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annual University of Arizona’s School of Theatre, Film & Television
May 2, 2024
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Featured on the May 2, 2024 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
- Why has the nation of Finland been named “the happiest country in the world” 7 years in a row by the United Nations? Mark talks with Nina Trasoff, former Tucson City Council member and the co-producer & host of a new documentary airing on PBS that explores the many factors that contribute to “Finnish happiness”.
![Nina prison system interview](https://media.azpm.org/master/image/2024/5/1/hero/nina-finland-interview.jpg)
AZPM Staff
![Nina with mom and child](https://media.azpm.org/master/image/2024/5/1/hero/nina-wih-mom-and-child-finland-doc.jpg)
AZPM Staff
- Some of the feature film directors of tomorrow are taking a big step this weekend at the 19th annual “I Dream in Widescreen”. It’s a showcase of short films created by the graduating class of the University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television, being presented at The Fox Tucson Theatre. Meet three of these emerging artists, and hear about the joy and heartbreak they have each found while making movies.
![student directors 2024](https://media.azpm.org/master/image/2024/5/1/unsized-image/student-film-studio.jpg)
Kerryn Negus
![Jackson Huffman Headshot](https://media.azpm.org/master/image/2024/4/30/unsized-image/jackson-headshot-student-films.jpg)
University of Arizona
![Still from Ricardo Rivera "I Dream in Widescreen"](https://media.azpm.org/master/image/2024/5/1/hero/ricardo-rivera1.jpg)
![Kat Kones Headshot](https://media.azpm.org/master/image/2024/4/30/unsized-image/kat-headshot-student-films.jpg)
University of Arizona
![Still from Wandered Away "I Dream in Widescreen"](https://media.azpm.org/master/image/2024/5/1/hero/wandered-away.jpg)
![Fiona Paskoff](https://media.azpm.org/master/image/2024/4/30/unsized-image/fiona-headhsot.jpg)
University of Arizona
![Still from Something Blue "I Dream of Widescreen"](https://media.azpm.org/master/image/2024/5/1/hero/something-blue.jpg)
- Find out about “Bad Art Night” at the Arizona Science Center in Phoenix, and what it has to offer those with creative curiosity.
![Bad art night group photo](https://media.azpm.org/master/image/2024/5/3/portrait/bad-art-night-group-photo.jpg)
courtesy of Lauren Pool, Arizona Science Center
![Bad art night paint station](https://media.azpm.org/master/image/2024/5/3/unsized-image/bad-art-night-paint.jpg)
courtesy of Lauren Pool / Arizona Science Center
![Community art wall, bad art night](https://media.azpm.org/master/image/2024/5/1/unsized-image/community-art-wall.jpg)
courtesy of Lauren Pool / Arizona Science Center
- And, are you struggling to build up your own supply of “Self Love”? 4th grader Amanda offers a fresh perspective, sharing how she thinks of herself as a trusted friend and constant ally. It’s a self-help message we can all reflect on, from “Stories That Soar!"
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Web page by Alecia Vasquez.
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