Co-Director, Editor
TOGETHER, WE RISE is a 22-minute documentary featuring Los Angeles high school students sharing their real-life struggles with mental health. The film takes place at WE RISE, a provocative pop-up art experience that is part of the WHY WE RISE campaign, a national movement to break through barriers and defy old assumptions about mental health. Held in Los Angeles in May 2018, the event utilized artists, performers and workshops to spark conversations among teens and young adults about mental health and related social issues. This inspiring documentary captures voices from a new generation that sees wellbeing as a civil right, fueling a youth-driven movement to fix a broken system. Everyone deserves to be well.
Together, We Rise is the recipient of the 2019 Impact DOCS Award of Excellent in three categories: Documentary Short, Public Service Programming / PSA, Use of Film / Video for Social Change.
