Student Films http://www.caachi.com/categories/student-films Video RSS Feed for Caachi (http://www.caachi.com) 2008-04-10T00:36:36Z en-us Caachi Student Films http://www.caachi.com/categories/portal_skins/custom/caachi_logo.png http://www.caachi.com/categories/student-films All That I Can Be http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/individual-shorts-from-5th-annual-media-that-matters-collection/all_that_i_can_be/view http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/individual-shorts-from-5th-annual-media-that-matters-collection/all_that_i_can_be/view 2008-08-03T23:54:01Z William, like many young Americans, feels that joining the military is his only way out of a dead-end job and a rough life.

]]> The News is What We Make It http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/individual-shorts-from-5th-annual-media-that-matters-collection/news_is_what_we_make_it/view http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/individual-shorts-from-5th-annual-media-that-matters-collection/news_is_what_we_make_it/view 2008-08-03T23:59:59Z 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.

]]> Homecoming http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/individual-shorts-from-5th-annual-media-that-matters-collection/homecoming/view http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/individual-shorts-from-5th-annual-media-that-matters-collection/homecoming/view 2008-08-03T23:56:44Z When coming out makes Ron a target for attack, he finds a school where respect and acceptance are taught alongside Math and English.

]]> Happy Ending http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/individual-shorts-from-5th-annual-media-that-matters-collection/happy_ending/view http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/individual-shorts-from-5th-annual-media-that-matters-collection/happy_ending/view 2008-08-03T23:56:12Z 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.

]]> Rapping at Fear http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/individual-shorts-from-7th-annual-media-that-matters-collection/rapping_at_fear/view http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/individual-shorts-from-7th-annual-media-that-matters-collection/rapping_at_fear/view 2008-08-04T00:14:15Z In Andrés Tabares’ barrio in Colombia, “social cleansing” groups wage war. When this thirteen-year-old raps against violence, people listen.

]]> I'm Not a Boy http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/individual-shorts-from-7th-annual-media-that-matters-collection/im_not_a_boy.jpg/view http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/individual-shorts-from-7th-annual-media-that-matters-collection/im_not_a_boy.jpg/view 2008-08-04T00:12:29Z Julie Joyce is not a boy. As a transgendered youth, she just wants what all young people want – to have a positive space to live and grow.

]]> Tyttonen (The Young Girl) http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/individual-shorts-from-7th-annual-media-that-matters-collection/tyttonen.jpg/view http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/individual-shorts-from-7th-annual-media-that-matters-collection/tyttonen.jpg/view 2008-08-04T00:17:40Z A woman, trapped by time and age, searches for freedom in her childhood memories.

]]> The Final Frontier: Explorers or Warriors http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/individual-shorts-from-7th-annual-media-that-matters-collection/final_frontier.jpg/view http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/individual-shorts-from-7th-annual-media-that-matters-collection/final_frontier.jpg/view 2008-08-04T00:17:08Z Two teens from Chicago ask senators, scientists and science fiction fans: Could space be the new battleground?

]]> Superstar http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/individual-shorts-from-7th-annual-media-that-matters-collection/superstar.jpg/view http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/individual-shorts-from-7th-annual-media-that-matters-collection/superstar.jpg/view 2008-08-04T00:16:35Z With the support and guidance of his family, nothing will stop Naiquan from becoming a superstar.

]]> Eyes on the Fair Use of the Prize http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/6th-annual-media-that-matters-short-films/eyes_on_the_fair_use_of_the_prize/view http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/6th-annual-media-that-matters-short-films/eyes_on_the_fair_use_of_the_prize/view 2008-08-04T00:04:26Z Copyright abuse or Fair Use? Learn how much is at stake when vital films are pulled from public discourse.

]]> How Wal-Mart Came to Haslett http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/6th-annual-media-that-matters-short-films/how_walmart_came_to_haslett/view http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/6th-annual-media-that-matters-short-films/how_walmart_came_to_haslett/view 2008-08-04T00:03:54Z Michigan youth investigate the dubious circumstances under which a Wal-Mart appeared on a wetland in their small town.

]]> Night Visions http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/6th-annual-media-that-matters-short-films/night_visions.jpg/view http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/6th-annual-media-that-matters-short-films/night_visions.jpg/view 2008-08-04T00:06:53Z Individuals enlist in the U.S. military for different reasons, but they all return from war, changed.

]]> Number, Too http://www.caachi.com/Members/bavcyouthvideo/number_too.jpg/view http://www.caachi.com/Members/bavcyouthvideo/number_too.jpg/view 2008-07-30T18:08:43Z A group of young Bay Area filmmakers are thrilled Sundance International Film Festival has accepted their film, Number, Too.  The group embarks on the unexpected journey to Utah led by their overly confident director, Jazmynae Young.

Part of the Bay Area Video Coalition's youth film program, high school students directed, acted, and edited this short film.

]]> A New Leaf http://www.caachi.com/Members/bavcyouthvideo/a_new_leaf.jpg/view http://www.caachi.com/Members/bavcyouthvideo/a_new_leaf.jpg/view 2008-07-30T16:49:36Z Martha, a high school senior, wants the most out of her future, despite her dad having other plans for her.  She's given a life changing opportunity where she can reach her aspirations. However, to do so, she'll have to challenge her conservative Latin-American upbringing and her father.

Part of the Bay Area Video Coalition's youth film program, high school students directed, acted, and edited this short film.

]]> Neglected Sky http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/individual-shorts-from-5th-annual-media-that-matters-collection/neglected_sky/view http://www.caachi.com/Members/artsengine/individual-shorts-from-5th-annual-media-that-matters-collection/neglected_sky/view 2008-08-03T23:57:52Z In this fast-paced animation, youth producer John Cooney shows us that a little effort can go a long way in reversing global warming.

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