Episode 1: Storytelling
Adolfo Martinelli
The Flower
Loyola Marymount University
Adolfo Martinelli received his Bachelor's degree from Loyola Marymount University's School of Film & Television in 2001. During his tenure as an undergraduate, Adolfo was presented with the Ian Conner Cinematography Award for his work as director of photography on numerous student films. His latest film, The Flower, was a recipient of a Samuel Z. Arkoff award.
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Tricia Brock
The Car Kid
American Film Institute
A graduate of the University of Missouri's Journalism program, Tricia Brock produced television commericals for Saturday Night Live before beginning a career in screenwriting and directing, culminating in The Car Kid, made under the auspices of AFI's Directing Workshop for Women.
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Episode 2: Road Movies
Carolyn Miller
Yo! Tyrone
University of Southern California
A student in the MFA program at USC, Carolyn Miller is author of the short story collection Resonating Frequencies and is currently finishing four feature scripts and her thesis film Strangetown.
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Jennifer Derwingson
Roadside Assistance
University of Southern California
Jennifer Derwingson has directed theater in London and San Francisco, including productions of "The Acts," "Guilty Creatures," and "Vacancy" for Freshly Squeezed Theatre Company. Since returning to L.A., she has directed over 15 short films and videos while attending U.S.C.
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Ham Tran
Pomegranate
University of California Los Angeles
Ham Tram is completing his MFA at UCLA. He is currently also finishing his thesis film, The Anniversary, shot in Vietnam, and was named a finalist for the Sundance Feature Film Program.
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Episode 3: Childhood Fantasies and Fears
Kenneth Lui
Falsehood
Art Center College of Design
Kenneth Lui graduated from Art Center College of Design, where he shot Falsehood. He is currently polishing five feature scripts he plans to direct, intent on challenging people's perceptions of reality and themselves.
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Yun T. Lee
HA
California Institute of the Arts
After graduating from a boring engineering school, Yun T. Lee discovered that his true calling was in the medium of animation, which he studied at CalArts and now teaches at DongSeo University. In making his thesis film HA, Lee sought to explore the relationship of the audience and the film, suggesting that the audience can become a working part of the movie. He is currently preparing for his next project, a film about communication.
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Rena Ferrick Henley
Sarah
University of California Los Angeles
Rena Ferrick Henley will soon receive her MFA from UCLA's School Of Theater, Film & Television. She is currently writing and directing feature scripts and exploring theater directing, aiming to tell humorous stories without compromising true human emotions.
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Episode 4: Exotic Locations
Chad S. Park
Up
University of Southern California
Chad S. Park, a recent graduate of the USC MFA film program, has won numerous accolades, including the DGA Student Award, for his thesis film Up, currently on the film festival circuit. He is currently in talks to direct a feature, to be shot in 3D, about a female werewolf.
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Yasemin Kasim
We Missed Our God
University of California Los Angeles
Yasemin Kasim is currently finishing her thesis film, To Dye For, and her MFA in Directing/Production at UCLA. She is also writing a feature film she plans to direct.
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Episode 5: Love and Revenge
Robin Larsen
Out of Habit
University of California Los Angeles
Robin Larsen received her BFA in acting from SMU's Theatre School. She recently earned her MFA in Film Directing/Production at UCLA, where she completed the short Sombra and her award-winning thesis film Out of Habit.
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John Sammon
St. Christopher's Code
American Film Institute
A graduate of Wesleyan University, Johm Sammon has directed several short films and music videos, including Strong Island Boys and Lebanon Valley.
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