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[Update] The 2nd Annual If I Had a Trillion Dollars (IHTD) Youth Film Festival is now accepting submissions for the event in 2012. Visit the festival page for details.
AFSC & National Priorities Project are proud to announce the winners of the 2010 "If I Had A Trillion Dollars" Youth Video Contest.
2nd Prize
Zeke Foerster, Maya Rivera, Deja Carr
Youth Action Coalition Video Vanguards
(Amherst, MA) "If I…"
Christopher Luchini, Jessica Valdefiena, Allah Parks, and Indasia Summerfield
AFSC United Voices Youth Group
(Portland, OR) "If I Had A Trillion Dollars"
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Visit the festival page for details.<\/p><p>AFSC & National Priorities Project are proud to announce the winners of the 2010 \"If I Had A Trillion Dollars\" Youth Video Contest. <\/p><p> <\/p><h3>2nd Prize<\/h3><p>Zeke Foerster, Maya Rivera, Deja Carr<br>Youth Action Coalition Video Vanguards<br>(Amherst, MA)<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nY7VEOPRFVY\"><br>\"If I…\"<\/a><\/p><p>Christopher Luchini, Jessica Valdefiena, Allah Parks, and Indasia Summerfield <br>AFSC United Voices Youth Group <br>(Portland, OR) <br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GVi114dypQ4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"If I Had A Trillion Dollars\"<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><h3>3rd Prize<\/h3><p>The Village of Arts & Humanities<br>(Philadelphia, PA)<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pl7ngRSOpUU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br>\"The Trillion Dollar Question\"<\/a><\/p><p>AFSC, BAY-Peace, Met West High School, Emiliano Zapata Street Academy <br>(Bay Area, CA) <br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n4jbbVljk6g&p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"No We Can't-$1 Trillion and Counting\" <\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><h3>Honorable Mentions<\/h3><p>Youth Action Coalition's Video Vanguards <br>(Amherst, MA) <br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vXB_dmQ41pI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"If I Had A Trillion Dollars\"<\/a><\/p><p>Aidan Tharp & Michael Johnson<br>University of Chicago\/Columbia College<br>(Chicago, IL)<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_PW-iWdhnKs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br>\"IHTD Chicago\"<\/a><\/p><p>E.P. Harney Spirit of Excellence Academy<br>(New Orleans, LA)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pbRI-R1kOz8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"$1 Trillion, A Brighter Future\"<\/a><\/p><p>Donald Ung<br>UCLA<br>(Fontana, CA)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Axz4g2a4iFY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"Our Education, America's Hope\"<\/a><\/p><p>Lucy Zhang<br>Xtech Exploratorium<br>(San Francisco, CA)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IvEf-nMmQkk&p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"A Trillion Dollars for Natural Disaster\"<\/a><\/p><p>Sergio Rico<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Yrzv9WZdNMo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br>\"Trillion\"<\/a><\/p><p>Noemi Rivera<br>Xtech Exploratorium<br>(San Francisco, CA)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6GSXCyjzoEA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"Cure the Cause\"<\/a><\/p><p>Hope Street Youth Development<br>(Wichita, KS)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2bjBy7AcTwM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"One Trill\"<\/a><\/p><p>Sam Irwin & Aaron Naves<br>(New York, NY)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PY1GSiQsGuk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"The Public Issue-Trillion Dollar Project\"<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><h3>Special Recognition For<\/h3><p><strong>Suggested Use of $1 Trillion<\/strong><\/p><p>Quiante Hoggard<br>Xtech Exploratorium<br>(San Francisco, CA)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iDwWHIzbFow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"What To Do with a Trillion Dollars\"<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>Comprehension of $1 Trillion<\/strong><\/p><p>Sergio Rico<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Yrzv9WZdNMo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br>\"Trillion\"<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>Courageous Journalism<\/strong><\/p><p>Human Rights Revolution Productions<br>(Chicago, IL)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5MWCKYdyuJM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"Human Rights Revolution Production\"<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>Film Technique<\/strong><\/p><p>Aidan Tharp & Michael Johnson<br>University of Chicago\/Columbia College<br>(Chicago, IL)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_PW-iWdhnKs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"IHTD Chicago\"<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>Research<\/strong><\/p><p>Cara Cheng<br>Xtech Exploratorium<br>(San Francisco, CA)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3vGsWUplBvQ&%3Chttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3vGsWUplBvQ&p%3Ep%3Chttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3vGsWUplBvQ&p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"Water For All\"<\/a><\/p><p>Lucy Zhang<br>Xtech Exploratorium<br>(San Francisco, CA)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IvEf-nMmQkk&p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"A Trillion Dollars for Natural Disaster\"<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>Live Music and Student Art<\/strong><\/p><p>Kristjan Salasoo<br>Niskayuna High School<br>(Niskayuna, NY)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cYficZ7SE9M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"Salasoo Trillion Dollar Contest\"<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p><strong>Original Music and Lyrics<\/strong><\/p><p>Andru Cairl<br>(Becker, MN)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s83AP0q95Jo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"If I Had A Trillion Dollars\"<\/a><\/p><p>Mark Coats<br>Xtech Exploratorium<br>(San Francisco, CA)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ekdfSCwQWx0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"Cancer\"<\/a><\/p><p>Maxwell Vreeland and Hannah Nixon<br>Music 1991<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FPcsx0V3XCk\" target=\"_self\">\"Trillion Dollars\"<\/a><\/p><p>Morgana Warner-Evans<br>Mt. 