We are studio Gyoza and our film title is Exchange Diary. The theme is be your true self. It is about a lonely girl who cannot say no to her classmates. She begins writing her true feelings in a diary and exchanging with a mysterious person. In the end, she becomes more confident. There are many students like the main characters who cannot say no to a request so we hope those people will be brave enough to express their true feelings. **FILMS may be viewed on Youtube ("About the Conference" drop down menu) or in the Watch Parties: Thursday 8pm-9pm or Sunday 10am-12pm or 2pm-6:30pm!**
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Ashley Ford is a language lecturer at Nagoya City University in Nagoya, Japan. Her areas of interest include Creative Project-Based Learning and Performance in Education, especially through filmmaking and music performance activities. Her current activities also explore the method and process of filmmaking to collect, analyze, and present data in qualitative research. She organizes an annual film festival for English language learners with the JALT Performance in Education SIG, and hopes you will encourage your students to make films to enter next year!