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Penn Alumni You Should Know About Vol. 21
Welcome back to the wonderful world of Penn Alumni You Should Know About, where we feature the eye-popping, mind-blowing exploits of Penn Alumni in the entertainment industry. Before you read this edition, let’s welcome comedy writer Rafael Friedan (C’04, Phi Kap) to our Penntertainment blogger community. Rafael writes absurd, over-the-top comedy for film, TV, and […]
This Penn alum won an Oscar for Best Documentary last night
Outside of John Travolta butchering Idina Menzel’s name, you may recall that another memorable moment from last night’s Oscars was a song performed in the acceptance speech for Twenty Feet from Stardom as “Best Documentary”. Turns out that Penn alum Morgan Neville (C’89, Daily Pennsylvanian) directed and produced the film! The film examines the lives and […]
Penn Alumni You Should Know About: Vol. 15
[ssba] This Valentine’s Day, fall in love with the Penn alumni who are showing off passion projects and making headlines in entertainment. You’re bound to be crushing on all of them by the end of this post.
Hangover’s Ed Helms to star in this Penn Oscar-nominated Writer’s Film
Rob After Rob Pearlstein (C’95, DP) and Loren Mendell’s (C’95, Friars) short film was nominated for an Oscar in 2006, they went on to create a funny web series about a unique sort of adoption. Rob had also gone on to create a short film dedicated to all the pregnant ladies out there, while Loren was focused […]
This Oscar Nominated Writer/Director Has a Musical Tribute For All You Beautiful Pregnant Ladies (VIDEO)
After his short film was nominated for an Oscar in 2006, Rob Pearlstein (C’95, DP) went on to create another funny film that caught our attention. Now, Rob has created what seems to be a sure viral video sensation called “She Gotta Bump”, a song as he says, “for all you beautiful pregnant ladies”. Watch […]
This Filmmaker Returns To His Roots and Branches Out
While Loren Mendell (C’95, Class President, Friars) has worked with fellow classmate and Penn alum Rob Pearlstein (C’95) on the Hollywood shorts Matumbo Goldberg and the Oscar nominated Our Time is Up, he’s no stranger to Documentary filmmaking. In fact, he’s quite prolific. In his latest documentary, Mexico: The Business of Saving Trees, Loren travels […]
