Augustana studio equips students for filmmaking futures

By: Kenda Burrows|March 3, 2024

|7 min read

Student Matthew Chezum of New Windsor, Illinois, left, talks about Augustana College’s new film major and state-of-the art lab and production studio as college leaders and fellow film student Aron Stewart, of Davenport, second from right, look on. CREDIT AUGUSTANA COLLEGE

Augustana College’s renamed Department of Theatre and Film is writing an effective formula that not only led a chemistry major and musician to dream of being a filmmaker, it made him believe a career in the film industry is possible.

That’s where college junior Matthew Chezum of New Windsor, Illinois, finds himself two years after the then chemistry major took a class in film history during…

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Augustana studio equips students for filmmaking futures

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