White House Student Film Festival
President Barack Obama poses for a selfie with Bill Nye, left, and Neil DeGrasse Tyson in the Blue Room prior to the White House Student Film Festival, Feb. 28, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products, promotions that in any way suggests approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.
The White House Student Film Festival is an annual event held by the White House and co-sponsored by the American Film Institute. Students in Kindergarten through 12th Grade were able to submit short films about "why technology is so important, and how it will change the educational experience for kids in the future."[1] 16 videos were selected to be screened out of over 2,500 submitted videos.[2] Several celebrity guests were in attendance, including Kal Penn, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, and Bill Nye.[3]
The 16 video selections were sorted into four categories: Young Visionaries, Future Innovators, World of Tomorrow, and Building Bridges.[4]
The festival took place at the White House and the Newseum in Washington, DC on March 20 and 21, 2015.
Video Selections
Young Visionaries
- Discovery by Tiffany Lin
- Thru the Lens of a Tiger by Alicia Oluhara and Jason Perry
- Stay Curious: Technology in the Classroom by Kayla Briet
- Teleportation Investigation of 2014 by The Extrazzlers - Caroline Proffit, Elizabeth Russell, Natalie Koeritzer, and Lexus Wolf
- Beyond the Crossfire by Gabriel Garcia, Tirsa Mercado, Rachel Walden, and High Tech High
- Technology, Documentary, My Dad, and Me by Shelly Ortiz
Future Innovators
- PIP by Richard White, Nicolas Ramey and Emil Willmann
- Technology and Me by East Silver Spring Elementary 1st Grade
- Art Tech Collaboration by Highlands and Mill Street Elementary Schools
World of Tomorrow
- Tomorrow's Classroom by Alexander Emerson
- Technology In Education: A Future Classroom by Daniel Nemroff
- Full S[T]EAM Ahead – How Technology Rocks the Classroom by Miles Pilchik, Gabrielle Nafie, and the children of SciTech Kids
Building Bridges
- Double Time by Joshua Leong and Stephen Sheridan
- Hello From Malaysia by Kira Bursky, Aiman Ahmad Marzio, Sojourner Ahebee, and Abbey Sacks
- Alex by Aaron Buangsuwon and Alex Buangsuwon
- A Day In the Life of Kyle by Rachel Huss, Justin Etzine, Marni Rosenblatt, and Kyle Weintraub
References
- ↑ "The White House Student Film Festival". The White House. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ Superville, Darlene (28 February 2014). "Obama Hosts 1st White House Student Film Festival". ABC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ Superville, Darlene (28 February 2014). "Obama praises classroom technology, young filmmakers at Oscar-like White House film festival". US News. Associated Press. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ Boyle, Alan (28 February 2014). "Students Are Stars at White House Film Festival". NBC News. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
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