History Lessons
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Featuring: Daniela Glusberg
Youth Filmmakers: Alex Cheng, Daniela Glusberg, Danielle Strandburg-Peshkin, Chelsea Vaught
Adult Mentor: Mindy Faber
While still a student in sub-urban Illinois, Daniela Glusberg became enamored of American History. This country's centruries' old fight for a democratic republic represented more than dull facts in a book for this daughter of Argentinean parents who barely escaped a brutal military dictatorship. Continually sensitive to the issues faced by her parents in their native country and the new threats of the Patriot Act at home, Daniela and her fellow students organized to fight injustice and oppose the American invasion of Iraq, eventually leading the largest student walkout of the high school anti-war movement in the U.S.
"History Lessons" is one of eleven short films in the "Beyond Borders: Personal Stories from a Small Planet" series.
What do youth fear most in their lives? How do they overcome those fears? 'Beyond Borders: Personal Stories from a Small Planet' is a creative burst of defiance and hope by teenagers who are overcoming the huge obstacles and ignorance that have defined their lives. It's an inspiring compilation of nine short films written, shot and edited by teenagers who weave documentary filmmaking, animation and archival footage to tell personal stories on fear and security. With mentorship from professional filmmakers, youth produced films that are powerful, startling and awe-inspiring.
With stories from Afghanistan, Argentina, Colombia, England Jordan, Korea, Guatemala, Sierra Leone, Ukraine and the United States, these youth-produced films will challenge audiences to redefine fear and the priorities we make in a post 9/11 world.
Youth Filmmakers: Alex Cheng, Daniela Glusberg, Danielle Strandburg-Peshkin, Chelsea Vaught
Adult Mentor: Mindy Faber
While still a student in sub-urban Illinois, Daniela Glusberg became enamored of American History. This country's centruries' old fight for a democratic republic represented more than dull facts in a book for this daughter of Argentinean parents who barely escaped a brutal military dictatorship. Continually sensitive to the issues faced by her parents in their native country and the new threats of the Patriot Act at home, Daniela and her fellow students organized to fight injustice and oppose the American invasion of Iraq, eventually leading the largest student walkout of the high school anti-war movement in the U.S.
"History Lessons" is one of eleven short films in the "Beyond Borders: Personal Stories from a Small Planet" series.
What do youth fear most in their lives? How do they overcome those fears? 'Beyond Borders: Personal Stories from a Small Planet' is a creative burst of defiance and hope by teenagers who are overcoming the huge obstacles and ignorance that have defined their lives. It's an inspiring compilation of nine short films written, shot and edited by teenagers who weave documentary filmmaking, animation and archival footage to tell personal stories on fear and security. With mentorship from professional filmmakers, youth produced films that are powerful, startling and awe-inspiring.
With stories from Afghanistan, Argentina, Colombia, England Jordan, Korea, Guatemala, Sierra Leone, Ukraine and the United States, these youth-produced films will challenge audiences to redefine fear and the priorities we make in a post 9/11 world.
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