Kids Matter
Kids Matter
Kids Matter: Inside the Minds of Tweens and Teens is an award-winning short film series dealing with important topics that middle school and high school students currently face today, including bullying, mental health, school violence, and peer pressure.
A boy faces the difficult decision whether to keep watching bullying, or to become a vehicle for change.
A middle school girl finds herself excluded by her popular friends because she befriends someone not in her clique.
Viral is a short fiction film that tells the story of a girl who will do anything to be more popular, especially in school and on social media. When she maneuvers her way into a new social group, she discovers it comes at quite a cost.
Overwhelmed with pressures from his parents and peers to succeed in sports, school and activities, a boy struggles to keep it all together.
Help explores the effects of depression on a boy as his life spirals downwards. Bullied and excluded by his peers, with his family falling apart, he must find help.
When a girl’s older brother throws an underage party, she will do anything to be included.
A young filmmaker searches for answers in the aftermath of a school shooting.
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A group of kids question who they are. The film follows a transgender boy who deals with cyber bullying, as straight, gay, non-binary and trans kids explore their gender and pronouns, discovering the true value of friendship and support.