Watch Breaking Pointe by Rebecca Doyle
A silent film that examines the downfall of a relationship between a young dancer and her abusive boyfriend. Directed by Rebecca Doyle for USC-MISC class, "Making Media for Social Change."
Breaking Pointe was a 2014 Catalina Film Festival Official selection
The National Institutes of Health teams USC MISC and USC Keck Medicine for a film about the issue of Big Data in the field of medicine.
This 80 second PSA satirizes California’s tax spending to support capital punishment. Directed by Eric Marshall.
USC Media Institute for Social Change (USC-MISC) is a 501c3 nonprofit at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. Entertainment media has a profound impact on individual knowledge, behavior and society in general. USC-MISC understands media’s powerful role in the development of culture in society and seeks to support and foster emerging writers, filmmakers and media professionals who play a vital role in shaping public opinion and transforming society for the positive. We make the films that change lives.
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A 5th Grade Class sends a message that CREATIVITY is just as important as LITERACY. Jaden, a young, inner-city public school student, takes a stand against his principal after the school's art teacher has been fired for choosing to teach art instead of the state-mandated, standardized test.