By: Chicago Public Schools

Thousands of children in Africa are abducted into war every year by corrupt soldier militias. These child soldiers are placed into extremely violent situations and girls are frequently abused and forced into unimaginably heinous acts. As 8th grade students living in Chicag…

By: CCOC-Central County Occupational Program

Story about a two teenage lives that intersects through chance for better or worse.

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: South Shore Elementary School

This 5th grader wants to see an end to all the wars and fighting.

By: Benjamin Banneker Academy

In "Manhood 5K" filmmaker Isaiah Miles embarks on a personal exploration of the qualities a young man needs to develop in order to become a "real" man. A member of the school track team, Isaiah uses a race as a metaphor for his transition into manhood.

By: JHS 185 / Edward Bleeker School

A short documentary that asks why middle school age students make fun of homosexuality and make gay jokes. Artist's statement: "What brought me to this subject was that my ELA teacher was encouraging us to do a lot of social justice projects and I was interested in the top…

By: Bronx Guild

This documentary is the personal story of the young filmmaker who bravely shares her journey through coming out to her family. Despite the difficulties she's encountered and the pain she has been enduring, she doesn't regret her decision. She hopes to shed some light on th…

By: JHS 185Q ASPIRES

Based on a Korean folk tale, Two Brothers highlights the importance of sharing.

By: Institute for Collaborative Education

With the Bomber or With the Bombed? is about the atomic bomb, Japan, America, and how the filmmaker’s life as a child with Japanese ancestry, born and raised in America, relates to all of them.