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These films where created in an after-school course for East High School English Language Learner students. Students received professional guidance from Story Works and See Stories to create short cultural films and stories on topics ranging from boxing to cooking, and from family stories to fasting for Ramadan. This project was generously funded by the Alaska State Council on the Arts Cultural Heritage Grant, East High School, and the Anchorage School District.
More videos from this workshop:
See Stories Film Workshop – Professional Production
This See Stories production captures the experiences of students during the 2019 after-school workshop at Bettye Davis High School in […]
Fasting for Ramadan
This film explores the experience of fasting for Ramadan for the first time. It captures the personal reflections and challenges […]
Boxing and Me
In this video, Daniel shares his fitness journey, detailing his struggle with consistency and how it took a dedicated boxing […]
My Mom, My Inspiration
This film tells the story of a student whose mother immigrated from Laos to the United States during the Vietnam […]
Kinship: Connecting Students Through Stories, Student Production
This short film features interviews with students and teachers from the after-school workshop at Betty Davis East High School, capturing […]
Qeej, Student Production
This short video explores the cultural and personal significance of the Qeej, a traditional Hmong musical instrument. Through interviews and […]
The Universal Language of Food, Student Production
This film was created in an after-school course for East High School English Language Learner students. Students received professional guidance […]
Friends Forever
Refugee & immigrant students at East High School wrote and recorded a song with the support of musicians Steven Bacon and Shirley Staten.
Land Acknowledgement
This video was filmed on Dena'ina Land. Learn more about land acknowledgements at native-land.ca.