Jambo

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A rogue group of filmmakers, half seasoned middle-school students, and the other half new to the field, join forces to learn more about Jambo café by visiting the owner at his business, discovering the passion and motivation behind his food.

FILMMAKER INTERVIEW

What do you want the audience to take away from the film?

This film was made on a summer day in July, gathering eight kids, one was five and another twenty, but the other six were in grades 5-8, middle school. We had the idea of having a film club in Santa Fe and we decided to interview the owner of the Jambo Café. We want people to take away that people work beautifully together, no matter the age, the race, the gender, the nationality, the stories that want to be told will take cooperation and love.

Which scene did you have an absolute blast filming and why?

When we all went to the restaurant.

Why are opportunities like Film Prize Junior important to students like you?

To keep exploring your voice in storytelling.

What obstacles challenged you and your crew the most when completing this film? What did you learn from making this short film?

No funding, hard to get together again, having to ask individuals about editing choices, not doing it in school but out of school, not having footage of Kenya, having to find footage to compliment the story.

What advice would you give to future participants in Film Prize Junior?

Have fun and build lifelong relationships and prolific stories.

Cast & Crew

Ahmed O, Magnus S, Ali M, Isabella M, Alina L, Lyrik M, Isabel R, Kaleia G, Krystal G

Date

April 10, 2024