SISTER SENATORS

In Ruby Red South Carolina, the only five women in an overwhelmingly male and conservative State Senate defy party lines and fight for women’s rights. Their bipartisan unity becomes a […]

SHRINK IT & PINK IT

Industrial Design – often thought of as design for mass manufacturing – is dominated by White male designers. This lack of diversity on design teams has significant consequences for those […]

THE MIND’S EYE

If you closed your eyes and were asked to see an apple, could you do it? Could you visualize an apple, or your home, or a family member’s face? THE […]

Silent Beauty

Silent Beauty is an experimental autobiographical exploration of one woman’s family history with child sexual abuse and a culture of silence. Silent Beauty is a personal documentary that follows Director […]

A HELLO STORY

A HELLO STORY is a personal narrative about the biracial Davison family’s journey from North Carolina to Japan to care for Yasuo Mochizuki, their aging father, father-in-law and grandfather. Through […]

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