reel voices 2012
Be the change you want to see in the world
Weight Off My Chest,
Emory Johnson, 2018
Reel Voices 2012
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Emory Johnson is a Reel Voices Class of 2012 alum. Their summer at PacArts started their path towards community building and documentary filmmaking. Emory has continued their ties with Reel Voices as an assistant for Reel Voices Class of 2013 and as a student mentor for Amy Loeber (Class of 2016) and Kimberly Moreno Chavez (Class of 2017).
Currently, Emory is a programming coordinator at Visual Communications' 2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and a coordinator at A-Doc (the Asian American Documentary Network). As an assistant at the UCLA Center for EthnoCommunications, Emory has been working on the Lau Chinese American History Mini-Docs Project. In Fall 2018, Emory will begin the MFA Production/Directing program with a focus in Documentary at UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television.
As a UCLA EthnoCommunications student, Emory directed "The Weight Off My Chest," a documentary short about a college student undergoing top surgery and exploring the gender spectrum. The film will have its world premiere at the 2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival in May.
LINKS
2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
A-Doc (the Asian American Documentary Network)
The Lau Chinese American History Mini-Docs Project
2012 FILMS
Naruwan Taiko Emory Johnson
Teenage Time Ashley Shin
As Asian Teens, We Hold a Heritage Sunny Kim
Life 100 Pounds Lighter Adrian Altez
A New Marine Juan Gonzalez
My Life in 5 Minutes Tram Ho
Unforgettable Night Clementine Mukarukundo
Life Under the Hood Joseph Wilson
Beginnings Kathleen Silverstein
Beginnings, Kathleen Silverstein, 2012
AWARDS
Naruwan Taiko (Emory Johnson) – YoungCuts Film Festival, Oct 2013; LA Film Fest “Future Filmmakers Showcase”, Jun 15 & 22, 2013
Teenage Time (Ashley Shin) – LA Film Fest “Future Filmmakers Showcase”, Jun 15 & 22, 2013
As Asian Teens, We Hold a Heritage (Sunny Kim) – LA Film Fest “Future Filmmakers Showcase”, Jun 15 & 22, 2013
Life 100 Pounds Lighter (Adrian Altez) – iVIE Awards of the San Diego County Office of Education, Apr 20, 2013
Unforgettable Night (Clementine Mukarukundo) – Young Leaders Film Festival, Jun 15, 2013; LA Film Fest “Future Filmmakers Showcase”, Jun 15 & 22, 2013; Newport Beach Film Festival, Apr 28, 2013; National Film Festival of Talented Youth, Apr 25 – 28, 2013; iVIE Awards of the San Diego County Office of Education, Apr 20, 2013; Fresh Film Festival, March 2013 – Radharc Award for the Best International Documentary in the Radharc tradition by a Young Filmmaker
Life Under the Hood (Joseph Wilson) – YoungCuts Film Festival, Oct 2013; Fresh Film Festival, March 2013 – Radharc Award for the Best International Documentary in the Radharc tradition by a Young Filmmaker
Beginnings (Kathleen Silverstein) – Austin Film Festival, Oct 26 & 27, 2013 (Young Filmmakers Program Competition); Asian American International Film Festival, July 30, 2013; San Francisco International Film Festival, Apr 25 – May 9, 2013; National Film Festival of Talented Youth, Apr 25 – 28, 2013
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