OSCAR'S RETURN

2025 / Documentary Short / Incarceration, Reentry

Directed by Steven Raven Liang
Written by Steven Raven Liang
Produced by Elaine Wong
Cinematography by Elijah Guess, Kayla Tong
Edited by Emory Chao Johnson, Thomas Wong

Recently released from prison, Oscar strives to become a dog trainer while wrestling with the constraints of returning to a world that has left him behind.

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