The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Goes to FIT SUNY
Tue Dec 10, 6:30 PM - Tue Dec 10, 7:30 PM

The New York State Governor's Office of Motion Picture & Television Development, The Fashion Institute of Technology at the State University of New York, & The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel are excited to host a conversation with award-winning American costume designer Donna Zakowska. Ms. Zakowska has designed for film, theater, circus, opera, music, and puppet theater. Her credits include nine seasons with the Big Apple Circus and a Mick Jagger concert tour. Most recently, Ms. Zakowska has been lauded for her talent in creating the 1950's New York looks for the cast of THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL. Don't miss this in-depth discussion on costume design in the film and television industry with Ms. Zakowska as she talks with Dahlia Schweitzer, Associate Professor, Film and Media Studies at FIT.

Patricia Bayley, Acting Executive Director, Governor's Office of Motion Picture & Television Development will give opening remarks.

Dahlia Schweitzer, Associate Professor, Film and Media Studies holds a PhD in Cinema and Media Studies from UCLA, an MA in Criticism and Theory from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, and a BA in English and Studio Arts from Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Her wide range of research and teaching interests includes television culture, sexuality and gender, intertextuality, digital culture, contemporary art, post-feminism, and contemporary terrorism. She was previously an Associate Professor at Art Center College of Design