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Carissa
- (2008) 23 mins
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Carissa Synopsis
Last year, Carissa Phelps graduated with both a law degree and an MBA from UCLA. But when she was 12, she was homeless and forced into prostitution in Fresno. This documentary short takes us on Carissa's inspirational journey.
CARISSA has won jury prizes at several film festivals and was featured in USA Today and on Good Morning America. The film is also Executive Produced by Davis Guggenheim, the Academy Award-winning director of "An Inconvenient Truth" and Jamie McCourt, Owner and President of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and sponsored by Virgin Mobile and the Los Angeles Dodgers Dream Foundation.
Film Credits
Director
- David Sauvage
Producers
- Carissa Phelps
- Chad Troutwine
- David Sauvage
Executive Producers
- David Guggenheim
- Jamie McCourt
Editor
- Aaron McAdams
Cinematographer
- Jonathon Narducci
Original Music
- Justin Melland
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