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

  This film looks at the successes of Canada in terms of its music, culture, languages and the integration of different cultures into the nation. Students from Mexico visited Canada to create this film with Canadian students and to celebrate the diversity and …

By: 2013 Aspire Awards

  This music video is a collaboration between the Peapod Academy at MACLA in San Jose, CA and the Bonaire AYV Site. The video emphasizes the need to continue to fight and strive to reach your goals, while continuing to run and reach your dreams by any means. …

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: 2013 Aspire Awards

  Dreams Un-deffered is a documentary about young women and their dreams. The film explores girls' aspirations, their struggle to pursue them and the promise and hope for young women pursuing their dreams.  

By: 2013 Aspire Awards

  Jyothirgamaya explores the feasibility of using music as a tool for education. With the explosion of rap rhythms all over, we have used this genre to garner impetus in this music video. We have created this educational rap for students who need some fun and …

By: Spy Hop

SHIFT student participant of the 2013 AYV Film Camp at SHIFT. SHIFT in partnership with Spy Hop Productions hosted a 3-week AYV film camp that culminated in a big-screen exhibition at the Tumbleweeds Film Festival, March 16. We selected 24 students from the ages of 13-19 f…

By: Chicago Public Schools

In our group we experienced what students have on teachers and how it reflects the students' performance and motivation in the class. Students should be more aware of their attitude towards their education. We chose to make a youth video about expressing the relationship b…

By: San Jose Sites

Based on a true story.  A young man starts his day early at work while practicing for a phone call that will determine whether or not if he will be going to college.  Unfortunately, it is not the practicing he has to worry about.