My First Movie

I will be writing movie reviews quite soon (YAY!!) but I also wanted to go ahead and share some of my own films.  Beginning in 7th grade, one of my best friends and I made documentaries for a national competition entitled National History Day (NHD).  The first year we decided to enter the theme for the competition was "Revolution, Reaction, Reform" and we chose to make a 10 minute documentary about women's suffrage, specially the suffrage movement in the West (Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah).  I know it sounds a bit cheesy, but NHD truly changed my life and was no doubt one of the most rewarding experiences ever.  Not only did we become little women's history experts, but making the film made me realize my passion for film, documentaries, and video editing.  We ended up competing a total of 4 times, making a 10 minute documentary each year to fit the different themes.  I even majored in Film Studies in college because of my NHD experience.  So here is the first doc my friend and I made at the wee age of 12.  The title of the film is Women's Suffrage: First the West... Then the Nation.  It received 1st place at the city level, 2nd place at the state level, and a bronze medal at nationals held in College Park Maryland.

And voting truly is a fundamental part of democracy so I hope ya'll voted!!!