For my capstone, I led Rocketfest 2025 along with Noah Callender and Mira Khurana. We separated ourselves into three departments: Communications, Marketing, and Presentation. Rocketfest is a student-led film festival that accepts films and photographs from inside the Philadelphia school district. This year, we introduced the concept of an award ceremony to highlight the winners and really make all of the artists included feel special. Our main goal throughout this capstone was to make students feel seen through their work and inspire creativity by giving them a ground to be recognized for their art. Leading Rocketfest highlighted the importance of recognition to me, and how a little can go a long way. Attached below are two photographs from the festival, along with the annotated bibliography that helped me bring Rocketfest to life.

A man finds a new best friend. A story of love and loss.