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Harney Spirit of Excellence Academy<br \/>(New Orleans, LA)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pbRI-R1kOz8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"$1 Trillion, A Brighter Future\"<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Donald Ung<br \/>UCLA<br \/>(Fontana, CA)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Axz4g2a4iFY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"Our Education, America's Hope\"<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lucy Zhang<br \/>Xtech Exploratorium<br \/>(San Francisco, CA)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IvEf-nMmQkk&p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"A Trillion Dollars for Natural Disaster\"<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sergio Rico<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Yrzv9WZdNMo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\"Trillion\"<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Noemi Rivera<br \/>Xtech Exploratorium<br \/>(San Francisco, CA)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6GSXCyjzoEA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"Cure the Cause\"<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hope Street Youth Development<br \/>(Wichita, KS)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2bjBy7AcTwM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"One Trill\"<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sam Irwin & Aaron Naves<br \/>(New York, NY)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PY1GSiQsGuk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"The Public Issue-Trillion Dollar Project\"<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h3>Special Recognition For<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Suggested Use of $1 Trillion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Quiante Hoggard<br \/>Xtech Exploratorium<br \/>(San Francisco, CA)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iDwWHIzbFow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"What To Do with a Trillion Dollars\"<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Comprehension of $1 Trillion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sergio Rico<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Yrzv9WZdNMo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\"Trillion\"<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Courageous Journalism<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Human Rights Revolution Productions<br \/>(Chicago, IL)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5MWCKYdyuJM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"Human Rights Revolution Production\"<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Film Technique<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aidan Tharp & Michael Johnson<br \/>University of Chicago\/Columbia College<br \/>(Chicago, IL)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_PW-iWdhnKs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"IHTD Chicago\"<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cara Cheng<br \/>Xtech Exploratorium<br \/>(San Francisco, CA)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3vGsWUplBvQ&%3Chttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3vGsWUplBvQ&p%3Ep%3Chttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3vGsWUplBvQ&p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"Water For All\"<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lucy Zhang<br \/>Xtech Exploratorium<br \/>(San Francisco, CA)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IvEf-nMmQkk&p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"A Trillion Dollars for Natural Disaster\"<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Live Music and Student Art<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kristjan Salasoo<br \/>Niskayuna High School<br \/>(Niskayuna, NY)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cYficZ7SE9M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"Salasoo Trillion Dollar Contest\"<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Music and Lyrics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andru Cairl<br \/>(Becker, MN)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s83AP0q95Jo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"If I Had A Trillion Dollars\"<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mark Coats<br \/>Xtech Exploratorium<br \/>(San Francisco, CA)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ekdfSCwQWx0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\"Cancer\"<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maxwell Vreeland and Hannah Nixon<br \/>Music 1991<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FPcsx0V3XCk\" target=\"_self\">\"Trillion Dollars\"<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Morgana Warner-Evans<br \/>Mt. 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