Hear From Our FTL Filmmakers
FTL Filmmaker
Timothy Friend
USA
“Working with Flip the Lens has given me an opportunity to not only learn more about the people around me and how they see the world, but also how social media platforms like YouTube work. I have learned the importance of keywords in the promotion of ideas that are given by these people.”
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Francesca Lamantea
Italy
“The FTL Filmmakers program gave me the opportunity to develop my digital storytelling skills and to get experience creating destination marketing videos”.
FTL Filmmaker
Andela Sormaz
Serbia
“I had an opportunity to develop my digital storytelling skills and to get experience creating videos.”
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Michele Francesco Tagliabue
Italy
“I had the opportunity to gain experience in the field of content creation by interviewing people, and fine-tuning my video editing skills. Also, I’ve acquired a broad knowledge on YouTube platform’s analytics.”
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Abigail Haskell
USA
I’ve developed skills in video editing, and graphic design. Media production is my area of interest so these skills prepared me for my career by exposing me to various software.
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Hannah Haslam
USA
I have been able to add multiple new skills to my resume and content for my portfolio, which will help me in the future. I truly feel prepared to take on the professional workforce after this experience!
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Mahima Gopalkrishna
India
“As a FTL Filmmaker, I got a chance to create my own content. To show the place and culture I love in a way that is dear to me. This is something that every travel/culture lover must experience in order to truly understand it.”
Documentary Filmmaking Develops students Curiosity, Respect, Listening & Empathy
Testimonials from Partners
“Our community access station recently co-hosted a Flip the Lens summer camp. The young video creators were professionally trained to produce meaningful local content. The end result was an incredible array of thoughtfully produced digital short stories. Participants learned the skills for creating a story that elicits an emotional response from viewers. The FTL approach taught the students teamwork and the importance of empathy for others.”
Chuck Lewis
Executive Director
Valley Shore Community Television
Westbrook, CT
“We were able to explore the message/theme of Belonging, which falls in line with RAW’s mission. The children were able to open up in ways that they haven’t had the space to before which was amazing to watch. In addition, the youth were able to tap into the interview process by listening and engaging with strangers. I am glad to say that we as a group learned a lot and hope to continue partnerships like this in the future.”
Julian Gabelus
Production Manager
Real to Reel Film School, RAW Art Works
Lynn, MA