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…
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…
Taking objects and sights people encounter everyday and putting a vibrant visual spin on them, "Look" is a short video that tries to show its viewers the importance of design and creativity. In today’s world, “art” is still often perceived as something of…
This music video emphasizes the importance of remembering our origins in music and in life. Although technology has changed this form of art, it will never be necessary in order to enjoy music. The true beauty of a song will be revealed if we keep music simple.
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…
We Wonder, We Create is a video made by a group of 4th and 5th graders at the South Shore School in Seattle. Using stop-motion animation, the students investigate the creative process from the spark of an idea all the way to an invention or artistic product.