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Reel Heroes: Student Films and Filmmakers

Produced by: The MY HERO Project | 2025 | USA | 30:01

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Celebrating student films and filmmakers.

This program was made possible with support from a grant from The Scripps Family Impact Fund.

 

 

Credits for each film: 

Believe

Directed by: Logan Cascia

Featured Hero: Tommy Carroll

Music by: Trans-Siberian Orchestra

 

Slater Meets Her Hero: Jean-Michel Cousteau

Producers: Wendy Milette, Jeanne Meyers

Student Director: Slater Jewell-Kemker

Featured Hero: Jean-Michel Cousteau - Ocean Futures Society

Dr. Richard Murphy  - Ocean Futures Society

 

Executive Producers: Karen Pritzker, Jeanne Meyers, Rita Stern Milch

Co-Producers: Stephanie Cole, Wendy Jewell

Cinematography by: Wendy Milette, Chris Cain, Dave Kemker, Jeanne Meyers, Wendy Jewell,  Slater Jewell-Kemker

Production Sound: Chris Cain

Editing and Sound Design: Wendy Milette

Additional Editing and Graphics: Tony Mendoza

Music by: Chris Cain, Slater Jewell-Kemker, Leah Vee, Cheikh Darou Seck

 

Locks

Director: Ryan Coogler

Producers: Ryan Coogler,  Francisco Kosterlitz

Director of Photography and Editor: Francisco Kosterlitz

USC School of Cinematic Arts

 

Cast 

Dante: Turen Robinson

Afia: Nia Warren 

Suspects: Kiev Harris, Brendan Slevin 

Police Officer: Robert Nelson 

Dante’s friends: Trestin George, Andre Taylor, Aman Sebahtu, Deandre Sullivan, Larry Gray, Darnell Byrd Jr., Andrew Lamond

Young Dante: Ronald Mills

Young Afia: Jaylyn Robinson 

The Barber: Frank Otis Jr. 

 

Additional Producers: Christopher Morocco, Clifton Harrison, Joselyn Coogler, Charlene Thomas 

Assistant Director / Script Supervisor: Zinzi Evans

Sound Design: Ryan Coogler

Music by: Ludwig Goransson

Artwork by: Jamon Pittman

Makeup Artist: Lisa Zomer

Studio Teacher: Jamie Keller

Production Assistant: Graylin Richard 

 

Smoke that Travels 

Director: Kayla Briët

Featured Hero: Gary Wis-Ki-Ge-Amatyuk

Director of Photography and Editor: Kayla Briët

Music by: Kayla Briët

 

Ablaye

Director: Fary Sakho

Featured Hero: Ablaye

Mentor / Editor: Cheikh Darou Seck

Music by: Toumani Diabaté

 

Bombingham 

Director: Gabrielle Gorman 

Featuring: Gabrielle Gorman, Amanda Gorman

New Roads High School

Michelle Bernstein - Mentor / Film Teacher

 

Joey

Director, Producer, Sound Designer, and Co-Editor: Shaun MacGillivray

Director of Photography and Co-Editor: Mark Apicella

Music by: Nathan Lanier

Featured Hero: Joey Masella

USC School of Cinematic Arts

 

When the Devil Smoked in Paradise 

Director: Katherine Liao

Featured Heroes: 

Kim Konte, Lesley Tan, 

Kevin Lien, Dennis Lo, 

Dean Baker, Preya Shrivastava, 

Larry Agran, Dave Min 

Sage Hill High School

 

 

 

 

 

For More Information

The MY HERO Journalism & Filmmaking Workbook