It is a short piece using pictures to visually display the beauty of ballet. Through the video, the dancer interviewed describes to us how dance is a form of expression. It is a way for the dancer to reveal his own feelings but also the movement of dance allows a creative expression of thought and idea. I find the artistry [...]
I chose to base the film primarily off of student videos to convey the fact that the right to free speech can be interpreted in many different ways. While the students I interviewed did agree on many things, they also differed on several topics. This film is designed to present the right to free speech from the student's perspective.
Does free expression exist in schools? I decided to film a documentary addressing Constitutional rights and an example of free expression used in schools from history. Such an educational approach seemed fitting for the content of the video. All scenes are filmed in or near the high school I am currently attending, and everyone participating in the project was either [...]
Your film is a documentary, we chose this form because we wanted to hear from the youth, not just one but as many as we could, to get a full grasp of the matter. We tried to get the truth, we didn't want to candy coat it, or shift it to one perspective. We wanted to inform, and tell the [...]
My name is Sebastian Sommer and I love to film movies with my friends. When I found out about this contest I told them my idea and we got together after school, brainstorming concepts that relate to the topic. I eventually came up with the idea of a "what if" film. What would happen if all of our freedom of [...]
Kantor vs. Free Speech is about my creative writing teacher, Mr. Kantor, who controls the class through cruel and unusual powers. Kantor dictates the class by giving exaggerated punishments while the students' mouths are duct taped shut. The duct tape represents the barrier that is placed on free speech in the classrooms. I wanted to make this a very symbolic [...]
I knew from the start that I wanted to make a documentary for this project because it's more affective when dealing with issues. I shot about an hour and a half of interviews with people who I believed would have the most input and I went to both a community college and state university to get a wider range of [...]
My entry for the "Free Speech in School (Does it Exist?)" contest is an original short film, titled “Speak”. I was trying to find a way how I could get students to be able speak. I was stumbled on this, but one night it came to me. Why does it have to stop at the school? Why can't we voice [...]
My experimental film is about the students that try to make themselves known and express themselves but don't because of the fear that has been implanted into them by superiors. The reason I chose this topic is because this story is one of the many that go out unnoticed. What I want to do is raise awareness to other people [...]
It is debatable whether free speech exists in schools, so I decided to portray this topic through a talk show. In my film Free Speech Talk Show, Elena Diego is the host and she interviews three people that have different backgrounds and opinions on free speech. My goal was to present these different but genuine opinions, so they could be [...]
I didn't want just the students opinion on Free speech in School (Does it Exist?) so I also ask some of the staff members their opinion. I chose this topic so both students and staff members had a chance to voice their opinion without anyway saying, "You can't say or talk about that here".
The title of the film comes from the fact that when most people are asked if there is freedom of speech in school, they will answer “to an extent.” The premise that our freedoms are limited to a degree is bothersome and frustrating and proved to be a compelling topic for this short film. This video is in documentary style [...]
"We’ve Been Muted" is a short commercial made to draw attention to the increasing lack of freedom in our schools today, namely our freedom of speech. In this video, students are displayed in a school setting with their mouths duct-taped closed and controversial issues written across them. These words (and the scene with the teacher instructing her class, utilizing only [...]
Today, Monday, October 19th the National Coalition Against Censorship is celebrating its 35th Anniversary! Since 1974, NCAC has fought hundreds of attempts to regulate speech including criticizing the results of Meese Report in 1986, opposing the censorship of films like Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ and The Tin Drum, and taking a firm stand in ongoing controversies over public [...]
In this video I used students from around the school and teachers too. to see what there opinion is about freedom of speech in school. i personally don\'t think freedom of speech dose exist.
The film briefly shows the conversation that took place in my class about free speech in schools and in general. It also has the responses of individual students who were asked at different times. I wanted to see what the other students would think about the issue and thus I left it to them as to whether or not we [...]
my friend was expressing the struggles of college from a college student with low moeys perspective.This video was made on the way back from a party and i liked wqhat he said and decided to edit the video
What you will see in this film is my friend that looks like hip hop mogul pdiddy. We made an episode of Diddy's Life where we explore and basically make fun of it to have some fun at college. We have many videos including making the band spoofs and all i have many videos, i jus thought this one could [...]
