Schoolhouse Docs includes the shorts Magali, Snowy, Downstage, and Team Meryland.

Born and raised in the Watts projects of Los Angeles, 12-year-old boxer Meryland Gonzalez fights in and out of the ring while attempting to be crowned the 2019 Junior Olympics Boxing Champion.

Team Meryland

Snowy, a four-inch-long pet turtle, has lived an isolated life in the family basement. With help from a team of experts and his caretaker, Uncle Larry, we ask: Can Snowy be happy, and, if so, what would it take?

Snowy

Ballet isn’t easy, and 11-year-old Aedan knows it. As he prepares for his first solo ballet competition, seasoned dancers reflect on their own transformative journeys. Together, they process the challenges and rewards of this demanding art form.

Downstage

Magali Salinas has dedicated 15 years of her life to rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing wild animals in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest that have suffered from habitat destruction and the wildlife trade. Before releasing a group of Howler monkeys, she talks about life at animal shelter and her connection with the animals in her care. Screening Sponsored by Ecology Project International ﻿<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/07d7b7b2fc79345cfb60fa3cebe9f788.jpg">

Magali

Following the Waddell family as they navigate teaching from home, The Covid Classroom explores what it means to learn through the screen with a family of 6. This film was made as part of the Big Sky Documentary Youth Fellowship, a five month long mentorship program through the institute. A college level course, the Youth Fellowship covers the history and forms of documentary film as well as workshopping basic filmmaking techniques and hands-on training as they make their first documentary.

The Covid Classroom

Willard&nbsp;is a&nbsp;“school of choice”&nbsp;designed for students who want to earn a high school diploma and who want to participate in a rigorous and relevant educational experience preparing them for their adult roles and responsibilities in the 21st&nbsp;Century. Following Maren, a high school student at Willard Alternative High School, My Alternative School explores the benefits of alternative learning styles and smaller classrooms amidst the COVID-10 pandemic. This film was made as part of the Big Sky Documentary Youth Fellowship, a five month long mentorship program through the institute. A college level course, the Youth Fellowship covers the history and forms of documentary film as well as workshopping basic filmmaking techniques and hands-on training as they make their first documentary.

My Alternative School

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