May 17, 2008
Originally from Pune, India, Arjun Rihan
studied Computer Science and Economics as an undergraduate at
Stanford
University and then purused his MFA in 2008 at
University of
Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. His
professional experience includes a Technical Director internship at
Pixar Animation
Studios.
He is the director, writer, and animator of the acclaimed 3 minute
short, Abridged.
Abridged is a romantic comedy set on the Golden Gate
Bridge in San Francisco, CA.
Abridged has screened several film festivals around
the world including: the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, the Alaska Ocean Film Festival, Anifest in the Czech
Republic, Annecy
in France, and it received the 2008 USC
Phi Kappa Phi Student Recognition Award.