NYC ROAR Story Slam 2019 Recap
We had an amazing time at our first NYC ROAR Story Slam on Wednesday. Special thank you to all our judges (Grace Wuertz, Paul Juhn, Vivian Lee, Mike Hale), our emcee Daniel K. Isaac, music artist Heesun Lee, volunteers, and planning committee for making the night possible. Of course, a big congratulations and thank you to our storyteller finalists who shared incredibly touching stories that resonated with all of us, making it a magical evening.
Credits
Videographer: Janice Chung
Motion Graphics, Editor: AJ Valente
Playlist
Claire Choi
1st Place Winner
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Claire is a freshman at Binghamton University. Right now, she is striving to become a documentary filmmaker, and to do work in any aspect of that field would make her happy to be doing what she's doing. Claire loves storytelling in all different art forms and appreciates being able to use this space to reach out to others, share, and listen.
Jen Kim
2nd Place Winner
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Jen is a freelance Film, Event and Festival Producer, Director and Writer. She was adopted from South Korea at 16 months old and is the Vice President of Also-Known-As, Inc., a non-profit association for international adoptees. A proud New Jersey resident, she lives in Hoboken with two cats who never help with housework and are constantly in the way of her keyboard.
John Oh
3rd Place Winner
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John Oh's favorite Bible verse is John 1:6 because it resonates with him for some odd reason. Formerly a cello performance major at Berklee College of Music, he transferred to Rutgers University and is currently studying English. He enjoys burgers, noodle-based dishes, and the color red.
Suyeon Hong
Honorable Mention
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Suyeon is a junior at Yale College majoring in Molecular Biology. She was introduced to slam poetry her freshman year on campus, where she is now a member of Teeth Slam Poets. She hopes to use slam poetry as a means to build solidarity through tenderness and vulnerability, care and creativity.
Jimin Hong
Honorable Mention
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Seoul-born and LA-raised, Jimin loves to rap, is interested in theology and queer studies, enjoys avant-garde films, craves affection from cats although she is allergic, is a food fighter against violence, and doesn't understand why ENTP Geminis have a bad rep. She is currently an engineering grad student studying human hands and robotics.
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