This is Not an Emergency

Directed by Sydney Agans · Starring Sydney Agans, Ofre Sparrow Vaknin, Mimi Rosen, Lewis Tarver · 2025

Drawing on memories of growing up in Georgia, this CalArts thesis film assembles personal experiences into an animated portrait of a Southern youth.

A personal, ambitious thesis film that turns lived Southern memories into animation.

A culmination of experiences from growing up in Georgia...

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