Watch: Needham Boy White House Student Film Festival Submission

Image via Joy Surprenant.

Maxwell Surprenant, of Needham, recently entered the 2015 White House Student Film Festival.

The theme of this year’s festival is The Impact of Giving Back. Submissions, which were open until Monday, Feb. 2, were accepted from U.S. students in grades K-12.

From the White House website:

Tell a story about paying it forward, about community service, or what making a difference looks like in your eyes and through your lens. It can be a fictional story or a short documentary, so break out the lights, write a script, get the camera ready, and show us your passion for service and giving back. The official selections will be featured on the White House website, and shared across the world on White House sites and official social media accounts. If selected, you may have a chance to attend the film fest yourself at the White House.

Maxwell, a student at St. Joseph Elementary School, put together a video in support of his nonprofit Catching Joy, which he says “promotes acts of kindness and volunteerism beginning with young children and their families.”

Click here to learn more about Catching Joy and how to get involved.

Check out the submission Needham’s own Maxwell put together:

Winners will be selected and informed starting in mid-February, according to the White House.