From The Field

When the NYU Sports Film Festival opened the doors of the John A. Paulson Center for its Athletics Film Workshop, Vann Rayeux was where the story was. Our writers Kyla Hunter and Michelle Liloia joined filmmakers, athletes, and industry professionals from NBC Sports, CNN Sports, and ESPN for a session that embodied what collaboration looks like when creative disciplines stop operating in silos. Sports storytelling sits at the intersection of performance and narrative — and the people building that bridge at NYU are doing it together, across departments, across roles, and across career stages. That spirit of cross-industry exchange is exactly what Vann Rayeux was built around, and exactly why we keep showing up to spaces like this one.