Kat Burnham (MPP '20), speaks with Emily Harmon and Calisto Ololngojine about their short film, American Life, which looks at gang violence in Englewood.

Emily wrote and directed the film and Calisto produced. In this episode, they share their experiences creating and developing the film and discuss how they hope the film will encourage broader conversations around youth violence.

Film’s website: https://www.americanlifeshortfilm.com/
Film’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanLifeFilm/
Behind the Scenes Photos: https://www.americanlifeshortfilm.com/behind-the-scenes

Credits:
Kat Burnham, interviewing
Lauren Li, producing and engineering
David Raban, editing