The Paso Digital Film Festival at Paso Robles High School
"Every great thing balances at all times on the razors edge of disaster...
When you are doing something that you really feel is something that is very special,
and you run into the obstacles, that you always do, and the bigger the project
the more obstacles and the more crisis will exists... it is when you push through
those problems, when you don't throw in the towel and you make it work...
It is easier to do the impossible than the ordinary...I promise...it is easier
to do the impossible than the ordinary. You know why?
When you show people that you are trying something that impossible, then people
want on your side...Hands Across America was completely impossible, but I was
too naive to believe it, I didn't know better. I did not know better to think that I
could not get 45 of the top people in the world together in a room to record a song.
It had never been done before, but I didn't know better. Sometimes it is better
to not know better, sometimes it is better to just believe you can do it.
Ken Kragen is the co-creator and executive producer of We Are The World and Hands Across America.
His exchange with the kids was just great, and he gave them some news about the 25th Anniversary
of We Are The World, and got some suggestions from their generation of music, who they would like
to see join in to help starving children again...
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Paso High Teacher, Ken Kragen and Chris Jones Paso Robles High School Vice Principal |
Vickey Mullins of Singing Hands |
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Dan Jones, Ponca Tribe Chairman and film producer, with Chris Jones, Vice Principle Paso High School |
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Phillip Hain from Autism Speaks, Benford and film festival staff and filmmaker Keegan Mullins |
Keegan and Ann Dandridge, who is working close with the festival on future endeavors, and was big part of brining Congresswoman Diane Watson, and Joel Diamond to be part of the event.
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Phillip Hain asked the kids how many have the spectrum of
Autism in their family, or someone they know to raise their hand.
SAD WORDS ON THE STATE AND FATE OF YOUTH
