Tag: video
Transformation Through Isolation
MARCH 7, 2023 | 
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Trapped in the quarantine of a chrysalis, a shy caterpillar person experiences a startling change and the growth of a new self. A metaphor for the positive possibilities of a pandemic.
Three Black Men and the Pandemic that Changed Them
AUGUST 11, 2021 | 
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY TELEVISION CENTER
When the covid-19 pandemic brings three family members together to refurbish an old house during quarantine, they talk about their hopes, ambitions, and fears for the future.
Still Life of a South Central Community
DECEMBER 28, 2022 | 
SUGAR HILL ARTS REVIVAL PROJECT
A diverse and historically-significant Black, Los Angeles neighborhood threatened with being forgotten looks forward to the future as it remembers its rich past and the artistic excellence that made it great.
Self-Portrait of a Film Student
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021 | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
A voicemailbox full of advice left to me by The Universe has guided my 25 years of growth. As I journey forth into film school, The Universe sends me off with a new message.
Inspired by Gullah Accounts of Flying Africans
OCTOBER 25, 2021 | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
When a young woman’s paradise is interrupted by the distressed cries of a distant loved one, she must fly away from her revelry to save him. Will she succeed in rescuing him from his oppression?
A Message from Pastor Torrey N. Collins
FEBRUARY 17, 2021 | 
ST. REST FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH
Despite a national lockdown and the threat of infection, St. Rest Friendship Baptist Church in South-Central, Los Angeles has remained open throughout the covid-19 pandemic. Senior pastor, Torrey N. Collins, explains why he believes worshipping in person is still essential.
Cultural Identity Crisis of a Mixed-Up Mixed-Race Brutha
APRIL 19, 2019 | DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY TELEVISION CENTER
The mixed messages a mixed race boy hears about his identity from strangers, parents, classmates, and his high school girlfriend cause him to question his sense of self. With a face that doesn’t quite fit in to any one racial category, he is forced to find his own voice and decide his own identity.