Help Prepare Future Leaders
FOCUS ON IMPACT FILM SERIES
Support the Festival’s Education Program
The Festival’s FOCUS on Impact Education Program provides a forum for high school and college students to explore a variety of complex social issues with screenings of short films, curated curriculum and pre-recorded interviews with Filmmakers.
Help provide this unique education program at no cost to nearly 80,000 high school students throughout San Diego County.
Help Inform and Inspire Future Leaders with Global Perspectives
The Festival’s 2023/24 FOCUS On Impact Education Program uses short films to explore complex issues such as Environmental & Food Scarcity, Cultural Identity & Acculturation, Climate Change & Ocean Pollution, LGBTQAI+ Inclusion & Overcoming Adversity and Animal Extinction & Endangered Species.
Film is a singularly powerful medium that allows us to see what it is like to walk in another person’s shoes and therefore see an issue from a deeply connected point of view. After participating in this program, 85% of students said they felt more empathetic and informed.
In partnership with:
San Diego Unified School District
San Diego County Office of Education
San Diego Community College District
American Indian High Schools in San Diego County
“As a filmmaker you always wonder what the impact is…and you wonder how it might affect people. But to actually see kids react, engage and have this opportunity to think—What can I do in my community? That’s been amazing; and it’s something I’ve never experienced before.
—Thomas Morgan, Director Storied Streets
2023 – 2024 School Year
october 18-20, 2023
november 7-9, 2023
december 6-8, 2023
February 21-23, 2024
March 20-22, 2024
April 24-26, 2024
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