Widening the Scope

Wilburn Fellowship 2012Gita 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

Medellin, Colombia

Chennai, India

Taipei, Taiwan

5 cities, 4+ languages

Veracruz, Mexico

New Canaan, USAGita, Jessica, & Alex

16 years oldHobbies: Violin/Piano, Debate

Language: English

Medellin, Colombia

Carolina Palacio10 years old

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Hobbies: Figure skatingLanguage: Spanish

Taipei, TaiwanTetsu Lin

22 years old

Hobbies: Drawing Manga

Music Movies

Language: Mandarin Chinese

Chennai, IndiaMonish & Nitish

16 & 13 years old

Hobbies: Chess, CricketLanguage: Tamil, Hindi, English

Veracruz, MexicoRegina Lopey Rechy17 years oldHobbies: TennisLanguage: Spanish, English

Feasibility• Rough schedule:– 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