A communal moment at the 2022 Creative Producing Lab. From left to right: Daffodil Altan, Violet Feng, Andrea Meditch, Amanda Spain, Carrie Lozano.
(Photo by Maya Dehlin.)
Celebrating 20 Years of the Documentary Film Program
04/10/2022
A communal moment at the 2022 Creative Producing Lab. From left to right: Daffodil Altan, Violet Feng, Andrea Meditch, Amanda Spain, Carrie Lozano.
(Photo by Maya Dehlin.)
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