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: Urban Arts Partnership

Produced by Urban Arts Partnership youth

By: Redwood City Adobe Youth Voices Peapod Academy

 "ANGEL IN MY SKY" is a coming of age story of young man who searches for answers during a tragic time in his life. He learns a powerful lesson in faith, forgiveness, and staying true to your word. Members of the Adobe Youth Voices Peapod Academy worked together to wr…

By: Cascade High School

A meditation on time by a young woman struggling with cancer.

By: Life Learning Academy

A dramatic short film about four teens who are challenged by a difficult decision. As the day goes by, one bad decision after another leads to a problem, and no one in the group decides to speak up. The ultimate question the project poses is: "If you were in this situatio…

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

A raw, honest film, My Brother was created by the filmmaker to honor her brother who lost his life to gang violence on her 13th birthday.  She hopes her work will help people to connect with losing a loved one and perhaps inspire people to stop being violent.

By: Offscreen

Produced by students from Offscreen, London.

By: Redwood City Adobe Youth Voices Peapod Academy

Produced by students from the Redwood City Adobe Youth Voices Peapod Academy during the 2011 Adobe Youth Voices at Cinequest film Camp.