Film
Pals
...film pals update --- Mon, 7 Nov 2005
The Tucson-Almaty Sister Cities Committee is happy to announce that our Film Pal project is a success! School 159 in Almaty created their films to send to Pueblo High in Tucson. Tapes were received in the fall of 2005.
Media teacher at Pueblo, Ms. Shapiro is excited to continue the Film Pals project and creating an ongoing relationship with the school in faraway Kazakhstan. When we began this project in August 2004, it seemed as if Ms. Shapiro and her students were just throwing a message in a bottle and hoping it would reach its destination and inspire the students there to share their lives on film. Now, a year later, we have had the pleasure of viewing their tapes.
Alanna Randall
Volunteer Center of Southern Arizona
Phone: (520)881-3300 ext. 133
Quotes from Film Pals participants
“It is important to understand other cultures to me. So that i can expand my horizon and look at other views of life.” –Paul De La Torre
“The thing I like most [about this project] is presenting my culture positively...” –Paul De La Torre
“Working for the community is important because knowing where you come from is essential to knowing who you are.” –Esther Blue
“It is important to understand culture, because understanding breaks down sterotypes.” –Esther Blue
“I liked the fact that unlike a regular letter, these film letters are personal and more visual.” –Esther blue
“I think it is important to understand other people’s culture because you can see what they’ve been through in their life.” –Jimmy Apalategui
“It’s important to work for your community because that’s where you live. Helping out for it is what may unite it as one. Its what defines you as being part of the community.” –Benette Valdillez
“It’s important to know what other cultures there are. It expands your horizon and lets you see that what you are and your beliefs aren’t the only thing out there.” –Benette Valdillez
“What I like most about this project is that I get to experience a new way of life. I get to see something that most will never get to see.” –Benette Valdillez
On going to Kazakhstan someday: “I want to show them what my beliefs are but more than that them teach me what their beliefs are all about. I’m up for anything new and different.” –Benette Valdillez
“The things I like most about this project was that you can do your production on things you know. It’s easy because you’re telling your own story.” –Stephanie Noperi
“What I like is that we got to learn about a different culture and country that I never heard of.” –Adrian Tolano
What do you like most about this project and why?: “that somebody on the other side of the world is viewing something that we produced.” –Monica Llanez
“What I like about the project is the fact that we get to interact with other kids far away. I also like the fact that other kids care about this project.” –Arturo Toysehua
“What I liked most is that we can share different genres of activities we do here.” –Marco Sanchez
“I would like to go to Kazakhstan to get a more hands on look on the reactions to the tapes that we sent them, or to see how they live over there.” –Andres Miranda
“We get to show people what our school is like.” –Jessica Armenta
“What I liked most was learning about a new culture.” –Anais Lopez