Mangia!

Short film by: Sheila Sofian

About the film:

©1985, 5 min. 30 sec. 16mm
The story of an American student living with an Italian family.
Painting-on-glass animation.
1987 Second Prize in Animation. Baltimore International Film Festival, MD
1986 Merit Award Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Student Academy Awards, CA
1986 The Boston Globe Best of Festival Award. New England Film Festival. Boston, MA
1986 Honorable Mention. Bucks County Film Festival. Bucks County, PA

About the filmmaker:

Ms. Sofian is an Associate Professor at the University of Southern California, where she teaches a popular Documentary Animation Production course. She holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in from the California Institute of the Arts.

To learn more visit: sheilasofian.com

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