At What Cost? (21:55)


Social Change, Educational, Family/Teen/Kid, Other
Following the deaths of several USC students, a film student befriends the editor of the school newspaper in order to investigate potential underlying causes of these tragedies and the impact they had on the rest of the university.
Director
Lauren Rothman
Writer
Lauren Rothman
Producer
Roy Berkeley, Cade Huseby
Cinematographer
Cal Etcheverry
ArtDirection
Valerie Tan
Editor
Foustene Fortenbach, Tyler Smith
Sound
Martin Hilligoss, Max Pratts, Chase Wagner

Bad Hombrewood (23:49)


Social Change, Educational, Latino
Emerging Latinx filmmakers fight to change the Latinx role in Hollywood.
Director
Guillermo Casarín
Producer
Marian Cook, Santos Herrera
Cinematographer
Cory Ewing
Editor
Blaine Morris, Sergio Ortiz
Sound
Federico Arboleda, Naixin Fan

Healing in Color (23:44)


Social Change, Black/African American, Women
In a world where Black women are expected to be invulnerable to pain, five Black women confront their personal struggles and explore healing through art.
Director
Nana Adwoa Frimpong
Producer
MaryLanae Linen, Alex Jiang
Cinematographer
Im-Sun Song
Editor
Lisa Xiaojia Li, Jasmine Jeanette Walker
Sound
Leyi Dai, Zarye Wossene

I'm the Vet (23:00)


Drama, Educational, Family/Teen/Kid, Women
A story about my sister, Dr. Lindsay Eisenhour, one of the lead veterinarians at Neel Veterinary Hospital in Oklahoma City, battles the reality of her profession and of pet care.
Director
Cameron Babcock
Producer
James Hall
Cinematographer
Cameron Babcock
Editor
Sydney Taylor
Sound
Erik Naumann

Neurodivergent (25:28)


Social Change, Educational, Women, Other
When a 35-year-old film student is diagnosed with ADHD, she turns the camera on herself to question her past, her future, and why women are often under-diagnosed with this misunderstood disorder.
Director
Afton Quast Saler
Producer
Rachel Priebe and Reagan Shea
Cinematographer
Yifan Yin Haung
Editor
Kaitlin Peters and Sydney Taylor
Sound
Rebecca Grass

Not Just a Name (23:06)


Black/African American, Educational, LGBTQIA+
Not Just a Name explores the stigma and racial bias experienced by African-Americans with unique sounding names as well as the historical origin of these names in America.
Director
De’Onna Young-Stephens
Producer
Madeline Raquel Gamero
Cinematographer
Madison Kloeber
Editor
Sammie Moynihan, Chance Davis
Sound
De’Onna Young-Stephens

Waiting in the Wings (23:57)


Family/Teen/Kid, Latino
The spirit of live theatre shines as two LA theatre companies fight to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Director
Josie Andrews
Producer
Lameng Bei, Josias Chavez
Cinematographer
Nicholas Klesmith
Editor
Achim Mendoza, Sayali Upadhye
Sound
Angela Yin, Maduabuchukwu Udeh

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