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Documentary Films:
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
Lauren Rothman
Writer
Lauren Rothman
Lauren Rothman
Producer
Roy Berkeley, Cade Huseby
Roy Berkeley, Cade Huseby
Cinematographer
Cal Etcheverry
Cal Etcheverry
ArtDirection
Valerie Tan
Valerie Tan
Editor
Foustene Fortenbach, Tyler Smith
Foustene Fortenbach, Tyler Smith
Sound
Martin Hilligoss, Max Pratts, Chase Wagner
Martin Hilligoss, Max Pratts, Chase Wagner
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
Nana Adwoa Frimpong
Producer
MaryLanae Linen, Alex Jiang
MaryLanae Linen, Alex Jiang
Cinematographer
Im-Sun Song
Im-Sun Song
Editor
Lisa Xiaojia Li, Jasmine Jeanette Walker
Lisa Xiaojia Li, Jasmine Jeanette Walker
Sound
Leyi Dai, Zarye Wossene
Leyi Dai, Zarye Wossene
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
Afton Quast Saler
Producer
Rachel Priebe and Reagan Shea
Rachel Priebe and Reagan Shea
Cinematographer
Yifan Yin Haung
Yifan Yin Haung
Editor
Kaitlin Peters and Sydney Taylor
Kaitlin Peters and Sydney Taylor
Sound
Rebecca Grass
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
De’Onna Young-Stephens
Producer
Madeline Raquel Gamero
Madeline Raquel Gamero
Cinematographer
Madison Kloeber
Madison Kloeber
Editor
Sammie Moynihan, Chance Davis
Sammie Moynihan, Chance Davis
Sound
De’Onna Young-Stephens
De’Onna Young-Stephens