PAST FILM FESTIVALS
2023 BOOST Conference Film Festival
In partnership with Good Docs
17 AND LIFE DOESN'T WAIT
Moderator: Nichi Avina, 2022 California Teacher of the Year, Community Resiliency Model Teacher, Cielo Vista Charter School, Palm Springs, CA
YOUTH V GOV
Moderator: Ryan McCarthy, Executive Director, Global Kindness Initiative, San Francisco, CA
The S Word
Moderator: Cassandra Arechiga, Learning Associate, Woodcraft Rangers, Los Angeles, CA
Raise Your Voice
Moderator: Blair Freedman, Senior Director, West Region, Sandy Hook Promise, Newton, CT
SPEAKING IN TONGUES
Moderator: Ana Danielson, Program Coordinator, Mono County Office of Education, Port Hueneme, CA
Possible Selves
Moderator: Dr. Michelle Lustig, Program Director, Foster Youth Technical Assistance Program, Los Angeles County Office of Education, Oceanside, CA
2022 BOOST Conference Film Festival
In partnership with Good Docs
The Unafraid
Moderator: Veronica Calvo, Senior Manager of Partnerships for Inspire @National University, Harmony SEL @ National University, Chicago, IL
Us Kids
Moderator: Theresa Hardy, Executive Director, BRAVE, Seattle, WA
The Bad Kids
Moderator: Jenna Mendez, TK-12 District Foster Youth Counselor, Corona-Norco Unified School District, Norco, CA
The Pushouts
Moderator: Sean Magaña, Manager of Older Youth Programs, THINK Together, Whittier, CA
Personal Statement
Moderator: Dr. Sonia Toledo, Founder & CEO, Dignity of Children, Bronx, NY
River City Drumbeat
Moderator: Nathan Houston, Founder, #iAmImpact, Sacramento, CA
2021 BOOST Conference Film Festival
LIKE
Moderator: Michael Jacobus, Executive Director, Reset Summer Camp, Inc., Orange, CA
Angst
Moderator: Bryn Drescher, Facilitator, EduCare, Van Nuys, CA
The Upstanders
Moderator: Jessica Mitchell, Ph.D., Director of Data & Research, AMIkids, Inc., Tampa, FL
2019 BOOST Conference Film Festival
The School in the Cloud
Moderator: Richard Reyes, Executive Director, PLUS ME Project, Los Angeles, CA
Like Any Other Kid
Moderator: Deborah La Touche, Deputy District Attorney, Office of the District Attorney, San Diego County, Juvenile Branch, San Diego, CA
Holden On
Moderator: Lilia Mitre, Director of Parent Partnerships, Equitas Academy Charter Schools, Los Angeles, CA
NORMAL ISN'T REAL: Succeeding with Learning Disabilities & ADHD
Moderator: Krys Kornmeier, Director/Producer, 4-D Productions, Inc., Washington, DC
The Election Effect
Moderator: Jodi Grant, Executive Director; Alexis Steines, Director of Field Outreach, Afterschool Alliance, Washington, D.C.
The Growing Season
Moderator: ElizaBeth Parker Phillips, Vice President of Education, Child Development Centers, Sacramento, CA
2018 BOOST Conference Film Festival
American DREAMers
Moderator: Lorena Sanchez, Program Operations Director, EduCare Foundation, Van Nuys, CA
Listen
Moderators: Cindy McCann, Executive Director, Every Monday Matters, Inc., Burbank, CA; Erahm Christopher, Founder, Good Instinct, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I Am Jane Doe
Moderator: Gabriela Delgado, Program Specialist, San Diego County Office of Education, San Diego, CA
Untouchable: Children of God
Moderator: Camrin Christensen, Director of Volunteer Recruitment and Outreach, CASA of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
If You Build It
Moderator: Matt D'Arrigo, Founder, A Reason to Survive (ARTS), National City, CA and Director, Clare Rose Foundation, San Diego, CA
What the Health
Moderator: Daniel W. Hatcher, MPH, Director, Community Partnerships, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Washington, D.C.
