Quotes from the Judges

K –12 Finalists

• Marty Cain, “Fahrenheit 05344: The Independent of Spirit Marlboro, Vermont”
• Margaret Couper’s Third Grade Class “Our Neighborhood” Colorado Springs, CO
• Domenick Cucinotta, “My Town” Gibbstown, NJ
• Daniel Hourihan, Cabot, VT
• Greg Karlin & Jacob Winograd, “My Neighborhood” Mohegan, NY
• Johnnie Morgan IV, "What My Community Means To Me", Los Angeles, CA
• Loretta Sanchez, “What Does Your Neighborhood Mean to You?” Bangor, MI
• Nicole Shimizu & Stevenson Elementary, “Our Neighborhood” Bellevue, WA
• Ryne Tremmel, “Home Is Where the Hartland Is” Hartland, WI
• David Ward, “A Place to Call Home” Lakeland, FL

Adult Finalists

• Riley Harmon, “Heartland” Shawnee, OK
• Kai Holmes, New York, NY
• Chelsea Manifold, “What It Means” New York, NY
• Andrew Money, "OTR" (Over-the -Rhine) Cincinnati, OH
• Jeremy Osborn, “Retention” Newark, OH
• Alecia Tatum & Ghetto Film Institute, “Blue Flame: Warning” Bronx, NY
• Peter Wilson & Kristin Miller, “Neighborhood Boys” Reynoldsburg, OH