I Never Picked Cotton (2019)
Yolanda Morgan recalls her experiences with racism and the impact it has had on her. Produced in USC's CTAN 470 Documentary Animation Production class by 12 student directors.
Credits:
Distributed by Kanopy
Interview with Yolanda Morgan
Directed & Animated by:
Hanna Adams
Cole Bacani
Max Edmeier
Dariel Filomeno
Alexandra Gottlieb
Namquyen "Q" Le
Yolanda Morgan
Victoria Perez
Benjamin Ragasa
Josie Stocks
John Stover
Jinghan Tian
Edited by:
Namquyen "Q" Le
Character Design by:
John Stover
Music by:
Benjamin Ragasa
Sound Design by:
Hanna Adams
Storyboard by:
Josie Stocks
Jinghan Tian
Additional Puppet Fabrication:
Yuri Jang
Additional Animation:
Yuri Jang
Sound Mix by:
Paul Fonarev
Sound Production Supervisor:
Bethany Sparks
Production Supervisor:
Mar Elepano
Student Assistant:
Yuri Jang
Faculty Advisor:
Sheila M, Sofian
Quotation from poem “Rifle” by Rudy Francisco
Used with permission from Rudy Francisco
Awards:
2021 HONORABLE MENTION, BEST ANIMATED SHORT AWARD, Cleveland International Film Festival
2021 Official Selection, Positively Different Short Film Festival, Greece
2020 BEST ANIMATED SHORT (STUDENT) category, NFFTY | National Film Festival for Talented Youth
2020 Official Selection, Salute Your Shorts Fest
2020 Official Selection, Supernova Digital Animation Festival
2020 Official Selection, 10th Annual Queens World Film Festival
2020 Official Selection, Human Rights Category, Anibar International Animation Festival, Kosovo
2020 Official Selection, Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival
2020 SEMI-FINALIST, Dumbo Film Festival, NY2020 Official Selection, American Film Showcase
2020 Official Selection, Asiana International Short Film Festival, S. Korea
2020 Official Selection, Chicago International Children’s Film Festival
2019 BEST COLLEGE FILM, Chicago Southland International Film Festival
2019 SILVER AWARD, Student Animated Documentary, Los Angeles Animation Festival
2019 World Student Panorama, Ottawa International Animation Festival
2019 Portland Unknown Fingertip Exhibition, Portland Unknown Film Festival
2019 Official Selection, Ojai Short Film Fest
2019 Official Selection, 5th Annual Montana Film Festival