The Ithacan

An audience sits quietly in front of a screen in Cinemapolis, watching the curated movie selections of the Outer Docs Film Festival on Nov.

A group of moviegoers gathered Sept.

By organizing and continuing to help with the festival, Okumu is doing her part to encourage and foster the growth of the incoming generation of future filmmakers.

Previous years have featured films with more classic horror themes, complete with blood, guts and gore. But, at this year’s festival, the program deviates from its typical grisly lineup.

This is the event’s fourth year but is the first to involve formal collaboration with Cornell University and Ithaca College students.

Anna Gardner, special events–manager at The Studio, said the executive team at The Studio went through 48 film submissions.

The second-annual Ithaca Pan Asian American Film Festival will take place from April 15–17 and feature films focusing the Asian-American narrative.