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# RCC alumna credits gap year for Oscar-qualifying short
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/noteworthy/rcc-alumna-credits-gap-year-for-oscar-qualifying-short/
- Published: 2026-03-20T19:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T14:01:46.000Z
- Author: Gazette Staff
- Tags: Culture, #brief, #herald-noteworthy:69bc4d3ed3cd89000118c373:0

An RCC alumna's hand-painted animated short, [selected for an Oscar-qualifying festival and a Japan animation festival](https://www.rcc.edu/about/news/2026-hungry-hallow-sarah-ruyle.html?ref=raincrossgazette.com), credits her gap-year studies at Riverside City College with laying the foundation for her international filmmaking debut.