{"id":418,"date":"2016-09-29T20:32:27","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T20:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/?p=418"},"modified":"2022-02-01T08:51:23","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T16:51:23","slug":"university-of-la-verne-student-films-to-be-featured-at-909-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/2016\/09\/29\/university-of-la-verne-student-films-to-be-featured-at-909-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"University of La Verne Student Films to Be Featured at 909 Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three films produced by six University of La Verne seniors and alumni will be included in the 909 Film Festival in Claremont on September 30.<\/p>\n

The films are \u201cFinding a Home, Pomona\u2019s Homeless Crisis,\u201d about homelessness in Pomona; \u201cRush,\u201d a film about street racing; and \u201cPost Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Hidden War,\u201d which profiles war veterans.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey put their heart and many hours of hard work into producing these documentaries, which are thoughtful and insightful treatments on aspects of life in the Inland Empire and are deserving of the recognition,\u201d said Valerie Cummings, associate professor of broadcast journalism.<\/p>\n

Alums Tiphanie Autran-Hayward and Russell Silva produced \u201cRush\u201d to take viewers inside the world of drifting and street racing. The film illustrates the illegal and sometimes deadly nature of both sports.<\/p>\n

Alumna Bianca Zapata \u201816 created \u201cPost Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Hidden War<\/a>,\u201d because a friend suffered from the condition. She co-produced the film with alumna Crystal Villegas \u201916.<\/p>\n

Senior broadcast journalism major Humberto Fabian created \u201cFinding a Home\u201d to provide an in-depth look at lost funding and the decline of homeless shelters in Pomona.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would get up sometimes at 5 a.m. to meet with the homeless, exposing ourselves to dangerous situations because we wanted to capture the realities of homeless life,\u201d said Sommer Garcia, a senior public relations major who co-produced the film with Fabian.<\/p>\n

The festival bears the name 909 in reference to the inland Southern California area code. It features short films that\u00a0have an Inland Southern California theme.<\/p>\n

The festival will be at 7 p.m. in Benson Auditorium at Pitzer College, 1050 N. Mills Ave.<\/p>\n