Freida Mock, Academy and Emmy Award-winning Filmmaker, addressed two La Sierra University audiences. She spoke as a guest lecturer to about 80 students in an afternoon class on the “steps to making a documentary, funded versus independent,” says Winona Howe, Ph.D., Chair of the English and Communication Department. “We also had a really nice evening event with about 80 people that was more general. She was terrific with a lot of charisma. She was down to earth and low key and related to the students.

La Sierra University students (from left) Marnellie Rabanal, Anagh Chohan, and Jeremy Cruz pose with Freida Mock (second from right), Academy and Emmy award winning filmmaker who spoke at La Sierra University Thursday, April 15. The students pictured were the winners of the La Sierra University Mocks Docs Contest. Each student received a autographed videocassette copy of the documentary they wrote a 1-2 page response about from Mock. Not pictured is the fourth Mocks Docs Contest winner Jill Walker.