16 year-old David Were lives in Kibera, Africa’s largest slum on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi. Basic facilities like the bathroom become an enormous chore as the family uses buckets and plastic bags to dispose of human waste. The b…
A glimpse of what it would be like to be homeless through this collection of photos. Youth artist: Liam Spero, Modeling: Brandi Langille, Editing: Barbara Alexander. Site: Rideau High School Ottawa, Canada
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…
This powerful PSA on the issue of immigration is addressed, specifically the Dream Act, which is a bill in Congress that would give undocumented students a path to becoming citizens. The video features student who in compelling short quick statements explain and ask for s…
In the tradition of Colombia’s Nasa indigenous people, Edilfredo’s mother buried his umbilical chord to honor Edilfredo’s first tie to Mother Earth. The challenges of violence an alcoholism in rural Colombia have strained Edilfredo’s close tie…