NOV 2009 "A Principal's Vision" (Entry #13)

By Colin Miller of Crosswicks, New Jersey. "A Principal's Vision" was shot in Philadelphia, PA. Filmmaker's Notes: Linda Ahmed is the principal of George W. Carver High School of Engineering and Science. Her vision for a better school has not only helped the students inside its walls but also the surrounding community. Club Filmmaker Belongs To: Temple University Filmmakers
Organization, which is affliated with Temple University. This information was provided by the filmmaker on their contest entry form and Reel Insights makes no claim as to the veracity of it. This short doc was entered into Reel Insight's November 2009 contest: "The Most Generous Person I Know." More information at www.reelinsights.com

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• generosity
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• short documentary

[mahoney821]

I understand that and like you just said "show us how." It's easy for an individual to talk into the camera and explain how generous they are but when we see an individual focus on the thing that makes them more generous then most we get a better glimpse into the persons life. As the prime rule of filmmaking says "show don't tell."

[Simone92081]

Hi Mahoney, talking about the "Why" was part of the contest. It's not because the other generous folks are being not modest. The contest was "show us how, and show us the deep down why".

[mahoney821]

I really like that the principal doesn't talk about why she is so generous. In some of the other videos the individual try to tell the audience how they are generous. Instead she focuses on the school and we get to see how she is so generous.

[Simone92081]

Good story, but clearly was not an original work created for this contest (see the rules).