S4/E19 ELLEN FRANKENSTEIN & "CRUISE BOOM"
"CRUISE BOOM": A SOCIAL JUSTICE DOCUMENTARY. ELLEN FRANKENSTEIN IS AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR, PRODUCER AND MEDIA ARTIST. LEARN HOW SHE CREATED THIS INCREDIBLE SOCIAL JUSTICE DOC AND HOW SHE BALANCED THE DIFFICULT DILEMMA THIS STORY PRESENTED. FRANKENSTEIN TELLS US HOW SHE DID IT IN THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ONLY ON THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO.
FRANKENSTEIN’S DIRECTING CREDITS INCLUDE TRACING ROOTS, EATING ALASKA, NO LOITERING, AND CARVED FROM THE HEART.
SHE'S CREATED A SERIES CALLED 14 MILES, MADE UP OF 37 SHORT FILMS SET IN ONE PLACE, HOSTS A LIVE STORYTELLING SERIES, AVAILABLE VIA PODCAST, CALLED "SITKA TELL TALES."
ELLEN’S WORK HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY GRANTS AND AWARDS, INCLUDING A FULBRIGHT-HAYS FELLOWSHIP, THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING, THE L.A. DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, , THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES, AND THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION.
