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🍎 2025/26 RAWFILES MAGAZINE TEAM 🍎

Creative Director - Lucy Forderer
Editorial Director - Jaida Sanada
Design Coordinator - Chloe Zandberg
Design Coordinator - Bernice Chong
Design Coordinator - Dulce Bravo
Editorial Coordinator - Valeria G. Ambriz
Social Media Coordinator - Lauren Hope

Shot and designed by @shawnascamera

#ubc #ubcphotosoc

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pt. 1
reverse cowgirl dir. @sage.laing & @samuraifry
FINALISTS BABY

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@cocohoneypei

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Last month, Jinsei No Toki screened in Espinho, Portugal, at the FEST film festival (@festfilmfestival). To commemorate our time there, we created a short film.
It showcases our daily movements and experiences at the festival as well as the beauty of the town which hosted us and our film. We hope you enjoy 📽️💌

Created by our wonderful hotel roommates @ritishajhambb
@naomislakov
@chikkibii
@kwan.cam

Music by @kai_creed_man

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In honour of Jinsei No Toki (@jinseinotoki_film) screening at the FEST film festival in Portugal this past month, thank you to everyone who helped make it happen. It was such a joy and a dream come true 🤍

- BTS pics by @alfredasuncion & @ekam_juneja

Producers: @bonfire.prod @chenneth._ @davidvolpov @_ryankwan 😸
Director: 😸
Camera Package: @enlargevision_camera
DP: @kwan.cam
Cast: @honoponzu @mamiekakimoto @_minjung__iii
1AD: @chase.sk
2AD: @jelianquincina
Gaffer: @zeeshan_dhanani
1AC: @colejoliat
1AC: @jason____yueh
Sound: @ordinaryodin @andresv.mp3
Scripty: @conradkuhlmann @juanca.zg
PD: @delwama
MUA & hair: @kittyyinmakeup
Costume: @selina.borromeo
Key Grip: @roimaiboi
Best grip: @angelamrozowski
Grip: @jordonrichardsn @ashni.andrews
Editor: @_ryankwan
Composer: @kai_creed_man
Colourist: @mykytakutepov
Sound design: @andresv.mp3
DIT: @andrewsonious
Casting dir: @iscl96
Publicity: @samuel_carrill0
Graphics: @lucyforderer
PA/driver @atbothends43 @ashleycanturk @edward.marakhov

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(Recent) behind the scenes dump

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Photographed by @beautiful_nirvana

Elyza says:

“Growing up as a Filipina with naturally dark hair, I often felt self-conscious about the hair on my arms and legs—especially as a ballet dancer where the uniform was already highly influenced by Eurocentric beauty standards (i.e. pink tights accomplish a light-skinned uniform look). By the time I was 13, I would shave my arms and regularly wax my legs to fit in with beauty standards. Looking back now, I’m learning to embrace and love my body just the way it is.”

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Quick lil shoot for ACAM 350 final short! Ended up with a fun cam package on this one, tried to keep setups minimal for our lovely cast to take centre stage in what was a very emotionally driven story. Huge thanks to all who made it happen 😋

Prod. Co @bonfire.prod

Starring:
Rachel Angco @rachel.v.a
Jenny Zhou
Althea Astudillo @altheaastudillo_

Co-director: Jaida Sanada @chikkibii
Co-director / dp: 👹
Production designer: Ganya Sandhu @ganyasandhu
1st ad: Chenneth Weeraratne @chenneth._
Casting director: Matthew Jin @02.14.02
1st ac: Tyler Banich @tylerbanich
2nd ac: Qiuhan Wang @_niuniu_09
Gaffer: Cole Joliat @colejoliat
Key grip: Evan Walsh @evannwalsh
Sound mixer: Chris Berry @chrisberry__

Edit / color: 👹
Composer: Adam Isidto @_adampianist

Alexa mini // Ultra Prime

Rentals:
Cam @enlargevision_camera
G&E @sparkys_rentals

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Photographed by @beautiful_nirvana

Haruka says:

“Growing up, I believed that beauty was defined by the Eurocentric, so much so that I had always concealed and diminished my ‘Asianness’. BIPOC representation is more important than ever, especially for the young girls who grew up believing that they had to hide a part of their identity because it didn’t ‘fit the standard’. Now, I embrace every part of my identity, proud in my skin.”

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stills from my short experimental - "Eyes" (2024)

Director & writer - 🙆‍♀️
DOP - @kwan.cam
Talent - @avamcadambeder

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Exciting news! The Beauty in BIPOC exhibit is officially open! Stop by the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice (Floor 10 of Buchanan Tower) from March 14 to April 4 during regular working hours.

This photography exhibition showcases the artistic work of and thoughtful perspectives from a variety of women of colour at UBC. It is meant to prompt reflection and spark dialogue on the prevalence of Eurocentric beauty standards in the media and everyday life.

This pop-up exhibit is part of a bigger project by GRSJ undergraduate student, Sarina Virani, called @thebeautyinbipoc on Instagram. It features the work of UBC undergraduate students, Guntas Kaur and Jaida Sanada, as well as UBC alumnus Tamara Chang.

Hope you can make it!

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Photographed by @beautiful_nirvana @chikkibii

Rebeca says:

“Growing up Latina in Vancouver where there is not much representation for my features, it has been both an internal and external battle understanding the beauty that comes with my culture and ethnicity, but the more I grow, the more I open my eyes to the blessing that it is to bring diversity to the table. I hope that other Latinx friends feeling how I have felt in the past can come to the same conclusions as me as they continue to grow in underrepresented areas.”

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