Lynn Weissman

To the Edge of the Sky (2016)
Film (Documentary) Camera and Electrical Department How far would you go to save your son's life? To the Edge of the Sky follows four families as they fight the FDA to gain access to a potentially lifesaving drug for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a fatal disease their sons suffer from and the number one genetic killer of boys in the world. With a promising drug on the horizon, we witness the transformation of the mothers of four boys into "the rogue moms" as they become political activists and heroes during their righteous battle against time and the FDA.

Left on Pearl (2016)
Film (Documentary) Cinematographer What happens when Boston's 1971 International Women's Day marchers turn LEFT ON PEARL Street in Cambridge, and seize and occupy a Harvard-owned building for a women's center, on land sought by the largely African-American Riverside neighborhood for affordable housing? How and why did hundreds of women of diverse backgrounds decide to take a radical, collective action that would change their lives? How did this action intersect with the surrounding African-American neighborhood's fight against displacement by Harvard University's expansion? What is its lasting legacy 45 years later?

Beyond Cheesecake (2016)
Film (Drama and Comedy) Sound department In the dark comedy short "Beyond Cheesecake," suicidal TV foodie Paulette confronts her betraying producer - and her millennial replacement.

The Passionate Pursuits of Angela Bowen (2014)
Film (Documentary, Biography, Family and Period Piece) Camera and Electrical Department For six decades Angela Bowen, classical dancer and teacher, black lesbian feminist activist, and professor has influenced and inspired untold numbers speaking out as strongly for the Arts, Black and Women's Rights as she has for Lesbian and Gay Rights. The film depicts Bowen's life across the decades, from the early fifties, with historic footage, photographs and interviews including her dance mentor, dance partner, former husband, partner, children, activists, scholars, and dance and university students. Bowen's candid and compelling stories allow us to understand how race, class, gender, age, and sexuality played into her decisions and choices, her mission, and strategies for survival. Passionate Pursuits is intended to challenge and inspire diverse audiences to pursue their own dreams with tenacity and courage, but not for themselves alone. Written by Anonymous

Love Hurts (2013)
Film (Drama, Action, Comedy and Fantasy) Camera and Electrical Department When the two greatest warriors in the land were united, they thought they'd live happily ever after. Now Bonnie Higgins, her sidekick Clyde, and her evil guitar are about to teach them that love hurts.