MY HERO International Film Festival Public Voting: WOJ Youth ReporterAward

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Youth Reporter Award Public Viewing

Credit: MY HERO

Great classroom and family activity to explore the theme of heroism!

It is recommended that High School students watch the films made by other high school students:

High School Creative Finalists (Total Run Time: 14 minutes) Music Video | Animation | Experimental: YOU MAY ONLY VOTE FOR ONE!

High School Documentary Finalists (Total Run Time: 27 minutes) YOU MAY ONLY VOTE FOR ONE!

It is recommended that Middle School students watch the films made by other middle school students:

Middle School Documentary Finalists (Total Run Time: 29 minutes) YOU MAY ONLY VOTE FOR ONE!

After viewing the short films on this page click the link below to cast your vote for your favorite film in one or each category!

The WOJ Youth Reporter Award Ballot

The Voting period is October 20 - November 9

Film Discussion Questions to Consider After Viewing Films:

How does this film relate to heroism?
Who is the hero or heroic organization in this film?
What is the issue raised in the film?
Does this film motivate you to take action about an issue?
Does the film elicit an emotional response?

Criteria for Judging Short Hero Films is Included in the Teachers Guide Link After the Films.

High School Creative Finalist - Music Video | Animation | Experimental

57 Years Ago

Jackson Carrico | New Roads High School

A short anti-racism music video honoring the victims of police brutality.

As An Asthmatic

Alayna DeGraef, Elise DeGraef, and Bailey Revering | In-Progress

A video short about the impact of vaping on youth.

Brave New World

Zoltán Bendegúz Szabó | Toldy Ferenc High School

Brave New World is about climate change.

8 Minutes and 46 Seconds

Angel Miracle Espericueta | In-Progress

A video poem dedicated to the memory of George Floyd and those that stood up in protest against his murder by police.

High School Documentary Finalists

TRANSPARENCY: Becoming Oliver

Tessa Grace Morell

Experimental short film made to visually accompany the original poem "Becoming Oliver" written by Oliver Marino.

Dangers Of Vaping

Basil Patterson, Avital Mintz, Sebastian Alexandre, Miranda Bauer

Maysles Documentary Center Teen Producers Academy

A film about how vaping is marketed to children. By: Basil Patterson, Avital Mintz, Sebastian Alexandre, & Miranda Bauer

Joan Ganz Cooney: The Unsung Hero Who Led Us All To Sesame Street

Anna Brodine | Seaman High School

Joan Ganz Cooney as producer of Sesame Street, combined education and entertainment in children’s television programming..

Middle School Documentary Finalists

Dr. Anthony Fauci: A Hero In Healthcare

Breckin Tyler Anderson, Beau Badger | Lora Batchelor Middle School

Amid the ongoing coranavirus pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci has delivered Americans everywhere scientifically correct research surrounding the pandemic...

THANK A HERO: MAURICE HILLEMAN

Jasmine Blossom Martoglio, Aurelia Sunshine Martoglio | Batchelor Middle School

This is a documentary about an unsung hero named Maurice Hilleman who created an amazing amount of vaccines, and made it possible for modern vaccines to work.