Thursday, May 8, 2008

Short Documentary Award Finalist!!

Voiceless Children has just learned that its youth film project, "Living in the Bucket", has been selected as a finalist in the 7th Annual Shortie Awards in Washington, DC!!

Congratulations, Felix Masi and the Voiceless Children film team (ages 9-19)!!!

Comment from FELIX MASI...

I must say it is always a great honor for to be able to nurture and share ideas with young people from under privileged society. This award comes at a time when Africa and the media is struggling to tell it’s own story from the experience of loss and challenges as well as resilience and hope.
“Living in the Bucket” Is a film I believe will trigger a response and demonstrate the efforts of Kibera youth in their quest to clean their environment.
The world over now faces the reality of climate change. The solution, I believe, begins with ourimmediate environment... our neighborhoods.
I want to thank Listen Up! Learning Matters Inc. (Austin), Voiceless Children Kibera youth filmmakers, my family, the Voiceless Children "family" and Borderless Productions for bringing us to this nomination.