Domestic Animals, co-directed by Sandy Siquier and Alex Mendez Giner, won the Evelyn Hibbs Domestic Violence Awareness Award at the 27th Bare Bones International Independent Film & Music Festival in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The filmmakers also presented the panel "Lessons from the Set: Directing and Visualizing Domestic Violence" at the Three Rivers Museum, joined by Evelyn Hibbs of the WISH Foundation, bringing cinema and advocacy into conversation.

There's something particularly meaningful about showing your work to students who are standing exactly where you once stood. Last week, Sandy Siquier and I had the privilege of screening our short film Domestic Animals in Guinevere Turner's Career Prep class, a course designed for senior filmmaking students navigating the transition from academic training into professional practice.

I'm thrilled to share that our short film Domestic Animals has been selected as an Official Selection at the DC Independent Film Festival! Co-directed with Sandy Siquier, the film examines domestic violence as both a social crisis and public health issue. Screening Saturday, February 14, 2:15-4:30 PM at Regal Gallery Place, 701 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC. Join us for a Q&A following the screening. Grateful for this opportunity to engage with DCIFF's passionate film com