From Struggle To Strength: Advancing Literacy in Oakland | Eat. Learn. Play.
GEAR USED:
Sony FX6 Full Frame Cinema Camera
Canon FD Primes
CREDITS:
Client - Eat. Learn. Play
Agency - OpenLight Films
Directors - Kyle Henry & Juan Topete
Producers - Amber Fenton & Hanna Telford
Cinematographer | Editor - David Topete
Colorist - Dan Edwards
Accolades: Silver Telly Award Winner (Impactful Storytelling & Social Issues Documentary)
Location: Oakland, CA (San Francisco Bay Area)
Project Type: Award-Winning Social Impact Short Documentary / Non-Profit Advocacy Film
Production Notes: Created by Stephen and Ayesha Curry's Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation in partnership with OpenLight Films, this award-winning 20-minute documentary chronicles the literacy crisis facing Oakland students. Shot on location in active public school classrooms utilizing a compact, low-profile Sony cinema camera package and vintage Canon FD prime lenses to maintain an intimate, non-intrusive footprint while capturing authentic student milestones and dynamic educator interviews.
