ARLINGTON - Ya'Ke Smith picked up a camera when he was 15, and never put it down.
The director and assistant professor of film/video/screenwriting in the University of Texas at Arlington College of Liberal Arts is now receiving critical acclaim for his work behind the camera. His latest film, "Katrina’s Son," recently won the 2011 Black Reel Award for Best Indie Short.
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