Over the last few days I’ve overheard my grandmother and father talk endlessly about Celia Tiano, an Auschwitz survivor from Salonika, Greece, their next-door neighbor on 7th Avenue -- a quiet block in the Hyde Park area of L.A., during the 1950s and 60s. After more than 40 years, my family has reconnected with Celia -- through testimony. We were able to make this connection because of a film project I had been working on for the Student Voices Short Film Contest.
USC Students: Enter Student Voices Short Film Contest
Tue, 02/17/2015 - 5:00pm
USC students have until March 16, 2015 to enter this year’s Student Voices Short Film Contest.
Xia Shuqin on the Nanjing Massacre
Student Voices Short Film Contest Revamped for 2015
Tue, 11/11/2014 - 5:00pm
The 4th annual Student Voices Short Film Contest will open for submissions on Jan. 12, 2015, featuring key changes intended to increase awareness for the contest and help participants complete their projects more efficiently.
Student Voices Voting Now Open
Tue, 02/18/2014 - 4:30pm
The finalists have been chosen and now it’s up to the viewers to select their favorite entry from the Student Voices Short Film Contest.
2014 Viewer's Choice: "There is No Other Way" by Shirin Raban
2014 Winner: "Play for Your Life" by Gregory Irwin and Syuzanna Petrosyan
2014 Entry: "Love, Noemi" by Rebecca Baugh
2012 Entry: "The Outsider in Me" by Kelly Speca
2012 Winner: "A Strange Inheritance" by Kayla Carlisle and Will Merrick