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Documentary Films:
Immigrant at Home (19:33)
Years after a family trauma, the daughter of Arab Immigrants struggles with finding independence as an entertainer and maintaining her culture at home.
Director
Sufian Abulohom
Sufian Abulohom
Producer
Aishwariyah (Aishy) Dhyan Vimal, Carly Rogers
Aishwariyah (Aishy) Dhyan Vimal, Carly Rogers
Cinematographer
Fatima Alfulaij
Fatima Alfulaij
Editor
Cameron Babcock, Ravali Thummalachetty
Cameron Babcock, Ravali Thummalachetty
Sound
Ariel Cantrell, Reina Akamatsu
Ariel Cantrell, Reina Akamatsu
Spokespeople (23:30)
For Los Angeles natives living in the early 1900's, bicycles and streetcars shared the road as our primary modes of transportation. But the arrival of the freeway effectively wiped them out. Today, communities of cyclists fight for protected bike lanes and road safety, determined to bring a new era of mobility justice to the city
Director
Ryan Mekenian
Ryan Mekenian
Producer
Daniel Sheahan, Stephen Tonti
Daniel Sheahan, Stephen Tonti
Cinematographer
Tara Jenkins
Tara Jenkins
Editor
Bryce Ferendo, Sebastián Vignau
Bryce Ferendo, Sebastián Vignau
Sound
Gwen Howard
Gwen Howard
Us Vs Us (19:35)
In the run-up to the presidential election of 2020, filmmaker Anne Brashier brings together two Southern Californian activists - one Democrat, one Republican - to find out if what unites them is stronger than what divides them.
Director
Anne Brashier
Anne Brashier
Writer
Anne Brashier
Anne Brashier
Producer
Evan Hartney , Abhinav Tiku
Evan Hartney , Abhinav Tiku
Cinematographer
Dorothy Lee
Dorothy Lee
Editor
Andy Yi Li , Catelin Shane
Andy Yi Li , Catelin Shane
Sound
Jimmy Pierce
Jimmy Pierce
Vicky & Xingyu (3:44)
Vicky (Xingyu) Gu explains the complexities of being immersed in a new culture and learning to communicate in another language.
Director
Yuyuan Chen, Thomas Edgar-McNerney, Tia Kemp, Julianna Pantoja, Sonya Yang, Eli Ayres, Georgina Chiou, Vicky Xingyu Gu, Mariam Khayat, Nia Sallie, Shelby Chan, Lexie Chu, Lucy Hirschfeld, Ruike Pan, Jose Guadalupe Sanchez III
Yuyuan Chen, Thomas Edgar-McNerney, Tia Kemp, Julianna Pantoja, Sonya Yang, Eli Ayres, Georgina Chiou, Vicky Xingyu Gu, Mariam Khayat, Nia Sallie, Shelby Chan, Lexie Chu, Lucy Hirschfeld, Ruike Pan, Jose Guadalupe Sanchez III
Editor
Vicky Xingyu Gu, Mariam Khayat
Vicky Xingyu Gu, Mariam Khayat
Sound
Vicky Xingyu Gu
Vicky Xingyu Gu