May Lin Au Yong

Jeffrey Seth is a first-year in the documentary film MFA program. Before coming to Stanford he lived in China and Germany for five years, most of which he spent working in various capacities in film production. He has worked on documentaries, fiction films, TV commercials, corporate videos, and videos for web distribution. Most recently, he ran a small production company in Shanghai producing promotional videos and advertisements for major global brands operating in China. Jeffrey holds a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Columbia University; spent a post-graduation year studying film at the Freie Universitaet Berlin on a DAAD Fellowship; and participated in NYU's summerlong film production program.




Dr. Simon Chan, MD, MBA, MPH, MSOD, MDR
16mm color film
6 min.

The story of a physician who moonlights as a college admissions counselor to Chinese families in Silicon Valley.



pillow fight club
Co-directed by Jeffrey Seth
and Tanya Sleiman
Digital Video - Widescreen
6:44 min.

Thousands of people converge to pummel each other with overstuffed pillows on Valentine's Day in a flash mob. This film explores this widespread counter-culture phenomenon happening in urban settings worldwide.



Room for Two
16mm black and white film
4:10 min.

This film is a profile of a working homeless family living in Silicon Valley.


Class of 2009 | Doc. Film and Video Student Work
The Department | Graduate Program