Double Major | Father Figures

Wil Smith enrolled as a freshman at Bowdoin College at the age of 27 with his infant daughter, Olivia, in tow. He had kept his daughter a secret until his arrival out of fear that the college would not allow him to attend. Wil balanced his studies, a night job, and basketball, all while raising his daughter. As a teenager, Olivia sat down with her dad to hear more about their days as college roommates.
This all-new animated short is presented as part of the new StoryCorps animation season, Father Figures, where father figures and their children share the strength and wisdom that they draw from each other.
Directed by
Richard O’Connor
Executive Producers
Dave Isay
Rachel Hartman
Producer
Savannah Winchester
Senior Audio Producer
Michael Garofalo
Audio Produced by
Jasmyn Morris
Supervising Sound Recordist
Jud Esty-Kendall
Audio Mixed By
Jarrett Floyd
Animation by
Ace & Son Moving Picture Co., LLC
Design
Keenon Farrel
Animators
Taisiya Zaretskya
Natalie Greene
Original Music
Joshua Abrams
Music Performed by
Joshua Abrams
Hamid Drake
Marquis Hill
Emmett Kelly
Adam
Thornburg
Music Mixed by
Joshua Abrams
Neil Strauch
Outro Music by
“Sage the Hunter” by Blue Dot Sessions
From the Albumm Landsman Duets
Published by Blue Dot Sessions
Special Thanks
Wil Smith
Olivia Smith
In Partnership with
American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
NPR
POV
Funding Provided by
Corporation for Public Broadcasting [logo]
A private corporation funded by the American people.
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