Stories Lived

Tag Archive: Young adulthood

Ethan

Ethan is just your average 18-year old school student. He can write, play piano, speak Spanish, swim, skateboard, rock climb and ice-skate. He also happens to be legally blind. Chronicling his amazing achievements despite his[…]

Miles McCracken

Miles McCracken is an inspirational young man whose love of life and optimism shines through in everything he does. He goes out of his way each and every day to ensure that his friends and[…]

Crossing Borders

A 14-year-old girl who lives in Tijuana, Mexico crosses the border with the United States every single day to train tennis at a sports academy. Her dream is to become a tennis professional and with[…]

Cycling BMX

Huang Liya, a 17 year old girl, has been a professional BMX FREESTYLE bicyclist for one year. In her path of pursuing dream, Liya naver resign trying.   About the Filmmaker Submitted by WEI Shijie[…]

Allowed to Exhale

Story Description If you sit on a train for ten minutes and watch the people come and go, you’ll notice we are in a rush and have a deadline. This documentary of Kat’s summer study[…]

Recovery Food NetWork

This short film is about the mission of Loyola University Chicago’s Food Recovery Network. They aim to recover food from campus wide events and donate the meals to local charity, A Just Harvest. In the[…]

Uncharted Territory

Moving to a foreign country for any amount of time is a uniquely frightening experience, and one that is even harder to grapple with when it is done alone. For Jordyn Doyel, a college sophomore[…]

Ryan Siberry- Founder of 416 and Company

After a devastating house fire left Ryan out on the streets, he overcame drug addiction and homelessness by starting up his own company in Toronto Ontario called 416 and Company. His company now makes amazing[…]

I AM

Many people say I’m crazy. They say my words fly out of my mouth without hesitation and that my thoughts are constantly bouncing back and fourth at 100 miles per hour. They are correct. My[…]

Personal

A documentary about the struggle and the joy of being an international actor in New York City.   About the Filmmaker Submitted by Elena Grosso Elena was born and raised in Italy where she obtained[…]