On Tuesday ,July 7th, I received official notification from Dean Michael Tick that I have been named the Maurice E. & Dorothea I. Shaffer Art Professor in the Department of Film and Media Arts at Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts. I'm deeply honored, and still taking it in.

Domestic Animals Selected for Festival Toi Femmes, Paris — Sandy Siquier and I are thrilled to share that our short film is an Official Selection at Festival Toi Femmes, Paris, the first major international festival devoted to women's cinema in the French capital, this June 2026, in the "Short Film About Violence" category. Screening at the historic Cinéma Mac-Mahon, just off the Arc de Triomphe.

Sandy Siquier and I are genuinely moved to share that Domestic Animals has been selected for the "Cinema Without Borders" competition at the One Shot 24th International Short Film Festival, taking place June 8–15, 2026, in Yerevan, Armenia.

On Saturday, May 9th, I received official notification that I have been promoted to the rank of Full Professor at Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts. I've been sitting with this for a couple of days, and I'm still processing it. Alex Mendez Giner Promoted to Full Professor at Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts In American academia, Full Professor is the highest rank in the system — and the hardest to reach. Unlike tenure, ther