valedictorian Lia Gotz has been busy since graduation making movies and plans for her future.

“I want to tell stories that are true to the lives of real people. How people actually live and not a made up, sanitized version of life,” SFUAD film major Annabel Durst says.

SFUAD Film Students may have fewer crew members this semester, but they have focus and determination.

At the Modern University of Design (MUD), a homeless man finds a radioactive vial in the abandoned barracks behind the school. A fire starts and a zombie emerges from the flames. Sound familiar?