You will conduct interviews with community partners and peers to gather insights on how shared experiences shape personal growth, while practicing active listening, empathy, and reflective documentation.

You will synthesize your collected footage and personal insights into a clear problem statement that captures your evolving social development, utilizing feedback from your community partners to refine your focus for the documentary.

You will brainstorm diverse documentary styles and creative techniques in collaborative sessions, while seeking feedback from peers and community partners, to develop ideas for capturing your personal high school experiences and the impacts of relationships in a visually compelling manner.

You will create and refine a prototype of your documentary, incorporating feedback from peer reviews, mentors, and community partners, emphasizing your editing skills, narrative coherence, and emotional impact.

You will present your documentary to peers, mentors, and community partners at an end-of-year screening event, showcasing your work and engaging in reflective discussions about personal growth and shared experiences documented through your film.