Stories Lived

Tag Archive: Crafts / Art

Our Boarding School

Students at Cypress School in Petaluma, California have recently been introduced to a variety of board sports from surfing to skateboarding, and for youngsters like this it is a behavior-changing and empowering experience as they[…]

Joel Osto / Artist / Human Being

Joel Osto is a true altruistic artist. He has made some sacrifices in order to be able to create art.  In this short film we can sense his humility, his passion, his pureness, and his[…]

Mr. Ability

Mr. Ability is a story about the resilience, purpose, determination, and above all the power of the mind. Simon Peter may be physically impaired as his hands are non functional but he has the mindset[…]

Chris Wilson: Prison Da Vinci

When denied freedom and everyday conveniences, people’s resourcefulness grows. Former San Quentin inmate Chris Wilson shows us how prison taught him to free his mind, and his talent while reevaluating past decisions. Prison Da Vinci[…]

Sahro Hassan: Fashioning her Future

Meet Sahro Hassan, a young Somali immigrant who stepped into the halls of Lewiston Regional Technical Center in Maine, as a freshman in 2010. At that young age she was already designing her future along[…]

A Young Artist’s Self Portrait

Annie “A Young Artist’s Self Portrait” is a short documentary that gives its audience a glimpse into the mindset and struggles of a young student majoring in art.  Annie reflects on her ambitions as an[…]

Adivasi: Uprooted

Suresh Pungati is a highly skilled Adivasi (tribal) craftsman from the Madia tribe. The film depicts his journey from his roots to the urban setting of Panchgani, India following his own dream and in a[…]

The Exchange

Jeff Harmes, an aspiring landscape artist, uses being homeless to his best advantage. Despite his current living circumstance, he upgrades the streets of L.A with his inspiring masterpieces. There are several untrue stereotypes about the[…]

Ventura: Legacy of Tortilla Flats

The Tortilla Flats Mural Project, a public art project created by Moses Mora and MB Hanrahan, is a legacy to a community that existed from about the 1920’s to the 1950’s until it was displaced[…]