Sometimes, it’s hard to decide whether a school is the right one – even after you know everything the school tells you. So, you do research, you ask people, you try to feel it and reason the decision through.

One of the ways a potential student can get a greater feel for a school is to see what graduates of that school do with their education. San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking, FilmSchoolSF, has many grads of all program lengths who find their way into film-related work. Those grads’ creativity finds a voice with the digital film education FilmSchoolSF provides.

One such grad that comes to mind is Valarie Blue Bird Jernigen.

In 2009, Valarie found FilmSchoolSF as she came to the Bay Area to be part of the staff Stanford University. She completed the year-long digital filmmaking program at FilmSchoolSF, during which she filmed a documentary on the 1970’s Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island, the infamous San Francisco Bay location of a prison.

Her documentary led her to write a script on the event and find herself and her writing partner recipients of a prestigious international award. Read about her film journey here on the Film Courage website, a website that shares stand-out stories in Independent Filmmaking.

FilmSchoolSF gives students the ability to take their digital film education and apply it to whatever they like. Whether it’s feature films, music videos, commercials, documentaries, or television applications, FilmSchoolSF can give you the tools and experiences you need to make digital filmmaking part of your future.

Questions? We would love to answer your questions, and talk with you about your goals and dreams. Just give us a call.