A Night of Inspiration; 2014 "It's My Life' Youth Film Festival!

The 2014 “It’s My Life” film festival was a huge success and a truly inspiring night with young film makers around Atlanta. One unique aspect of the “It’s My Life” film festival is that it’s open to all youth under 23, whether you’re in college, high school, middle, or elementary school. Our youngest film maker was just seven years old this year!

This year we had twelve entries that were selected to be a part of the festival.  Every film maker was given a certificate for being selected and we’re super grateful that WonderRoot Community Art Center awarded every film maker with a free year membership! Young film makers now have access to all sorts of really amazing resources and classes! Big props to WonderRoot for providing this really important resource year after year!

Four films were given special recognition and two received a grand prize:

What If?

By Tameka Campbell and KeSaunna Irby 

Received the Student Career Alternatives Program award presented by Victoria Temple

Home Defenders

By Dillon Meusa and Jahla Jeffry

Received the Occupy Our Homes Atlanta award presented by Mildred Obi

It's My Life Undocumented

By Meredith McKay

Received the WonderRoot award presented by Josie Figueroa

After showing the film took a collection from the crowd to help fund Freedom University

Psychological Warfare

By Taj Omari

Received the Georgia WAND award presented by Becky Rafter

My Life My World

By Rich Will

Received the over 18 grand prize awarded by Dawn Gibson of the Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition

Show Me My Options

By Thalia Butts and Sydney Seabron

Received the under 18 grand prize awarded by Kamau Franklin with the American Friends Service Committee

Check out all the other “It’s My Life’ film festival selections here

We want to give a special thanks to:

All of our AMAZING volunteers, you all made this happen!!

Our Sponsors:

WonderRoot Community Art Center

Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition

Georgia WAND

Occupy Our Homes Atlanta

…and a big thanks to the Plaza Theater!

Be sure to join the new "It's My Life" facebook page to keep in touch!

It's My Life - Youth Made Film Festival

Student Career Alternatives Program (SCAP) is hosting it's fourth annual It's My Life contest! It's My Life - Youth Made Film Festival encourages metro Atlanta youth aged 23 and younger to create shorts that respond to one of the four provided prompts. The genres can span the whole spectrum from animations, documentary, music video, narrative to spoof. 
Films are to be three minutes or less.

Film submission deadline is April 24th and all entries will be screened at the Plaza Theatre April 29, 2014 - See your film on the big screen!

Prizes will be awarded to every category and two cash grand prizes!

It's My Life - Youth Film Festival Documents

Instagram: @itsmylife_atl

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Materials including entry form, categories, DIY filmmaking poster, and film festival poster are attached here. Should you have any questions about submitting or are interested in spreading the word, feel free to contact me (Victoria) at - scapatlanta@gmail.com or victoriactemple@gmail.com or 678.524.9133

"It's My Life" Youth Film Fest a Big Success!!

To Mark the third, "It's My Life" youth art event Student Career Alternatives Program, a project of AFSC, wanted to try something different.

This year we decided to organize a youth film festival instead of a general art contest. Our thinking was that short thematic films could have a greater impact beyond the art contest event itself and that it would be really cool for youth to see their films on the big screen.

We were really excited to have eight short films qualify for the contest(click here to see them all)

The festival was held at the Plaza theater this past Tuesday and was really well attended. It was great to have teachers, youth, and parents come together to watch and honor the work that went into these films.

Awards went to the following film makers:


The SCAP Career Alternatives Award presented by Dalia Alvarez
Kayla Crumbley for, "A Silver Screen Dream"

The WAND Award presented by Courtney Hanson
Katherine Sudakova and Paul Duhe for, "Love....Just Love"

The Wonderroot Youth Film Maker Award presented by Jennifer Lobsenz
Tesh Yana for, "Horizons School"














OOHA Housing Justice Award presented by Carmen Pittman
Christianna Marino for, "How to Fight Poverty Locally"

The Cash Grand Prize was presented by Tim Franzen
Daniel MiQuel for, "Gotta Make a Change"









Every official "It's My Life" youth film festival selection was awarded with a certificate and a one year pass to Wonderroot Community Art Center. At Wonderroot youth will have free access to a digital media lab, a dark room, performance space, ceramic studio, and a recording studio!

We were also grateful to have former "It's My Life" youth art contest winner Aisha Ra'nee present to give all the youth film makers words of encouragement. Aisha's video entry several years ago is one of the reasons we decided to try doing a film festival this year. After winner 2011's art contest Aisha went on to enter a film program at Georgia State University where she has thrived as a student. 

We want to give a big thanks to all of this year's sponsors, Georgia WAND, Wonderroot, Occupy Our Homes Atlanta, and The Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition.

Also a big thanks to the Plaza Theater for giving us a discount prize on the theater rental.

This event would not have been possible with out the countless hours of volunteer time that Victoria Temple and Erica Schoon put into this project! Thank you both for your amazing service!

For more pictures of the event visit SCAP's Facebook group and join here.

Can't wait till next year!!

"It's My Life" Film Festival

Student Career Alternatives Program (SCAP) is hosting it's third annual It's My Life contest. This year we are sponsoring a Youth Made Film Festival encouraging metro Atlanta youth to create short, theme centric films. 

The film genres can span the whole spectrum from animations, documentary, music video, narrative to spoof. The themes chosen will hopefully encourage thought in those areas and broaden students outlooks as they prepare for the next step in their lives. 

All entries will be screened at the Plaza Theatre April 30, 2013!

Prizes will be awarded to every theme and a cash grand prize!

It's My Life Film Festival Literature

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Interested in volunteering?

We could use your help!

Teachers, schools, and youth clubs have been notified via snail mail, email, and phone call.

NOW we are preparing to go to schools and youth groups to discuss, encourage, and promote the festival with students and answer any questions. 

Additionally we need folks with video/editing/storytelling experience to work with youth in a workshop or classroom setting. Filmmaking can be overwhelming and we wish to encourage students to work within their means and utilize the tools available to them.

Sound up your alley? 

Contact me (Victoria) : 

victoriactemple@gmail.com

678.524.9133

Let's make this a success!!

-Victoria Temple

SCAP