Transcript Widening the Scope - The Wilburn Fellowship

Wilburn Fellowship 2012
Gita Abhiraman, Jessicao Kao, & Alex Klapper
Project Overview
• Create a documentary comprised of
international video diaries
• Pose the question:
What defines your culture?
– Send Flip video cameras to each site of interest:
India, Taiwan, Mexico
– Ask participants to create a video highlighting 3
facets they believe best encompass the beauty or
joy in their livelihood
Global Connections: Project Sites
New Canaan, USA
Taipei, Taiwan
Medellin, Colombia
Veracruz, Mexico
Chennai, India
5 cities, 4+ languages
New Canaan, USA
Gita, Jessica, & Alex
16 years old
Hobbies: Violin/Piano, Debate
Language: English
Medellin, Colombia
Carolina Palacio
10 years old
Hobbies: Figure skating
Language: Spanish
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Taipei, Taiwan
Tetsu Lin
22 years old
Hobbies:
Drawing Manga
Music
Movies
Language:
Mandarin Chinese
Chennai, India
Monish & Nitish
16 & 13 years old
Hobbies: Chess, Cricket
Language: Tamil, Hindi, English
Veracruz, Mexico
Regina Lopey Rechy
17 years old
Hobbies: Tennis
Language: Spanish, English
Feasibility
• Rough schedule:
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April 13th – Finalists chosen
April 20th – Mail Flip cameras
April 30th – Cameras arrive at destinations
May 12th – Filming completed (2 weeks allotted),
cameras & footage shipped back
– May 22nd – Cameras & footage arrive
– May 29th – Editing completed (1 week allotted)
• Notes:
– Locations & participants already chosen
– Our team’s documentary film experience will expedite
editing process
Goals
• Complete immersion in unfamiliar societies
• Discover and share the essence of cultures
through the artful form of documentary
• Long term sustainability through the foreign
language departments
– Enhanced language learning
– Understanding of daily life
• Overall: “Widening the Scope” by revealing
the beauty of our diverse global community
In Memory of Gary Wilburn