Desc: Pathways of Life: Directed by Donna Washington. With Ethel Arita, Tony Austin, Maryellen Basalone, Jessica O. Blackwell. An African student, who has had a sheltered life while in Africa, attends an American University then forced to confront her ideologies about the African American society when she is assigned a class project that causes her to question her beliefs. As she integrates into American society she interacts with several individuals who are transitioning into their final year of college while trying to figure out their future. Each person has their own path to take in order to be successful in life.