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Individual shorts from "5th Media That Matters"
Up one levelNote: The short films "Young Agrarians" and "The Luckiest Nut in the World" can be found in the "Individual Shorts: Media That Matters: Good Food" folder.
A Girl Named Kai - download for free!
Through a stirring poetic mix of video and sound, Kai appeals to her traditional Taiwanese parents for acceptance in spite of her untraditional take on life and love. 8 minutes.
All That I Can Be - download for free!
William, like many young Americans, feels that joining the military is his only way out of a dead-end job and a rough life. 9 minutes.
Bad Choices - download for free!
Without a support system, it’s hard for a teenager to stay out of trouble. Aderian reflects on the lessons he has learned from his bad choices. 6 minutes.
Battleground Minnesota - download for free!
Hip-hop activist Shakademic proves that if Walter Mondale can learn how to scratch, young voters can get schooled in election politics. 8 minutes.
Fast and Reliable - download for free!
Nothing can stop Dexter the bike messenger — not homelessness or even a close encounter with a ten-ton truck. 8 minutes.
Happy Ending - download for free!
Drugs have taken Chris’s mom out of his life but not out of his heart. In this personal travelogue, he goes to Philadelphia in search of a happy ending. 6 minutes.
Homecoming - download for free!
When coming out makes Ron a target for attack, he finds a school where respect and acceptance are taught alongside Math and English. 6 minutes.
Laptop - download for free!
A computer is only as advanced as the person behind the keyboard. Laptop reminds us that the digital divide still resides within our borders. 1 minutes.
Neglected Sky - download for free!
In this fast-paced animation, youth producer John Cooney shows us that a little effort can go a long way in reversing global warming. 2 minutes.
Pizza Surveillance Feature - download for free!
Want some privacy infringement with that? If the Patriot Act continues to grow in scope, you may get more than mushrooms with your next pizza order. 2 minutes.
Something Other Than Other - download for free!
New parents Jerry and Andrea have endured their own share of discrimination growing up. They hope their newborn son can grow up identifying as something other than “other.” 7 minutes.
System Failure - download for free!
Physical abuse, sexual harassment, inadequate education for incarcerated youth – if a society can be graded by how it treats its prisoners, then the state of California gets an “F.” 8 minutes.
The News is What We Make It - download for free!
When the same company owns all the TV stations in town, where can you turn for an alternative perspective? A high-schooler gets burned and turns insult into action. 8 minutes.
World on Fire - download for free!
$5,000 could cover the cost of hair and make-up for one day on set in LA or pay for one year’s schooling for 145 girls in Afghanistan. Sarah McLachlan does the math and encourages you to join her. 4 minutes.
