Arjun Rihan - Abridged

Originally from Pune, India, Arjun Rihan studied Computer Science and Economics as an undergraduate at Stanford University and then purused his MFA in 2008 at University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts.  His professional experience includes a Technical Director internship at Pixar Animation Studios.    He is the director, writer, and animator of the acclaimed 3 minute short, Abridged.  Abridged is a romantic comedy set on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA. Abridged has screened several film festivals around the world including: the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, the Alaska Ocean Film Festival, Anifest in the Czech Republic, Annecy in France, and it received the 2008 USC Phi Kappa Phi Student Recognition Award.