Steven Raven Liang will be collaborating with SFCM students to create an original score for the short film "Oscar's Return." The film follows Oscar Rodriguez, a former juvenile lifer who spent 25 years incarcerated, as he pursues becoming a dog trainer while navigating reentry challenges.
Steven Raven Liang & Patricia Lee, in partnership with SFFILM Makers, brought together directors, actors, and screenwriters for scene studies. This workshop was participatory, and incorporated dramatic & comedic improv, warmups, and scene studies. It was an opportunity for Bay Area directors to work with actors and vice versa on craft, and screenwriters to evaluate and receive feedback in real time.
Steven Raven Liang wins the California Arts Council Reentry Through the Arts Grant to create Filmmaking Workshops that dignify, humanize, and de-stigmatize the Asian American reentry community.
Reentry Through the Arts supports arts and culture programs for adults who have been incarcerated within correctional institutions.
Nan Goldin Wants You to Know She Didn’t Invent Instagram
Nan Goldin’s “Ballad of Sexual Dependency” on view at the MoMA, New York City.
Directed and devised by Kristina Wong featuring the formerly incarcerated members of API RISE, their families and supporters.
Pitzer’s Young Alumni Achievement Award recognizes graduates of the last 10 years who apply Pitzer’s unique educational experience to their professional life and find creative and innovative ways to make impactful changes in the community.
In partnership with API RISE, Root and Rebound, and the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, Steven Raven Liang directs video advocating for pardon of Billy Taing, a Cambodian refugee placed in ICE detention after earning this parole.
