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
Produced and Directed by
- David Sauvage
Producers
- Carissa Phelps
- Chad Troutwine
Executive Producers
- David Guggenheim
- Jamie McCourt
Cinematography by
- Jonathon Narducci
Edited by
- Aaron McAdams
Original Music
- Justin Melland
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