A Paul Laurence Dunbar High School student recently earned national recognition for his short film on food insecurity.
Seventeen-year-old Jonathan Conley was one of 10 winners of the nationwide “Mosaic Film Experience: Nourishing Narratives” competition. The competition prompts kids, ages 10-18, around the country to produce mobile films about food justice.
Before the competition, Conley said he had never been involved with anything related to filmmaking, but he said it was rewarding to see his project come together. As a winner of the competition, Conley earned a grant to “further support his efforts to champion food justice and provide a greater platform for his voice,” according to a news release…