Choosing A Medium

For the MY HERO Learning Circle, students can submit either a short film, story, or artwork for publication. Explore examples of films, stories, and artwork created by students from different grade levels for MY HERO below.

Short Films Created by Elementary Students

My Bus Driver

By: Kevin Rodriguez

Ascot Elementary student Kevin made this film to honor his bus driver.

Joy Buolamwini

By: Abbigail Mira - Ascot Avenue Elementary School

This film was made by Ascot Avenue Elementary student Abbigail Mira.

Ildaura Murillo-Rohde

By: Sophia Guillen

This film was made by Ascot Avenue Elementary student Sophia Guillen.

Nicole Hernandez Hammer

By: Ascot Avenue Elementary School

This film about Nicole Hernandez Hammer was made by Ascot Avenue Elementary student Jade Figueroa.

My Hero: Antonia Garcia

By: Mareline Martinez

Mareline Martinez made this film to honor Antonia Garcia, her hero.

Pip's Kitchen

By: Mentor: Wendy Milette

Pip, an axolotl invites guests from around the world to share recipes on her cooking show.

For Mom, My Lighthouse

By: Emilee Sung

You are the light who watches over me. The light who searches for me when I’m curled up in the darkness.

Short Films Created by Middle School Students

Sustainability

By: Finn Dewitt

Finn takes us through a time machine into two possible futures—each depicting the potential outcome of choices we make today regarding climate change and our treatment of the planet.

Viva La Veta

By: Natalie Chien

13-year-old Natalie wonders why Veta La Palma, a magical fish farm in Spain that produces the most delicious fish double-Michelin star Chef Dan Barber has ever tasted by harnessing Nature to raise fish, is a secret from the world.

When the Light Dances

By: Clarissa Ngo / Jordan

9-year-old Jordan performs his poems, "When the Light Dances,” “Love & Soda,” and “Blue Fear."

The Runaway Bear

By: Alivia Hsu

For the kid in you who refuses to take orders from anyone.

Kuinerraq

By: Magnus Shipe - MESA/ Turquoise Trail Middle School

A young seventh grader explores the heritage of his maternal grandma through this glance at a Yu'pik village and his Native Alaskan roots.

Marie Curie: A Scientific Hero

By: Avery Olivia Calloway - Lora Batchelor Middle School

This is a film about the life of Marie Curie and her many accomplishments

Short Films Created by High School Students

When the Devil Smoked in Paradise

By: Katherine Liao

In a city where the median home price is $1.8M and land costs $6M per acre because it is “The Safest City in America,” few know that tucked away in a hillock, a secret “All American Asphalt” plant is quietly belching 221 pounds of benzene and 1,800 pounds of formaldehyde every year.

LOLA

By: DCTV Youth Media

A documentary from the perspective of a grandchild exploring his grandmother's legacy as an aid worker.

Gone

By: Hunter Nickless - Governor's School of the Arts

Luca, a teenage boy navigates life through his new surroundings, life lessons, and clouded memories.

Fear of Drowning

By: Luna Adams

A self-portrait piece that explores the facets of sexuality, identity, and growing up. Following streaming of consciousness that shares my thoughts paired with unique images.

The Sound of the Rain

By: Teagan Burgess - New Roads School

A poetic film about how grief and loss can change the things you love.

Short Films Created by College Students

Man's Best Friend

By: Jaimi Qiu - California Institute of the Arts

A variety of animals are interviewed about their experiences with humans!

Catch the Moon

By: Schantelle Alonzo - School of Visual Arts

Javi's father has left for America to provide for the family. Javi copes with his absence as he ponders the moon, pretending to catch it as his father once said he would do for him.

Keeper of the Night Sky

By: Karina Loerchner

A adventurous little girl with an overactive imagination ventures into places she shouldn't ought to be, and wreaks havoc with a poor unsuspecting dragon.

Mirror, Mirror

By: Grayson Bellingham - The Animation School

Jackie is startled to find a boy in her mirror instead of her reflection.

Aqui

By: Anabella Gonzalez - School of Visual Arts

A girl going through stressors in her life starts to physically unravel.

You can explore all of the winning films from the 2024 MY HERO International Film Festival, along with winners from previous years, here.

Stories Written by Elementary Students

The Nomad

By: Anass from Tinghir

My teacher, Aziz

By: Soufiane from Tinghir

Caroline Palayer

By: Mohamed from Tinghir

Village Farmer

By: Saliha from Tinghir

Stories Written by Middle School Students

Jimi Hendrix

By: Amber from Selden

". . .Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." - Jimi Hendrix

Rachel Fuller Brown

By: Ashley from USA

Rachel Fuller Brown and Elizabeth Lee Hazen co-developed an anti-fungal antibiotic. (11/23/1898)

Sammy Sosa

By: Daniel from Cedar Grove

Harriet Powers

By: Lindsay from Wallingford

Andree de Jongh

By: Mitchell Lunt

Andree de Jongh was a Belgian woman who led the Comet Line during World War II, which rescued fallen Allied soldiers and returned them to Britain so they wouldn't be captured by the Germans.