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Documentary Films:
Alive To Possibility (21:54)
What do you do when things don ’t go your way? Alive to Possibility investigates the way we face
problems in our lives, and how our perception of the issue can in fact be the hurdle itself.
Producers
Daniel Beresh
Haley Geier
Daniel Beresh
Haley Geier
Director
Jonathan Keijser
Jonathan Keijser
Director of Photography
Arjun Kamath
Arjun Kamath
Sound
Peter Bawiec
Adam Joe
Peter Bawiec
Adam Joe
Editors
Naomi Iwamoto
Dingwen Mei
Naomi Iwamoto
Dingwen Mei
Cast: Jorge Millan, Ben Zander, Todd Brown
Cuddling with Strangers (16:54)
Dierctor/Writer/Producer
Sara Joe Wolansky
Sara Joe Wolansky
Cinematographer
Alix Spence
Alix Spence
Sound Designer
Joshua Paul Johnson
Joshua Paul Johnson
Production Sound Mixer
Assia Shao
Assia Shao
Post–Production Sound
Joshua Paul Johnson
Joshua Paul Johnson
Editor
Clark Harris
Clark Harris
Composer
Jacques Brautbar
Jacques Brautbar
Cast: Steve Maher, John Walsh, Monique Darling, Matthew Hurtado, Jennifer Zilavy, Sabrina Hurtado, Adam Paulman,
Nathan Darling, Sara Joe Wolansky
Cast: Maria Hidalgo, Joselyn Hernandez, Ruby Aguilar, Amadeo Hidalgo, William Findley
Cast: Jihad Abdo, Fadia Afashe, Werner Herzog
Out of the Bag (15:55)
A short documentary exploring the ways in which artists are re-appropriating the surplus of single-use plastic bags as their medium to create artworks, with varying intentions:
from raising environmental awareness, to expressing the conflict of personal emotions.
Director/Writer
Adam Bradbury–Aranda
Adam Bradbury–Aranda
Producers
Laren Ouellette
Jacqueline Walukas
Laren Ouellette
Jacqueline Walukas
Associate Producers
Yana Bille
Ellen Eastaugh
Yana Bille
Ellen Eastaugh
Director of Photography
Sara Simons
Sara Simons
Editor
Corey Sherman
Corey Sherman
Sound
Nikki Guirre
Nikki Guirre
Assistant Sound
Emily Chan
Emily Chan
Assistant Editors
William Yelton
Juliet Devette
William Yelton
Juliet Devette
Composer
Amanda Yamate
Amanda Yamate
Gaffer
Wiley Jones
Wiley Jones
1st AC
Elizabeth Petersen
Elizabeth Petersen
Cast: Dianna Cohen, Lena Wolek, Pam Longobardi
Cast: Frank Contreras Jr., David Araelleno Zamora, Tony Alvarez, Christopher Ramirez, Ruben Soto, Frank Contreras III,
Dr. Victor Viesca, Jaime Ochoa, Brian Alvarez
Stream Dream (19:09)
Join a Plague Doctor's journey through the world, aesthetic, and people of STEAMPUNK:
The present re–imagined through the lens of the Victorian past.
Writer/Director
Mischa Cantu
Mischa Cantu
Producers
Grazyna Kolondra
Jacob Eben
Grazyna Kolondra
Jacob Eben
Cinematographer
Stephen James Thomas
Stephen James Thomas
Sound Designers/Mixers
Shasha Li
Jahmal Holland
Shasha Li
Jahmal Holland
Editors
Henry Liu
Bowen Shi
Henry Liu
Bowen Shi
Composer
Gabriel DiMarco
Gabriel DiMarco
Lead Actor
Derek Passmore
Derek Passmore
Cast: Derek Passmore as Nero von Hauser, Ave Rose as Ave Rose, Jason Anderson as Jason Anderson, Eiraina Schmolesky as Raina Schmolesky,
Will Blagg as Will Blagg, Nathan Seekerman as Captain Nathan Seekerman
Winners Always Quit (23:22)
When NFL player Eric Bakhtiari is cut from a team one last time, he attempts to move on and come to terms with life after football.
Director
Katie Pyne
Katie Pyne
Producers
James Tinsley
Ezra Nachman
James Tinsley
Ezra Nachman
Cinematographer
Anna Romano
Anna Romano
Editors
Sasha Flamm
Andrew Hou
Sasha Flamm
Andrew Hou
Sound Designers
Dwight Hwang
Christopher West
Dwight Hwang
Christopher West
Composer
Alberto Bof
Alberto Bof
Title and Graphics
Andrew Fink
Andrew Fink
Cast: Erick Bakhtiarai, Andrew Bakhtiari, David Bakhtiari, Keith Mitchell, Karl Bakhtiari, Charhriar Assad, Crystal Cruz, Max Rulon Miller