Behind the Seams - Part II

This is part II of a 10 minute documentary about teenagers and sweatshops, titled "Behind the Seams".

This film was created by six teenagers (that includes me) as a part of a larger two-week peer education project.

For two weeks in March, students of Ms. Mac's 2007-08 Social Living Class at Skyline High School in Oakland, CA gave hour-long presentations on the issue of sweatshop labor in the fashion industry.

What you see here is the finale of our presentation. For every presentation, we ended it with this final message: that by sheer numbers alone, teenagers as a collective can use their money to initiate awareness of the issue.

Song: The Scientist
Artist: Coldplay

Category:

Education

Tags:

• documentary
• sweatshop
• labor
• fashion
• industry
• skyline
• high
• school
• coldplay
• scientist
• teenagers
• change

[FullyFlared70]

Wow i really never thought about it that way. : ( thanks for the info. and VERY Good Job on the videos.

[kleinheero]

thank you, i am very glad to hear that. I hope you enjoyed this film as much as i enjoyed making it.

[akissy]

this is why I handmake most of my clothes, care for the ones I have like crazy and don't fall into fashion and consumerism.

Thanks for making this video, it's really great and it shows what truly happens. I wish more people will watch this so they understand what their "fashion sense" is doing to other people. ^^

[cellobaby]

good job!! :)

[XxWhoopaxX]

whatever crew you have working on those videos with you rock! xD

[XxWhoopaxX]

0.38 cents is actually considered money there the economy is different its like the US dollar apposed to a British dollar 2$US=1$British I believe its wall mart i heard is one of the top paying sweat shop workers out there....aside from the shitty pay work is work and if it puts food on the table then so be it xD this video was very well done though! I also liked your girls video it was hilarious ^.^

[hilostudios]

Great job on the video! I thought you guys communicated the problems and solutions really well. We don't realize just how good we have it here in the US. We have been spoiled beyond measure and it doesn't even cross our mind just how impoverished the people that make the things we buy are. We can't be so ignorant. Thanks for taking a stand.