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Documentary Films:
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
Doug Cembellin
Producer
Christina Granados
Jenny Koreny
Christina Granados
Jenny Koreny
Cinematographer
Christopher Guerrero
Christopher Guerrero
Editors
Jordan Ledy
David Turner
Jordan Ledy
David Turner
Composers
Samuel Jones
Alexis Marsh
Samuel Jones
Alexis Marsh
Production Sound
Eric Marshall
Sahand Nikoukar
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
Jessica Kaye
Producers
Roman Nesis
Roxanne Teti
Roman Nesis
Roxanne Teti
Editors
Rafael Moraes
Xu Zhang
Rafael Moraes
Xu Zhang
Cinematographer
Jules Bowie
Jules Bowie
Production Sound, Sound Design, Mix
Miranda Granger
Reese Robinson
Miranda Granger
Reese Robinson
Composer
Kevin McDaniels
Kevin McDaniels
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
Chris Abernathy
Producers
Armen Antranikian
Katrina Lencek-Inagaki
Armen Antranikian
Katrina Lencek-Inagaki
Cinematographer
Robert "Bubba" McLean
Robert "Bubba" McLean
Sound Designer/ Production Sound Mixer/ Post-Production Sound
Robert Corna
Katy Krauland
Robert Corna
Katy Krauland
Editors
Sean Jarrett
Ben Stillerman
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
Caisy Lun
Producer
Jasmine A. Hemery
Ketsia A. Védrine
Jasmine A. Hemery
Ketsia A. Védrine
Cinematographer
Lindsay Book
Lindsay Book
Sound Recorder, Designer & Mixer
Justin Warren
Chu-Jen "Marshall" Wu
Justin Warren
Chu-Jen "Marshall" Wu
Editors
Charles Leisenring
Reese Robinson
Charles Leisenring
Reese Robinson