In “Long Dance,” Kenny Beckford is redefining the roles of Black characters on the screen. The fourth-year film and television student is the first Black undergraduate student to direct a thesis film since 2018. Read more...
Photo: Kenny Beckford smiles in front of Melnitz Hall. The fourth-year film and television student is the first Black undergraduate film student to direct a thesis film since 2018. (Alice Yang/Daily Bruin)