INTERNATIONAL STUDENT DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION WINNERS

WHITE CANE AND WHEELS



Paul Apelgren

Country of production: USA
Year: 2004
Language: English
Mins: 26

Winner:
Best Social Issue Film

University of Southern California,
Los Angeles, USA

Producer: Betsy Comstock, Kari Stringham
Cinematography: Judd King
Editing: Stella Dunn, Benji White
Sound: Nick Martin, Betsy Comstock

Print Source: Apelgren, Paul
439 S.Hobart B1#306
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Tel: 213.422.8666
e-mail: apelgren@usc.edu


Growing up he dreamed of life on the big screen and she dreamed of being on stage but as time progressed those dreams faded away and the reality and hardships of life took control. This film is an intimate portrayal of a husband and wife who face the challenges of their disabilities and life but with their strength, determination, and love for each other they manage to overcome the hurdles and reach life's ultimate goal of happiness.

Paul Apelgren is a third year graduate student in the Cinema-Television division at the University of Southern California. He specialized in sound, but he plans to continue directing documentary and fiction pieces. He came to USC directly after undergraduate work at Indiana University where he received two Bachelor's degrees: on in Communications and Culture; the other in Tele-communications. He also received a minor in Comparative Literature. Apelgren is originally from Greenwood, Indiana.

SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2005 AT 3.00 PM. / GALLERY THEATRE
SCREENING WITH:
JOSE MANUEL, THE MULA, AND THE TV
MILKMAN: CAN WE DELIVER?
NOTHING WITH NO ONE
PLANE MAKER
SMALL TOWN SECRETS
SYMPHONIC EPISODES
THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2005 AT 1.00 PM. / GALLERY THEATRE
SCREENING WITH:
JOSE MANUEL, THE MULA, AND THE TV
MILKMAN: CAN WE DELIVER?
NOTHING WITH NO ONE
PLANE MAKER
SMALL TOWN SECRETS
SYMPHONIC EPISODES