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Justin Burquist
Justin Burquist is an American filmmaker and music video director who directed the films ''Broken Knuckles'' (2013), '' Touch'' (2022), and was the cinematographer for the films '' Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea'' (2023) and ''Pulp Friction'' (2021). Burquist's films have won awards at Oceanside International Film Festival and Berlin Short Film Festival. Early life Burquist grew up in El Centro and Imperial County, California. He got involved in filmmaking at a young age after his brother brought home a video camera from school. He graduated from Holtville High School in 2001, attended Imperial Valley College and graduated from San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus in Calexico before moving to Kensington, San Diego. Career Burquist started his career making short films and music videos, directing videos like ''Glitter Star'' by Dynamite Doll. He helped pitch the idea for the Imperial Valley Film Festival which began in 2010, and his work is often su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Valley College
Imperial Valley College is a public community college in Imperial County, California. It was founded in 1962 and enrolls around 7,000 students per year. In April 2022, Lennor M. Johnson, Ed.D., was appointed president of the college. The main campus is located on a site in the city of Imperial with extended campuses in El Centro and Brawley. History The Imperial Valley College had its beginning on May 9, 1922, with the name of Central Junior College, opening in September that year. Originally at Central Union High School, two years later a new college named Brawley Junior College was opened. Brawley Junior College had to close in 1947 due to lack of attendance. Because of this, Central Junior College was now receiving students from all over the Imperial Valley; students and faculty wanted to change the school name to a more representative one. The Board of Trustees officially changed to Imperial Valley College in late 1951. The college remained housed on the campus of Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |