About this Event
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 provides a ground-level, in-the- trenches account of the making of the final season. After a decade of storytelling, Season 5 marks the conclusion of the show, and the end of an era for the Duffer Brothers, their cast and long-term collaborators. Unlike a conventional behind-the-scenes featurette, Martina Radwan’s film offers an immersive chronicle of creation. Embedded on the Atlanta-based set for an entire year, she was granted unprecedented access to the Duffer Brothers, venturing deep into their creative process and witnessing firsthand the passion, pressure and imagination behind the making of the landmark final season.
Drawing on her extensive experience across high-profile narrative and documentary projects, Radwan approaches the film with a storyteller’s sensibility, foregrounding craftsmanship, collaboration and creative decision-making. The result is a cinematic portrait that reflects both the ambition of the series and the enduring legacy it leaves behind. Come see the film and hear from this award winning director and cinematographer!
When: Wednesday Feb 25th at 6 pm
Where: City College of NY, Shepard Hall Room 291, 259 Convent Avenue at 140th Street (#1 to 137th st, ABCD to 145th st.)
Light refreshments. You must have ID to enter the building and you must have a ticket.
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Questions to [email protected]
A presentation of Third World Newsreel and the Documentary Forum at CCNY.
Martina Radwan, a German-Syrian, is an award winning director and cinematographer. After moving to New York City in the mid 90’s, she DP’ed several fiction films before she developed a deep interest in documentaries. Her love for verité and observational story telling makes her one of the most sought after cinematographers. Understanding the power of images and filmmaking, Martina goes beyond the surface and often shines a light on those who are overlooked. Continuing to push her own boundaries she started to direct.
After two award winning shorts, Martina directed TOMORROW, TOMORROW, TOMORROW, which premiered on DOC NYC in 2023. In 2026, she directed ONE LAST ADVENTURE: THE MAKING OF STRANGER THINGS 5, an intimate, on the ground look at Matt & Ross Duffer final season of their long lasting hit show on Netflix.For her DP work, she received an Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program for her DP work on GIRLS STATE in 2024. Her recent work includes THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ORCHESTRA, the 2025 Academy Award Winner for Short Documentary, FOLLOWING HARRY, ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE?, FOOD ANDCOUNTRY, THE FIRE THAT TOOK HER, the 2023 Emmy Winner for Outstanding Crime and Justice Documentary, INVENTING TOMORROW, winner of the 2020 Peabody Award, and THE FINAL YEAR. SAVING FACE, the 2012 Academy Award Winner for Short Documentary and Emmy winner, earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Cinematography in 2013. Her narrative DP work ranges from dramas like Rubaiyat Hussein’s acclaimed UNDER CONSTRUCTION, the first female directed feature in Bangladesh, to Gideon Raff's thriller THE KILLING FLOOR and horror film TRAIN, as well as Maria Govern’s RAIN, the first female directed Bahamian feature. Martina is a member of the ACADEMY and BAFTA Documentary Branch, as well as the TELEVISION ACADEMY's Documentary Programming. PLUS: Martina teaches cinematography at City College, in between her shoots.
About One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
Acclaimed filmmaker and cinematographer Martina Radwan has built a distinguished career collaborating with some of the industry’s most visionary creative talent. Her latest project brings her to Netflix, where she was hand -picked by Matt and Ross Duffer, known worldwide as The Duffer Brothers, to direct and shoot a standalone documentary chronicling the final season of the cultural phenomenon, Stranger Things.
Titled One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5, the documentary premiered on Netflix January 12, 2026. Unlike a conventional behind-the-scenes featurette, Radwan’s film offers an immersive chronicle of creation. Embedded on the Atlanta-based set for an entire year, she was granted unprecedented access to the Duffer Brothers, venturing deep into their creative process and witnessing firsthand the passion, pressure and imagination behind the making of the landmark final season. Drawing on her extensive experience across high-profile narrative and documentary projects, Radwan approaches the film with a storyteller’s sensibility, foregrounding craftsmanship, collaboration and creative decision-making. The result is a cinematic portrait that reflects both the ambition of the series and the enduring legacy it leaves behind.The documentary provides a ground-level, in-the-trenches account of the making of the final season. After a decade of storytelling, Season 5 marks the conclusion of the show, and the end of an era for the Duffer Brothers, their cast and long-term collaborators. Through elaborate sets, intricate camera work, costumes, makeup and stunts, the documentary captures the shared love of movies and the collaborative spirit that brings Stranger Things to life. With unlimited access, Radwan follows the Duffers into the writers’ room, across the set and into the daily rhythms of production, complemented by intimate interviews with the brothers, their collaborators and the beloved cast. “I am extremely grateful to the Duffers for having given me the opportunity to spend a year on set with them, up close and personal,” said Radwan. “It was a privilege and pure joy to watch them create this beloved show. I wish I could go back and document seasons 1-4 retroactively. Everyone, including the cast and their long-time collaborators was so welcoming and generous in sharing their individual and collective experience of ten years of collaboration.”
Photo credit: Netflix
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The City College of New York, 259 Convent Avenue Shepard Hall, New York, United States
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