SIPA OSCARS

A Celebration of SIPA Student Storytelling

 

WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Thanks to all who attended and voted online in the 2025 SIPA OSCARS! It was fantastic to have so many great stories shared in different formats! Please see below for a complete list of SIPA OSCARS 2025 Winners and links to videos and projects!

Also - Interested students should SIGN UP for Fall 2025 SIPA Storytelling Classes including (OPEN FOR REGISTRATION SOON!):

U6129 - “Storytelling and The Art of Creating Social Impact Campaigns”
Stephen Friedman - Tuesdays 11am-12:50pm

EMPAU6426 - "Visual Storytelling Projects"
Adam Stepan - Tuesdays 5:10pm-7:00pm

WINNERS 2025



An Antidote to Fear

Kathia Carrillo

Mental Weather

Anum Hamid

Living Montana Strong

Maisie Palmer, Stefania Kapronczay, Lucía Suárez

Street Art or Grafitti

Ghaida Yousef Aldukhayel , Tamara Jeffries, Erin Hanley

What is Behind Your Cup of Coffee?

Ronaldo Braga and May

JURY AWARDS



Quince Today, Protected Tomorrow

Adali Frias Deniz, Danutcha Catriona Singh, and Sara Gomez Horta

Hart Island

Saira Kitagawa

Trade-Offs in a Green Economy: Deep Sea Mining in French Polynesia

Jonas Piduhn

SIPA Oscars 2025 Ceremony

NOMINEES

SOCIAL IMPACT CAMPAIGN PLAN

Living Montana Strong

Maisie Palmer, Stefania Kapronczay, Lucía Suárez

Storytelling and The Art of Creating Social Impact Campaigns

Texas for THC

Jon Diaz, Felix Wang and Benjamin

Storytelling and The Art of Creating Social Impact Campaigns

Quince Today, Protected Tomorrow

Adali Frias Deniz, Danutcha Catriona Singh, and Sara Gomez Horta

Storytelling and The Art of Creating Social Impact Campaigns

WRITING FOR CHANGE

An Antidote to Fear

Kathia Carrillo

Storytelling for Social Change

Why More Young Indonesians Are Choosing to Flee the Country

Rachel Cicilia

Storytelling for Social Change

PATRIOTISM CRISIS

Colleen Ann Connaughton

Storytelling for Social Change

Undocumented Immigrant Speaks on Punitive Policy

Valery Tabraj Huaccachi

Independent Project

IMPACTFUL INDIVIDUAL FILM

Viviana

Erin Hanley

Visual Storytelling

Behind the Scenes: The Gatsby of Silicon Alley's Elite Parties

Lucy Chen

Visual Storytelling

Hart Island

Saira Kitagawa

Visual Storytelling

Mental Weather

Anum Hamid

Visual Storytelling

GROUP VIDEO PROJECT

Street Art: Creative Expression or Vandalism?

Ghaida Aldukhayel, Erin Hanley, Tamara Jeffries

Visual Storytelling Projects

Wheels of Change: Bringing Disability Inclusion to Broadway

Anna Cheng, Emily Muller, Shannon Wade

Visual Storytelling Projects

CAPSTONE/SUMMER PLACEMENT FILM

What is Behind your Cup of Coffee?

Ronaldo Braga

Capstone

Trade-Offs in a Green Economy - Deep Sea Mining in French Polynesia

Jonas Pidhuan

Capstone

COMING SOON

Links to Fall 2025 SIPA Storytelling Class Signups!

EVENT SPONSORS

TMaC Program

MPA-DP Program

EMPA Program