Dawn Bonker
Go deep, not wide.
It’s one of the guiding principles of storytelling at Dodge College of Film & Media Arts, says Sally Rubin, assistant professor and director of the college’s short documentary program,
Community Voices
. And this spring semester the student filmmakers in
Community Voices
did just that.
“By telling a single human story you convey the importance of a human issue,” Rubin says.
Although just in its third semester, the social issues documentary program has typically profiled Orange County non-profits by portraying several people affected by an agency’s assistance or programs. But for this semester’s collection of documentaries, which screen in Folino Theater at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 12, Rubin and her students decided to change things up. The six short documentaries convey the impact of the nonprofits through the eyes of single individuals – sometimes literally. For
Hold My Hand
students gave a flip camera to a girl with Down syndrome to highlight the work of the Down Syndrome Association of Orange County, and most of the 16-minute film features her footage.
Other agencies featured in the documentaries include the
Southern California Hospice Foundation
,
Ecofficiency of Costa Mesa
,
Orange County Coastkeeper
,
Walking Shield
and
The Wooden Floor
.
Admission to the screening is free. For more information, visit the
Dodge College events site
.
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