MSA offers students who are passionate about the arts the benefits of high school with strong academ
The Cinematic Arts program at Marin School of the Arts focuses on the art of storytelling through the medium of film. Under the guidance of Director Philip Chidel, each course year utilizes project based learning in all aspects of the curriculum. Students develop story ideas and learn the craft of building stories with interesting characters and compelling plots. In parallel with this, students ar
06/11/2026
Thank you San Francisco Chronicle for the lovely article! We do great things here at MSA! Go Kane!
A Bay Area student shared a horror short in class. Four years later, it became A24’s biggest movie Marin School of the Arts welcomed back Kane Parsons after his YouTube horror project “Backrooms” became A24’s highest-grossing movie.
03/20/2026
Cine Arts 4th period keeping distracted from the sun during the evacuation drill 😋
03/19/2026
The Oscar’s were very exciting this year! Congratulations to all of these phenomenal artists!
03/13/2026
The Student Television Network Convention in Tampa Florida was so much fun for our cinematic arts department! We competed in Crazy Eights Drama Film, and Short Film for all three divisions, and had the best time surrounded by over 3,000 high school students as passionate as we are! Thank you for showing us such a wonderful time!
Behind the scenes of Declan Drey’s film: Johnny’s Inferno!
01/23/2026
Check out behind the scenes of George Pringle and Avery Belair’s film, Imperfections!
01/13/2026
A strong start to awards season with bold films, standout acting, and some well-deserved wins!! 🏆