2017 BOOST Conference Film Festival
Most Likely to Succeed
Moderator: Mike Strong, Humanities Teacher, High Tech High, San Diego, CA
Landfill Harmonic
Moderator: Alvaro Rodriguez, Director of After School Operations, YMCA of Greater Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age
Moderator: Lisa Tabb, Co-Producer & Co-Executive Producer, Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital World, San Francisco, CA
Play The Documentary
Moderators: Matty Steinkamp, Director of Play The Documentary from Phoenix, AZ; Tracy Perkins, Producer of Play The Documentary from Phoenix, AZ
Resilience
Moderator: Erin Browder, School Climate Specialist and Teaching and Learning Consultant, Erin Browder, LLC, Redondo Beach, CA
The Student Body
Moderator: Daniel W. Hatcher, Director of Community Partnerships, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Washington DC
2016 BOOST Conference Film Festival
Crescendo! The Power of Music
Moderated by: Myka Miller, Executive Director, Harmony Project, Los Angeles, CA
Paper Tigers
Moderated by: Jeremy Gradwohl, 21st Century Community Learning Center Director, Lincoln High School, Walla Walla, WA; Aron Wulf, Former Student, Lincoln High School, Walla Walla, WA
A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story
Unslut
Moderated by: Kelly Fair, Executive Director, Polished Pebbles, Chicago, IL
Billions in Change
Moderated by: Tiveeda Stovall, Program Coordinator- Community Service and Service-Learning, University of California San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, CA
The Mask You Live In
Moderated by: Gabriela Delgado, Project Specialist II, San Diego County Office of Education, Student Support Services, San Diego, CA
2015 BOOST Conference Film Festival
I Learn America
Moderated by: Jean-Michel Dissard, Director/Producer; Leah Hamilton, Educator, I Learn America, Brooklyn, NY
1 Way Up
Moderated by: Ray Holmes, Former Pro BMX Rider, USA BMX Race Official, Palm Desert, CA; Jerry Mobley, Master BMX Mechanic, Palm Springs BMX Track Volunteer, Palm Springs, CA
Beginning with the End
Moderated by: Carlos Santini, Associate Director, After-School All-Stars, Los Angeles, CA
Dislecksia
Moderated by: ElizaBeth Phillips, Program Development Director, Child Development Inc., Sacramento, CA
SlingShot
Moderated by: Paul Lazarus, Director/Producer, SlingShot, Los Angeles, CA; Chloe Simmons, Outreach Coordinator, SlingShot, Glendale, CA
Ivory Tower
Moderated by: Sidd Vivek, Department Head of Development & Communications, YMCA of San Diego County, San Diego, CA
2014 BOOST Conference Film Festival
Short Term 12
Moderated by: Carolyn Levenberg, Assistant Supervisor, Minor's Counsel Office, Dependency Legal Group of San Diego, San Diego, CA
World Peace Games and Other Fourth Grade Achievements
Moderated by: John Hunter, Founder "World Peace Games," Teacher and Educational Consultant, Charlottesville, VA
Blood Brother
Moderated by: Carlos Santini, Associate Director, After-School All-Stars, Los Angeles, CA
Submit the Documentary
Moderated by: Les Ottolenghi, Director/Producer, Submit the Documentary, Las Vegas, NV
Who Cares About Kelsey?
Moderated by: Nancy Fuller, Community Programs Specialist, NAMI San Diego, San Diego, CA
American Promise
Moderated By: Kamau Stanford, Program Coordinator, It Takes Philly, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
2013 BOOST Conference Film Festival
Brooklyn Castle
Moderator: Robert McLellan, Executive Producer, Brooklyn Castle, Marketing Director, US Chess Federation, Knoxville, TN; Katie Dellamaggiore, Director/Producer, Brooklyn Castle, Brooklyn, NY
Somewhere Between
Moderator: CynDee Zandes, Ed.D., Chief Program Officer, THINK Together, Santa Ana, CA
G-Dog
Moderator: Father Greg Boyle, Founder, and Executive Director, Homeboy Industries, Los Angeles, CA
Sexy Baby
Moderator: Gabriela Baeza, Project Specialist II, San Diego County Office of Education, Student Support Services Department, San Diego, CA
Race to Nowhere
Moderator: Michelle R. Perrenoud, Project Coordinator, Los Angeles County Office of Education, Downey, CA
The Revisionaries
Moderator: Carlos Santini, Associate Director, Afterschool All-Stars, Los Angeles, CA; Alejandra Santini, Executive Director, Hill & Dale Family Learning Center, Santa Monica, CA
2012 BOOST Conference Film Festival
Miss Representation
Moderator: Stephanie Armstrong, Founder, Heart of Leadership, San Diego, CA
Inocente
Moderator: Matt D’Arrigo, CEO, A Reason to Survive (ARTS), San Diego, CA
Mother Nature's Child
Moderator: Janice Swaisgood, National Coordinator, Family Nature Clubs, Children & Nature Network, San Diego, CA
KONY 2012: Invisible Children
Moderators: Hiram Villareal & Elissa O'Dell, Los Angeles Street Team, Invisible Children, Los Angeles, CA
Indoctrinated: The Grooming of Our Children Into Prostitution
Moderator: Gabriela Baeza, Project Specialist II, San Diego County Office of Education, San Diego, CA
Pariah: A Focus Features Film
Moderators: Christina Forzani, Psy.D, Triage & Transition Coordinator, Project Enable Clinic, San Diego, CA; Monique Oglesby, MA, Assistant Director, Heartland Clinic, El Cajon, CA
