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 bags, or “flying toilets,” are not just a problems for David’s family, but have become an ecological obstacle for the entire community who toss bags from the window, afraid to leave their homes at night. For David and his friends, their work to provide security, latrines and clean up projects for the flying toilets, is more than a struggle for a healthier environment.
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 bags, or “flying toilets,” are not just a problems for David’s family, but have become an ecological obstacle for the entire community who toss bags from the window, afraid to leave their homes at night. For David and his friends, their work to provide security, latrines and clean up projects for the flying toilets, is more than a struggle for a healthier environment.
Everyone has a story, a story that they can change. This particular story is about a man going from drug addict to a pastor. This film will leave you with a message that it is not to late to change.
This project is a unique narrative presented in stop motion using still photos. It is about a student named Angel who chronicles his high school experience going from a student who gets into trouble into a student who strives to work towards graduation. His exp…
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Redwood City Adobe Youth Voices Peapod Academy
The weekend of February 26-27 was a whirlwind trip to Washington, DC, where youth from the Redwood City Adobe Youth Voices Peapod Academy and Seattle's Youth Media Intitute, participated in the Department of Education’s Youth Summit, performing the song 20/20 Vision…
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Redwood City Adobe Youth Voices Peapod Academy
Made as part of the Adobe Youth Voices Filmmaking Camp at the Cinequest Film Festival, this music video tells the story of three young men choosing the right path to make change in their communities.