By: Newcomers High School

Deportation of illegal aliens is sobering.  All the more is the case for an undocumented woman whose spouse or partner is abusive. These women are in fear of deportation and abuse. Support for these women to “stop violence against” them is an unseen battle…

By: Exhibits

Young South African filmmakers celebrate their mothers’ resilience to overcome the obstacles that lay before them.

By: Exhibits

Kiné, a young Senegalese girl, is sent to the city to work as a maid in order to support her family back home. When her employers begin to abuse her, who is there to protect her?

By: CCOC-Central County Occupational Program

Childhood is considered a precious commodity in this world. To relinquish this treasure at an early age is to give away one of the greatest privileges in life. In A Poem to Teenage Mothers the hard words of one adolescent parent beckons onto her peers not to lose such inno…

By: Redwood City Adobe Youth Voices Peapod Academy

Adobe Youth Voices Filmmaking Camp at Cinequest selection. This work was created over three weeks as part of the Adobe Youth Voices Filmmaking Camp at Cinequest and premiered March 7, 2009 at a special screening at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, CA.

By: East Palo Alto Boys and Girls Club

Adobe Youth Voices Filmmaking Camp at Cinequest Film Festival selection. This work was created over three weeks as part of the Adobe Youth Voices Filmmaking Camp at Cinequest and premiered March 7, 2009 at a special screening at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, CA.