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Directing Change Student Film Contest Statewide Winners AnnouncedDirecting Change Program & Film Contest, a statewide mental health promotion and suicide prevention program for youth, announced the winners of its eighth annual program at an awards ceremony broadcast on Facebook (News - Alert) Live on Tuesday, May 19. As part of Each Mind Matters, California's Mental Health Movement, The Directing Change Program & Film Contest engages students and young people throughout California to learn about the topics of suicide prevention and mental health by creating short films that are used to support awareness, education and advocacy efforts on these topics. The program is one of many initiatives that are part of Each Mind Matters' comprehensive statewide efforts to prevent suicide, reduce stigma and discrimination related to mental illness, and to promote the mental health and wellness of students. The program received 1,080 films created by 3,475 youth from 190 schools and community-based organizations from throughout the state. Seventy-four winners were awarded honors for 30- and 60-second films in categories including: suicide prevention, mental health matters, animated shorts with a focus on suicide prevention, "through the lens of culture" which encouraged participants to create a film in a non-English language and/or with focus about how different cultures view mental health and suicide prevention, and SanaMente for Spanish-language films to promote mental health in the Latinx community. The program also has a category for middle school-aged youth entitled "walk in our shoes." Each year the awards ceremony also celebrates the outstanding achievement of film and television directors, producers and actors who serve as role models by using their platform to draw attention to mental health. This year's recipient was the CW's 'All American' which was recognized for its storylines about the character Olivia Baker's struggle with addiction and journey of recovery and character Layla Keating's experience with depression and suicidal ideation. To view the films and for a complete list of statewide and regional winners, honorable mentions and special recognitions, visit directingchangeca.org. The statewide first, second, and third-place winners of the 2020 Directing Change Film Contest are as follows: 2020 Directing Change Film Contest Statewide Winners Mental Health Matters
First Place: "Conflicting Currents"
Second Place: "Baggage"
Third Place: "Hashiru"
Suicide Prevention
First Place: "Our Battle"
Second Place: "Moving Too Fast"
Third Place: "The Signs"
Through the Lens of Culture - Suicide Prevention
First Place: "Our Story"
Second Place: "Family"
Third Place: "Love Wins"
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Filmmakers: Graciela Vargas Advisor: Derrick Davis Through the Lens of Culture - Mental Health Matters
First Place: "You are You"
Second Place (TIED): "Los Hombres No Lloran"
Second Place (TIED): "El Silencio Interior"
Third Place (TIED): "I Want You To Know That…"
Third Place (TIED): "We Don't Do That"
SanaMente
First Place: "Del Barrio"
Second Place: "Preguntas"
Third Place: "Mi Angelito"
Animated Short
First Place: "Audience of One"
Second Place: "Notice The Signs"
Third Place (TIED): "Fill the Bucket!"
Third Place (TIED): "Flying in Color"
Walk in Our Shoes - The Superhero in Each of Us
First Place: "Windows"
Second Place: "Not What It Seems"
Third Place: "Sympathetic Steps"
Walk in Our Shoes - What is Mental Health
First Place: "Make Your Mark"
Second Place: "Saving a Friend"
Third Place: "My Life"
Walk in Our Shoes - Words Matter
First Place: "Invisible"
Second Place: "The Effect of Words"
Third Place: "The Power of Words"
About Directing Change The Directing Change Program & Film Contest is part of Each Mind Matters: California's Mental Health Movement. The program offers young people the exciting opportunity to participate in the movement by creating 60-second films about suicide prevention and mental health that are used to support awareness, education and advocacy efforts on these topics. Learning objectives surrounding mental health and suicide prevention are integrated into the submission categories of the film contest, giving young people the opportunity to critically explore these topics. Program participants - whether they are making a film, acting as an adult advisor, or judging the films - are exposed to appropriate messaging about these topics, warning signs, how to appropriately respond to someone in distress, where to seek help, as well as how to stand up for others who are experiencing a mental health challenge. In addition, schools and organizations are offered free prevention programs and educational resources. For more information visit www.directingchange.org About the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) CalMHSA is a partnership of California counties working together to prevent mental illness and promote mental health by implementing Prevention and Early Intervention programs that are a critical part of the voter-approved Mental Health Services Act (Prop. 63). The Directing Change Program & Student Film Contest is one of numerous programs that are part of comprehensive statewide efforts to prevent suicide, reduce stigma and discrimination related to mental illness, and to promote the mental health and wellness of students. For more information, visit www.calmhsa.org. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200520005875/en/ |