A Motion Picture Event

How is it that a small school in Connecticut has so many alumni working at the highest levels of the entertainment industry? Film studies faculty cite a rigorous major, strong student collaboration, the liberal arts tradition, a powerful on-campus film tradition, strong alumni support, and wide cross-listing with other departments. Talented students benefit from a creative, synergistic culture all Wesleyan’s own. This culture extends well into Hollywood and beyond, as evidenced by the iconic photograph from The Hollywood Reporter shown here (see key below), featuring only 33 of the scores of graduates shaping the present and future of television and film. 

1 Akiva Goldsman ’83, 2 Brad Fuller ’87, 3 Owen Renfroe ’90, 4 Jessica Sanders ’99, 5 Domenica Scorsese ’98, 6 Miguel Arteta ’89, 7 Marc Shmuger ’80, 8 Sasha Alpert ’82, P’20, 9 Jeanine Basinger, 10 Rhonda Bloom ’74, 11 Mace Neufeld GP’16, 12 Steve Collins ’96, 13 Paul Weitz ’88, 14 Matthew Greenfield ’90, 15 Joss Whedon ’87, Hon. ’13, 16 Halle Stanford ’91, 17 Jane Goldenring ’77, 18 Evan Katz ’83, 19 Jon Turteltaub ’85, 20 Jennifer Crittenden ’92, 21 Bruce Eric Kaplan ’86, 22 Laurence Mark ’71, 23 Dana Delany ’78, 24 David Laub ’03, MA ’10, 25 Luke Del Tredici ’00, 26 Peter Schube ’81, 27 Adam Paulsen ’10, 28 Richard Nicita ’67, 29 Ed Decter ’79, 30 Jenno Topping ’89, 31 Jon Hoeber ’93, 32 Bill Wrubel ’85, 33 Ken Fuchs ’83, P’17, 34 Sam Wasson ’03