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Pinhole Theater

December 29, 2020

Meet Ellie Wen!

Ellie Wen is an award-winning filmmaker from Hong Kong and Los Angeles. She began her career in Los Angeles where she produced numerous short films and narrative features. She has worked at CAA, CBS Films, and Super Deluxe in all aspects of Film and TV. Ellie is an alumna of Film Independent’s Project Involve fellowship program and recently completed her MFA in Documentary Film at Stanford University. Her films have been featured in The Guardian, The New York Times, Short of the Week, SoulPancake, Starz, Vimeo Staff Pick, and screened at premier festivals around the world. Her latest documentary film “The Missfits” follows an all-girls robotics team that is taking on the male-dominated field of engineering. Ellie now lives in San Francisco and is developing her next documentary as a fellow in the SFFILM FilmHouse Residency Program.

Most people use their cellphones to take pictures these days but did you know all you need is a tiny pinhole to create a camera lens? Explore the movement of light rays as you make a cardboard box theater!

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Date:
December 29, 2020
Event Category:
31 Days of STEM Fun!

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Thank you to DeSTEMber partners!

Byrd Polar
Climate Research Center
Dallas Arboretum
EcoTarium
HealthStart
Hour of Code
The Franklin Institute
Science Action Club
SciGirls
Science is Elementary
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