After winning fourteen awards at the MY HERO International Film Festival last year, the students of Emagination Island were asked to produce a 30-minute documentary designed to empower kids around the world, including Title 1 and foster youth, to tell unsung hero stories through film, which teaches kids to celebrate goodness in the world and embark upon their own heroic quests.
We were also invited to contribute downloadable tip sheets featured on MY HERO’s website, which has 48M views per year, and to the MY HERO Journalism & Filmmaking Workbook by Esther Wojcicki, a 180-page educational guide commissioned by the co-founder of Google Classroom. Used in classrooms and after-school programs across the U.S., this resource helps young kids everywhere to gain the skills required to tell stories that matter.
Worldwide Virtual Poetry Mentor for Underserved Youth
These places and more are all implementing the MY HERO: Journalism & Filmmaking Workbook
Fueling the Future of Storytelling
MY HERO received a $500,000 grant from the Scripps Family Foundation to support its Film Festival, educational workbook, and documentary projects. By creating this film, we’re helping show the foundation that their investment is making a real impact and ensuring MY HERO can continue empowering young storytellers worldwide. These resources are already implemented here:
Our films, tips, and workbooks are impacting lives across the globe, helping students learn, create, and lead.This is the story of how I became an “accidental poet” that is part of a 30 minute MY HERO documentary. The MY HERO Project has reached 125 million participants in 197 countries.
Spreading Stories
Our MY HERO tips and resources are being presented at major conferences and events, including:
When ten of us won the 2024 MY HERO International Film Festival, its co-founder asked all of Ms. Clarissa's students to share our filmmaking tips with the world. Here is what made. Jacob is still editing the second half of this as it's no small job.