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Meet Jayden Dial: Filmmaker, Podcaster, and OTL Stanford for the Arts Program Intern

August 3, 2026

Jayden Dial’s passion for storytelling began when she was 10 years old, creating home videos and vlogs. Now a college student entering her third year at Stanford University, Jayden has directed short films exploring Black history through a ‘fantastical’ lens (think: a blend of fantasy and sci-fi), contributed to the global podcast collective This Teenage […]

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OTL Partners with SD City College for Puente Program Film Project

May 22, 2025

In a celebration of creativity, cultural identity, and emerging talent, 25 Puente Project students from San Diego City College will showcase their original short films at Digital Gym Cinema—transforming personal poetry into powerful visual narratives through a groundbreaking collaboration with Outside The Lens (OTL).

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