What an unbelievable experience sitting next to @officialspikelee at @tribeca watching my film, How I Learned to Die in a movie theater!!! Prof. Spike Lee has been an incredible mentor and supporter along this filmmaking journey.
Oh and we won an award!!! 💜🎥 thank you @tribeca and GO NYU GRAD FILM!!! @nyugradfilm
Honored to be featured in @variety article about the best film schools in the world…. GO NYU!
this picture was taken by @tnoaht on the set of my upcoming film, How I Learned to Die
Missing this man today 💐 luckily I can flip open to any of my notepads to see a moment frozen in sketch
(last photo was a kindergarten assignment, draw someone you love)
Thank you @clefilmfest for having @howilearnedtodie 🧡
also we took 90 jumping pictures so I’ll probably be posting those throughout the next few months
Thank you to my Rhode Island community for inviting me to do a panel alongside talented hardworking collaborators.
So grateful for this supportive community 🤍
𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗮 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗻
She is a writer/director who uses visual imagery to explore love, family, mortality, and what makes us human. She is an RI native who received her BA from Providence College and went on to earn an MFA in Film Directing from NYU Tisch School of Arts. Manya premiered her short film, How I Learned to Die (Executive Produced by Spike Lee), at Tribeca in June 2025, winning the Visionary Award. The short has gone on to screen at notable festivals such as Woodstock, Santa Fe, the Rhode Island International Film Festival, Hollyshorts, and has been named a semi-finalist for the Student Academy Awards. How I Learned to Die is currently being developed into a feature film; the script was selected for NYU’s Purple List and Tribeca’s Creator’s Market in 2025.
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