Adina's Deck

Adina's Deck is a [http://imdb.com/title/tt1103142/?fr=c2M9MXxsbT01MDB8ZmI9dXx4PTB8dHQ9MXxteD0yMHx5PTB8aHRtbD0xfGNoPTF8Y289MXxwbj0wfGZ0PTF8a3c9MXxzaXRlPWRmfHE9YWRpbmEncyBkZWNrfG5tPTE_;fc=1;ft=21 film] , curriculum and [http://www.adinasdeck.com website] intended to educate 9-15 year olds about the growing problem of Cyber Bullying: Harassment via Technology.

The film is an 'origin story' of four girls who form a club to help their peers with mysteries by using technology. The story was developed based upon first-hand [http://ldt.stanford.edu/~debbieh/cyberbully.html research] at three Middle Schools in Northern California for [http://imdb.com/name/nm1991928/ Debbie Heimowitz's] Master's Thesis at Stanford University's School of Education. [http://imdb.com/name/nm2384823/ Jason Azicri] wrote and co-directed the film.

ynopsis

When Skye [http://imdb.com/name/nm2556057/ (Kelcie Stranahan)] , the most popular girl in the 8th grade, starts to receive threatening emails, text messages and voice-mails, she doesn't know what to do. Her best friend Melody (Stephanie Cameron) asks the tech-savvy Adina [http://imdb.com/name/nm2779892/ (Amelia Varni)] for help. When Adina says yes, her friend Clara (Cierra Trussell) is confused. Skye is stuck up, and has never been nice to them in the past, so why is Adina helping her? After an adventure, the girls learn about more than just the bully's identity-- they learn about friendship and growing up in the digital age of technology.

Updates

Adina's Deck was selected for the [http://www.kidsfirst.org/filmfestival/selections.html Kid's First Film Festival] based out of New Mexico. After an [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/16/CMEQR6M44.DTL article] came out in the San Francisco Chronicle in Sept. 2007, schools across the country and internationally have purchased "Adina's Deck." Student's have responded positively to learning about cyber bullying in an entertaining way.

Awards

Adina's Deck won the award for "Best Educational Film" in the student category at the 2008 International Family Film Festival.

Film Festivals

Official Selection, Danville Children's Film Festival- 2008

Official Selection, International Family Film Festival- 2008

Official Selection, Sacramento Film Festival- 2008

Official Selection, San Francisco Bay Area Children's Film Festival- 2008

Official Selection, East Lansing Children's Film Festival- 2008

Official Selection, Kids First Film Festival- 2007

creenings

The Austin Public Library in Austin, Texas- 2008

University of Hawaii"GRLS R GR8!" Program- 2008

Key West Film Society- 2008

equels

Adina's Deck 2 is about online predators. Adina's Deck 3 is about cheating/plagiarism.

ee also

*Cyber Bullying

References

* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/16/CMEQR6M44.DTL San Francisco Chronicle, "Debbie Heimowitz Brings Cyber Bulling to Light in New Film"]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20070917/ai_n20504675 The Oakland Tribune "Move shot around Bay Area Addresses Teen Cyber-Bullying"]
* [http://imdb.com/title/tt1103142/?fr=c2M9MXxsbT01MDB8ZmI9dXx4PTB8dHQ9MXxteD0yMHx5PTB8aHRtbD0xfGNoPTF8Y289MXxwbj0wfGZ0PTF8a3c9MXxzaXRlPWRmfHE9YWRpbmEncyBkZWNrfG5tPTE_;fc=1;ft=21 Adina's Deck on IMDB]
* [http://www.modbee.com/life/buzzz/story/72656.html The Modesto Bee "Light's Camera...Acting in a film is demanding, rewarding"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joSBbjSJmM0&mode=related&search= Adina's Deck Interview on KTVU Channel 2]
* [http://www.kidsfirst.org/filmfestival/selections.html Adina's Deck, Official Selection for the Kid's First Film Festival]
* [http://news.hawaii.com/article/2008/Feb/29/en/hawaii802290303.html University of Hawaii News: GRLS R GR8]