By: 2013 Aspire Awards

  The object of FotoSynthesis is to create a self-sustaining education program to connect middle school students in the DC area with middle schools students from around the world through a combination of social media and photography. Students will share photog…

By: 2013 Aspire Awards

  "Life's a Fight" documents the issue of teenage bullying, and explores how the landscape has evolved to include not only the schoolyard, but the internet as well. In this film we hear stories from teachers, parents, and victims, and learn from a group of loc…

By: Chicago Public Schools

We chose the topic of teen to parent relationships to focus on because we wanted to show how important teens and parents’ relationships really are. We wanted to show that parents’ roles in teens’ lives are necessary in order for teens to graduate from hig…

By: Spy Hop

Do You Kiss Your other With That Mouth? is an exploration of the dying Navajo Language and the cultural importance of the language.

By: Mt Pleasant High School

This is a documentary about the filmmaker and his family as they struggle to deal with the deportation of his Father. The filmmaker interviews his father, via a phone conversation, his mother at home and ends with the filmmaker talking directly into the camera. This doc…

By: Burnett Middle School

Graffiti isn’t just something you see on the streets or something you see people going to jail for. It’s a way that people express themselves. In this video people talk about what inspires them to pursue drawing graffiti and why they are interested in doing …

By: Tennyson High School

Pop and Scrape is a video documentary about the struggles and passions of skateboarders. This documentary is a peek into skate culture and a view of what skating is like on the "other side".

By: Job Train

This story is a mixed media piece that presents the topic of youth profiling by police.  It is meant for a teen to adult audience and the message it will focus on is that there is more to a person than the way they look. 

By: West Seattle Elementary School

Produced by Students from West Seattle Elementary School