CTPR 480 Screening
December 16, 2025, 7pm
Norris Theatre
You’re Invited to the 480 Screening!
Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
Doors open at 6:30 pm
Norris Theatre | 3507 Trousdale Pkwy
Come celebrate with our students as they showcase four short films they made in SCA's advanced production class!

STARMAN
Haunted astronaut Diego Rodriguez forms a life-changing connection with Owen, a terminally ill boy seeing space through his eyes, forcing Diego to confront his trauma to grant Owen one final journey beyond Earth.
Written by: Jiayun Zhang
Directed by: Octavian Kaul
Produced by: Mikayla Ashe & Thomas Fitzgerald
1st Assistant Director: Mikayah Lee
Cinematography by: Jiayang Liu
Sound by: Ethan Go & Kaitlin Tenbrunsel
Production Design by: Jordan Godburn
Edited by: Tammy Premchan

PAGE 142 OF MY DIARY
A cynical teenage girl finally takes a chance on the world outside of her diary in a spontaneous decision to spend the day with a free-spirited stranger.
Written by: Sydney Lazare
Directed by: Sona Earnest
Produced by: Matias Lievano & Cecilia Mou
1st Assistant Director: Sea Gira
Cinematography by: Jenna Miller
1st Assistant Camera: Evan Lin
Sound by: Chloe Rankin & Renee Story
Production Design by: Ryn Daniel
Art Director: Mason Deaver
Edited by: Jackson Hayes & Isaiah Kollmansberger

NUNS WITH GUNS
When three Nuns find out that their church is shutting down, they take matters into their own hands… by robbing a bank.
Written by: Charlie Korman
Directed by: Rhys Zemeckis
Produced by: eMJay Al Barr & Daniella Raphael
1st Assistant Director: Hugh Holmes
Cinematography by: Alex Li
Sound by: Adam Bloodgood & Arian Tomar
Production Design by: Aden Bertsch & Venus Lordson
Edited by: Alison Church & Ryan Saywitz

FOR OLD TIME’S SAKE
An actor known only by his role as Tater Tot, the world famous human-size cat, has his personal life put on full display during a late night show interview, causing his reality to collapse as he confronts whether this is the role he still wants to play.
Written by: Laura Furniss-Roe
Directed by: Julian Barahona
Produced by: Bien Bagui & Sparrow Harrell
1st Assistant Director: Shouri Gomatham
2nd Assistant Director: Laura Furniss-Roe
Cinematography by: Sanay Saboo
Sound by: Jake De La Rosa & Ihsan Zirih
Production Design by: Danny Saravia-Varela
Set Decorator: Jo Branson
Edited by: Meg Hartung & Vivan Yardi
Contact Information
Email: jessiewh@usc.edu