Cyberbullied (19:45)


This documentary focuses on middle and high school students and tackles the effects of cyberbullying, ranging from homophobia to self-harm. In the face of fear, ignorance and the threat of cyberbullying as a national epidemic, this film offers hope and compassion to students, parents and educators.
Writer/Director
Doug Cembellin
Producer
Christina Granados
Jenny Koreny
Cinematographer
Christopher Guerrero
Editors
Jordan Ledy
David Turner
Composers
Samuel Jones
Alexis Marsh
Production Sound
Eric Marshall
Sahand Nikoukar

Fabian Debora, A Life For Art (19:40)

East Los Angeles painter Fabian Debora tells his story of transformation; how he experienced a spiritual encounter with a near death experience that awakened him from the darkness of gang life, incarceration, and drug addiction.
Director
Jessica Kaye
Producers
Roman Nesis
Roxanne Teti
Editors
Rafael Moraes
Xu Zhang
Cinematographer
Jules Bowie
 
Production Sound, Sound Design, Mix
Miranda Granger
Reese Robinson
Composer
Kevin McDaniels

Soaring on Invisible Wings (20:57)

A daughter's exploration into how families cope with Lupus, a chronic disease that her mother has battled for 30 years.
Director
Jamari Perry
Producer
Jeanne Jo
Caisy Lun
Director of Photography
Derek Dow
Editor
Michael Schatz
Justin Warren
Sound
Charles Leisenring
Harry Locke IV

Stand (21:09)

Through Krump, one dance crew takes a stand against the poverty and crime plaguing South Los Angeles.
Director
Melanie D'Andrea
Producers
Natalie Mirsky
Tierney Young
Cinematographer
Alexander Gabrielli
Editor
Harris McCabe
Diego Perez
Sound Designer
Veronica Li
Olga Poe
Composer
Nathan Matthew David

The Pier (19:59)

An aging magician, a folk signer, the birdman and a spiritual singer-songwriter perform on the iconic Santa Monica Pier on a winter weekend.
Director
Chris Abernathy
Producers
Armen Antranikian
Katrina Lencek-Inagaki
Cinematographer
Robert "Bubba" McLean
Sound Designer/ Production Sound Mixer/ Post-Production Sound
Robert Corna
Katy Krauland
Editors
Sean Jarrett
Ben Stillerman

Unbroken (21:05)

The resilience of a man whose traumatic childhood caused him to go blind compels filmmaker Caisy Lun on a journey of healing, which begins with confronting her father.
Director
Caisy Lun
Producer
Jasmine A. Hemery
Ketsia A. Védrine
Cinematographer
Lindsay Book
Sound Recorder, Designer & Mixer
Justin Warren
Chu-Jen "Marshall" Wu
Editors
Charles Leisenring
Reese Robinson

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