The Amazing Grace Baptist Church in Asheville, North Carolina will be spending this Halloween burning books and music its deemed Satan's work - including all non-King James versions of the Bible. Attendees will enjoy barbeque chicken and all the sides while they burn works written by the Pope and Mother Teresa among others. Pastor Marc Grizzard says there is a [...]
My film, Six Angry Students, is based on the play Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose. The film takes place in a school debate club, in which six students are asked to take a vote on whether or not they believe there is free speech in school. Five of the students vote in favor of free speech, however, one student, [...]
My film is about freedom of speech. It covers what freedom of speech means to students and how our rights have been violated. I chose this because it\'s a subject very close to my heart. We have the right to express our opinions and no one, absolutely no one has the right to take that away from us.
Hello, my name is TeVin Page, and I used this video to express my feelings about how my school expects us to produce our best at any cost. They want their students to always say how they feel, and never hold back. I love this about my school because we are able to put in our own input on our [...]
Name:Ahmed Khan Age: 16 Resides: Lodi,CA years skating: 6
Which of these images would also be illegal if a 1999 law, heard on October 6, 2009 by the US Supreme Court, were to be upheld? Remember – we are talking about images, not the acts themselves. video from circus companies showing workers hooking elephants and striking tigers; footage from factory farms where farmers are beating sick turkeys to death [...]
Without giving students or any individual a chance to say how they feel, the world wouldn't be where it is at today. For example, Martin Luther King; His speech was so powerful that he got a whole croud to agree with him. They all analyzed their thoughts and ideas. Also, freedom of speech allows a group to make a difference. [...]
It's our 35th Anniversary! The typical gift for 35 years of marriage is jade or coral - well, we won't hand out earrings or take you deep sea diving, but we DO have an exciting evening planned to benefit NCAC and honor renowned and much-censored author Judy Blume! Join us on Monday, October 19, 2009 for A Night of Comedy [...]
ironically this video is how a man got his freedom taken away, but i had the freedom to show it at school.
On September 29th, Wyoming City Schools' School Board voted to back Superintendent, Gail Kist-Kline's plan to re-evaluate every non-textbook teachers recommend to students. Staff members will now be asked to rate books based on a new 4-point criteria, which inclues the extent to which a book "could create controversy among students, parents and community groups. However, removing books from reading [...]
i like this film because it was about one boy and one girl that don't like each other. the boy always treated the boy badly and that was totally sad. but the girl didn't do anything about it because she love the boy. at the end, the girl have to move to new city and that the time when the [...]
Later this month the Kids' Right to Read Project will interview John Coy, author of YA novels Box Out and Crackback, and would like your help designing the interview. Crackback was challenged in September at a school in Helena, Alabama. Coy worked with KRRP and the local Library Media Specialist in support of the right to read and so we [...]
My film is a documentary; I interviewed students in my school about whether or not they thought there was free speech in schools. I interviewed six students; originally my plan was to interview more students, but the students I interviewed provided much more in-depth answers than I expected. Therefore, I ended up needing less interviews. Freedom of speech is important [...]
"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing." - To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee Thanks to everyone who participated on twitter, facebook, and this blog with listing your favorite banned books! You wrote about books you read in high school and those that changed your perspectives. You testified about [...]
"Freedom" tells the story of three students fighting for controversial issues at their school. The contentious issues are diversity, sexuality, and dress code. Though they are encouraged to speak their minds, the administration basically ignores them when they bring their solutions to the table. The students then conclude that the only way for their voices to be heard is if [...]
The tittle of my film is black and white, I chose this name because freedom of speech is not as simple as some may think,there many diffrent aspects that apply when you think of freedom of speech which of some are listed in the film. To get an idea of freedom of speech in schools it\'s only makes sense to [...]
