Everyone has a story, but not everyone has a voice. Enter Connect SD. Six classes into this program, not only are members of this documentary making community learning the potentials of their neighbor, they are also engaging their own talents to create platforms on which their voices can be heard. Though a new program, Connect SD is flourishing, finally shedding some long awaited light on the people of Linda Vista.
As we enter into summer, ideas are solidifying into projects. Members from various cultural backgrounds are coming together through filmmaking, struggling and learning together in hope of unearthing the overlooked stories of their home. Adding the techniques of engaged interviewing and fluid camera work to their documentarian tool belts, the class is preparing to embark on their journeys of capturing the curious characters embedded within each of their lives. It is exciting to watch this process unfold, knowing that when the film festival finally rolls around in October, the eyes of San Diego will be truly amazed as they experience the stories of the seemingly ordinary begin to creep out of the wood work, giving strength and value to the inherent beauty of Linda Vista.
