CONGRATULATIONS to Cinematic Arts & Technology Media Production Specialist and Lecturer Chris Carpenter!  His work on "The Long Valley" short documentary with Otter alumni will screen at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival!

Co-directors Robert Machoian and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck (also former CART lecturer), and other Otter alumni including Ana Sanchez, Saul Cardenas, LiliArlen Gomez, Christian Vega Bianca Mechelin, together with Carpenter announced their short documentary, "The Long Valley," will be screening in Short Film Program 5 at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah. The short is focused on the people and landscapes of the Salinas Valley and will be available online for the public during the festival January 30-February 2, 2025.   

Congratulations!