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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern alum Emily Gerson Saines (Communication ‘86) is a manager and Emmy-nominated producer who funds the Max Saines Grant in honor of her son Max.

Studio 22 hosts Emily Gerson Saines as a muse for creative film production

March 28, 2024

Emmy Award-winning producer Emily Gerson Saines (Communication ‘86) imparted wisdom and inspiration to aspiring student producers and screenwriters in Q&A form at a Studio 22 Zoom event Wednesday...

Four people sit and talk at the front of a crowded lecture hall, and one person holds a microphone.

Northwestern students find their perfect match in ‘Studio 22’s Live Dating Show’

February 16, 2024

Nervous glances and awkward giggles shared between potential love interests filled the room during “Studio 22’s Live Dating Show” Thursday evening.  Contestants and audience members filled almost...

Finalists for Studio 22’s fall grants each pitched their films to the organization’s executive board and answered questions about different aspects of their projects. After the pitches, the board deliberated for over two hours, community engagement co-chair and Communication sophomore Mia Bassett said.

Fall Studio 22 grantees shine spotlight on collaboration, female-driven stories

November 20, 2023

A nun, a stripper and two struggling actresses may not usually have many similarities. But this year, they share a common identity as protagonists in Studio 22’s fall grantee films. Studio 22, a student-run...

A girl in a red hoodie looks up at a man who is wearing sunglasses and smiling. In between the the two people are the words “Hey Dad, It’s Me,” in a cloud-like font.

Student filmmaker Leela Malladi is laughing through the pain, one film at a time

May 17, 2023

For Communication freshman and student filmmaker Leela Malladi, creativity has always been a form of self-care. Before Malladi was awarded for her work and became a film producer at Northwestern, she was...

Three dolls in a stop-motion still are positioned at a table facing the camera. From right to left: The first is a child with short black pigtails and a green sweater, the second has mid-length black hair and the third is an adult with long black hair. The background is a green wall with windows that have pink curtains.

‘Shelf Life’ goes small-scale for the big screen: Student-produced film uses stop-motion to fit its set on pool table

May 24, 2022

A crew of Northwestern students assembled miniature food props in the basement of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church last spring. They designed an entire film set on top of a pool table and used tweezers to...

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