VC Connect #13: Getting Over Trying Times
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Welcome to VC CONNECT, an online destination through which just some of the hundreds of films and media productions created by Visual Communications can be found for your enjoyment. Featured films include some of our VC Classics, as well as films made in the Digital Histories production program for older adults and the Armed With a Camera Fellowship for Emerging Artists. Each week, we’ll roll out a new batch, specially themed for our audience’s diverse cinematic palate. Click here to watch the complete showcase.
The application deadline for our 2020-2021 Armed With a Camera Fellowship has been extended! Visual Communications is seeking Asian American & Pacific Islander artists with projects that engage themes of racism/anti-blackness, immigration, voting, COVID-19, or other systemic issues. Fellows will participate in a 9 month program that includes mentoring, training, and a cash stipend to create a 5 minute short film that will premiere at the 2021 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. The extended deadline to apply is Thursday, August 6, 2020. Click here to learn more!
Getting Over Trying Times
Are we trying to get over, or just trying to make do? This selection of Armed With a Camera non-fiction works foregrounds the generosity of spirit, fellowship, ingenuity, and occasional deception that is needed to get through difficult times.
Thank you to the following sponsors for their ongoing support of the Armed With a Camera Fellowship: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Final Draft, Flash Cuts, Los Angeles County Department of Arts & Culture, SAGindie, Sony Pictures Entertainment, West One Music Group, and Writers Guild of America West.
Funding for VC CONNECT has been provided by California Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act economic stabilization plan of 2020.
A DAY BEHIND BARS (2006) by Apollo Victoria
At-risk youth from the non-profit United Playaz take a day trip to visit prisoners of San Quentin to promote positive change in the lives of youth and inmates.
BEAST (2018) by Johnson Cheng
A group of suburban Asian and Latino youths from Carson, California finds brotherhood and liberation through the street dance krump.
BEAT THE BUS! (2003) by Kristina Sheryl Wong
Larry is 24 years old and $40,000 in debt. He's only got a low-wage part time job, no car, and seemingly no way out. So what's he going to do? RUN!
BREAK-UP THERAPY (2007) by David Ngo
There are only a few universals in life. Everyone eats, breathes, gets dumped, and survives to tell about it.
THE DEBUTANTES OF ORANGE COUNTY (2006) by Rhianne Paz Bergado
Grrl Fair is a rock, art, and DIY festival that arms local young women in Orange County with weapons of creativity. Explore the crossroads of music, culture, and gender hidden behind the Orange Curtain.
SUCKERBALL 73 (2003) by Evan Jackson Leong
Barry Bonds’ 73rd home run ball broke a world record and the integrity of the baseball souvenir. The opposing perspectives of two combatants for the ball offers a progressively warped take on the issues of ownership and enfranchisement.
UNUSUAL, CONSPICUOUS, & OVERWHELMING (2003) by Karin Mak
Neel’s hair is unusual, conspicuous, and overwhelming. As he prepares to cut it, he reflects upon the journey they have taken together.
