Encore - Music Education for Social Change

Role: Co-Director, Co-Producer and Co-Editor alongside Bridget O'Hara, Matthew Ward, Kelsi Smith and Chris Lumsden

ENCORE—MUSIC EDUCATION FOR SOCIAL CHANGE (2017) is a one-semester-long student-produced film project, of which I am the co-director, co-producer and co-editor. This documentary explores the theme of music education for students in Philadelphia during the funding crisis via the power of media technology. Music education, while widely undervalued and underestimated, has the potential to change the lives of young children throughout Philadelphia. ENCORE aims to highlight not only music education programs in Philadelphia, but also the children affected by these programs to explore the impacts music has had on their lives.

PRODUCED, DIRECTED AND EDITED BY

Hoa Nguyen, Bridget O'Hara, Matthew Ward, Kelsi Smith and Chris Lumsden

AWARDS

FIRST PLACE for Best Documentary/ Public Affairs Video by the National College Broadcasters, Inc.

NOMINEE for Best College/ University Short Form Production by the National Academy of Television Art & Sciences - Mid-Atlantic Chapter (Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy® Awards)

THIRD PLACE for Best Short Form Production, Media Studies & Production Awards by Media Studies & Production Department, Klein College of Media & Communication, Temple University