Dublin High Students, Graduates Produce Ad for Mothers Against Drunk Driving Campaign

DUBLIN, CA — Seven current Dublin High video production students and 2016 graduates collaborated with Mothers Against Drunk Driving to produce a 30-second video as part of the organization’s national “No More Victims” campaign.

“It really drives home the message of the work we do,” said Natasha Thomas, Program Director of M.A.D.D. San Francisco Bay Area.

According to a statement released by school district officials, Kyle Reed, Ethan Zalunardo, Sophie Butler, Evan Hancher, Andrew Turner, Madeline Nobida and Noah McMoyler wrote, directed and produced the short film showing a young man being “erased” from his life during milestones such as graduation, his wedding day and family photos because of a drunk-driving accident.

“Our students came with the concept and ran with it and they have done a phenomenal job,” said DHS Video Production teacher Michael D’Ambrosio. "It will definitely send a message.”

Mothers Against Drunk Driving participated last spring in Dublin’s “Every 15 Minutes” program, an anti-drunk driving event staged at Dublin High School every four years. Thomas said she was very impressed with the student-produced video that was part of the program.

“I assumed, like the other videos we’ve seen at this event, that it was made by a professional
video team,” Thomas said. “When I heard that students had filmed the entire video, I was floored and I knew we had to work with them.”

The most recent video, which could potentially be viewed by more than a million people, has been shared internally at M.A.D.D. and will be appearing nationally on AOL’s Adap.tv digital platform and also shown at M.A.D.D.’s “Walk Like M.A.D.D” event as well as its “Tie One On For Safety” event. The video will be distributed across the nation in October.

And Thomas said she is looking forward to working with DHS students again, on another project, a documentary film on the impact on lives after a DUI crash.

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