Daniel Sheahan

USC Graduate Thesis Challenges Norms of Gender Inequality

Yalian Li is a production student at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and she has recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise funds and support for the production of her graduate thesis film project. The film is titled The Mantis Club, and it has already made some significant achievements. After being selected as a second-rounder at the 2022 Sundance Episodic Lab, it is now running in the final round of the competition. Moreover, the film has also been awarded the prestigious Fox Fellowship Grant from the USC School of Cinematic Arts.