25 May 2008
Recount
In 2000, the election of the U.S. Presidential boiled down to a few precious votes in the state of Florida — and a recount that would add "hanging chad" to every American's vocabulary.
The Kennedy Curse
THE ONLY SIN: PRIDE
A found-footage short film documentary exploring the tragedies surrounding America's royal family: The Kennedys. The film highlights the Camelot era spanning from Joe P. Kennedy Sr.'s rise to power until the deaths of John Jr. & Carolyn Bessette. Created in March 2024 for the FILMMAKING 2: SIGHT & SOUND course at the University of Pittsburgh.
Top Billed Cast
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy Self (archive footage)
Ted Kennedy Self (archive footage)
Rosemary Kennedy Self (archive footage)
Jacqueline Kennedy Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy, Jr. Self (archive footage)
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton Self (archive footage)
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