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Levien’s short “Immersion”, about a ten-year-old boy from Mexico struggling at his new school in the U.S., premiered at Slamdance and won Best Bay Area Short at SFIFF. “Immersion” is used by more than 50 school districts and universities to support education about English Language Learners.
Levien’s editing credits include Barry Jenkins' ("Moonlight") short film "Remigration", and feature documentaries “A Fragile Trust" and "D Tour", broadcast on Independent Lens. His motion graphics work for the Center for Investigative Reporting earned him a national Emmy nomination.
Levien is from New Zealand. He has a PhD in theoretical physics from Princeton University.
Reviews
Waking Dream (2018)
Lovely, sensitive, a real eye-opener
With beautiful cinematography and well-crafted story arcs, this film pulls you into the world of six DACA recipients living their lives as their status in the US hangs by a thread. If you're looking for a film to help understand why it's so important to give DACA recipients a path to citizenship, this is the one! But quite apart from that, it works as an uplifting and heart-warming profile in courage and persistence, or six inspiring Americans.