‘We Starts With Me’ officially selected to screen at the 2015 White House Student Film Festival

A song with a message “We Starts With Me” answers President Obama’s call for films that help make a difference in your community or in someone else’s life
By: Sweet Sadie Inc.
 
 
We Starts With Me
We Starts With Me
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - March 20, 2015 - PRLog -- Friends’ School in association with Sweet Sadie, Inc. is proud to announce that “We Starts With Me” has been selected as one of the fifteen films to be screened at the 2nd Annual White House Student Film Festival today Friday March 20, 2015 at 1pm EST.

“We Starts With Me” documents through spoken word, song and video, the thoughts of students at Friends’ School in Boulder, Colorado on building community and how to inspire others starting with oneself.

A collaboration between18 elementary students ranging in age from 7-9, teacher Diane Bramble and music teacher Monica Waterhouse, the film was conceived, shot and edited in eight days with the guidance of fellow student/film performer Sadie Melendez’s mother Rachel Lederman and her creative/production agency Sweet Sadie Inc.

Inspired by President Obama’s Assignment; "Every day in classrooms and communities throughout our country, young people are making an impact in the lives of others through service and giving back. Volunteering takes so many different forms in our country and is one of the most important experiences that you can have. Service to others and giving back can offer purpose and perspective. You may find that making a difference in your community or in someone else’s life is an experience that can make a difference in your own life. President Obama has said that service gave him a compass, a center, and a sense of direction of how he wanted to live his own life", filmmaker Rachel Lederman and her 8 year old daughter Sadie were excited to do a project together.

Lederman added “This was an amazing chance to bond with my daughter and her classmates and teach the kids a little bit about the art and craft of film making. I wanted to show them how ideas can often start out in one way, but through the art of film making can come out in a totally different way and always be open to it - be creative!  The class really worked well together and in the end I think it really strengthened the class and deepened the learning process for them.”

“We Starts With Me’ was filmed on a Mini iPad 2 with a rig made by iOgrapher (http://www.iographer.com) to turn it into a camera and coupled with the app: filmicpro (http://www.filmicpro.com).

Last year, the White House launched the Student Film Festival with 16 films selected from 3,000 entries.

Click here to watch the Student Film Festival (https://www.whitehouse.gov/filmfestival) online at 1 p.m. EST today Friday, March 20, 2015

WE STARTS WITH ME link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGhY8wob1RM (running time is 2 minutes and 28 seconds)



ABOUT FRIENDS’ SCHOOL
Friends' School is a private, independent elementary and preschool in Boulder, Colorado. It is a school that challenges students and teachers to reach their full potential by exploring their passions, take risks, and follow their dreams.
http://www.friendsschoolboulder.org/
https://www.facebook.com/friendsschoolboulder

ABOUT SWEET SADIE, INC.
Sweet Sadie, Inc. and Sadievision, founded by Rachel Lederman, are an award winning creative agency and production facility founded in 2007 in New York City. Part agency, part production company, Sweet Sadie is a full service creative partner servicing clients nationwide and world known from USA Networks, Disney, Showtime to PACE University.
www.SweetSadieInc.com
https://www.facebook.com/SweetSadieInc
http://twitter.com/sweetsadienews

About the White House Student Film Festival
https://www.whitehouse.gov/filmfestival

For media queries and bookings:
Popular Press Media Group (PPMG), 310-860-7774, WSFM@ppmg.info

Additional information below

“WE STARTS WITH ME”
TEAM:
Director & Camera: Rachel Lederman of Sweet Sadie, Inc. * shot on an iPad
Drone: AD Dailey of Skip Miller Models
Editor: Eddie Wiseman of 7Red3 Digital Design Studio
Original Music: Bill Grishaw of Motomuzika
Final Audio Mix: Justin Kaupp of Pomann Sound
Filmed on location at the Friends School in Boulder, Colorado
Lead Teacher: Diane Bramble
Assistant Teacher: Kylie Fuhs
Music Teacher: Monica Waterhouse
Head Of School: Steve DeBeer
With Special Thanks to:
Dasia Horn
Cisca Moore
Anne

CAST LIST:
Cierra C., 8 years old
Coulter C., 8 years old
Eli H., 8 years old
Ennio S., 8 years old
Gavin O., 7 years old
Georgia C., 7 years old
Henry C., 7 years old
Isela M., 9 years old
Lee H., 8 years old
Sadie M., 8 years old
Severin M., 8 years old
Siana K., 7 years old
Sloane M., 8 years old
Toby H., 8 years old
Tristan P., 7 years old
Zoe K., 7 years old
Zoe W., 8 years old
Zoey Z., 8 years old

LYRICS:
WE STARTS WITH ME (We can all make a difference).

We fit together
Tiny pieces
Melting into one

We come together
Stay forever
That is how it’s done

Forever young
Forever fun
Our journey never ends

We’ll stick together
Cloudy weather
We will always win

Bridge
Work together
Live together
Come together now!

Chorus
We starts with me
We starts with me
We starts with me
We starts with me

v2
We rock this world
We turn the wheel
That makes the planet spin

Our heart so big
Our word so strong
That’s where hope begins

We care to share
We live to give
Back to community

I look to you
You look to me
That’s how we build the 'we''

Work together
Live together
Come together now!

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