The Adobe Foundation hosted the Adobe Youth Voices Summit 2011, “Media Beyond Borders”, a three-day immersive media event for over 60 specially selected international youth (ages 14-19) in which youth create and collaborate on media projects exploring issues such as human rights, education and community. The summit took place August 2nd - Aug. 6th, 2011 at Santa Clara University and also brought together lead educators from around the world representing the core leadership of educators in the Adobe Youth Voices Network. Educators worked in teams to create short media clips to use in longer presentations on a range of topics meaningful to adult facilitators of youth media. In this clip educators share their experiences and suggestions for working with young people with unique challenges and offer suggestions.
The Adobe Foundation hosted the Adobe Youth Voices Summit 2011, “Media Beyond Borders”, a three-day immersive media event for over 60 specially selected international youth (ages 14-19) in which youth create and collaborate on media projects exploring issues such as human rights, education and community. The summit took place August 2nd - Aug. 6th, 2011 at Santa Clara University and also brought together lead educators from around the world representing the core leadership of educators in the Adobe Youth Voices Network. Educators worked in teams to create short media clips to use in longer presentations on a range of topics meaningful to adult facilitators of youth media. In this clip educators share their experiences and suggestions for working with young people with unique challenges and offer suggestions.
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…
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Redwood City Adobe Youth Voices Peapod Academy
Members of the Peapod Adobe Youth Voices Academy in Redwood City, Ca, collaborated with representatives from the NOH8 Campaign to create a song and video which promotes the campaign’s “anti-hate” message. The NOH8 Campaign is a photographic silent protest…
“Who Do You Think You Are? The Story of Gray Greg” is a stop motion animation film and tells the story of young gray crayon, Gray Greg. Greg faces stereotyping and identity issues at school because of his differences, but later comes to terms with who he is.
"We are all immigrants" is a photo-audio slideshow part of Make The Road campaign in support of the Dream Act. The piece aims to show the other side of the immigration issue, the one affecting hard working undocumented families and especially their children, unable to atte…
Youth uncover the truth about all kinds of relationships across the globe in this collage of motion graphics, text, and personal writing. A multiplicity of voices reveal that love, friendship, and romantic relationships are always a work in progress, some more worth worki…
“FRIENDSHIP?” is a story that illustrates the struggle of a young girl to have faith in herself and her ability to recognize friends and friendship even when it’s a little hidden.
Second Look is a video that explores adult stereotypes of teens. The video asks adults to renew their faith in youth. Teens are made of more than just their faults, they have the potential to be amazingly successful.
This story is a mixed media piece that presents the topic of youth profiling by police. It is meant for a teen to adult audience and the message it will focus on is that there is more to a person than the way they look.