About the Guests

YIUWING LAM (Writer/Director)



Yiuwing Lam is a writer/producer/director whose award winning short films have screened in film festivals worldwide. His debut feature film, Prank, a crime thriller about bullying, revenge and a prank gone horribly wrong, was released in the U.S. on June 18th, 2013 by Image Entertainment.



Yiuwing is a past recipient of the ABC Television New Talent Development Award, Panavision New Filmmaker Award, Panasonic Digital Filmmaker Grant, VC Armed with a Camera Fellowship, Durfee Artist Resource Completion Grant and Visual Communications' Armed with a Camera Award.



In addition to films, Yiuwing works frequently in television, writing and producing short form entertainment for cable TV networks. He has also directed and produced numerous music videos and commercials.



He is an alumnus of the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.



JOHN MEHRINGER (Executive Producer)



John Mehringer is a USC trained computer engineer who has served in management positions for tech giants such as Yahoo! He also has experience in the digital startup realm having led teams at pioneering online ad firms, Adconion and Open X.



His love of movies and filmmaking led him to executive produce Prank. Using his experience and business connections, he secured financing for the feature and helped shepherd it through the entire production and distribution processes. John resides in Downtown Los Angeles with his wife, Sachiko.

GEMMENNE DE LA PENA (Actor, "Chunk")

Gemmenne De la Peña, with her first audition at the age of twelve days, has been in the entertainment industry her entire life. De la Peña’s credits include the roles of Katie in Steven Soderbergh’s “Erin Brockovich,” Shelly in Gore Verbinski’s “The Weather Man,” Denise in Alan Ball’s “Towelhead,” and Henrietta “Chunk” Torres in Yiuwing Lam’s “Prank.” De la Peña is currently a student at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California, studying Drum Performance and Music Business. Upon graduating, De la Peña plans on working on the business side of the entertainment industry as well as returning to the screen.

About the SCA Alumni Screening Series

The School of Cinematic Arts invites you to an exciting free screening series featuring a dynamic selection of new feature films by SCA alumni and faculty throughout the Fall 2013 semester. All screenings and events will be free of charge and open to the public, although we do ask for an electronic reservation for each screening, which can be made through the website for each individual screening. Many screenings will be overbooked to ensure that capacity is met in the theater. Some screenings will be run from digital sources.

To view the calendar for the SCA Alumni Screening Series, click here.

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