Newport Beach Film Festival 2008

Twenty Seven American university students are recruited to join Carlos Silveria, an artist educator and social activist as part of a pilot program using drawing and painting to help HIV/AIDS affected Cambodian children to express their wishes and desires for their futures. As Carlos and the students grapple with the realities of a culture much different from their own, a language they don't understand, art projects that don't go as planned and a three-week deadline, they form a bond with the children. Through these young Cambodian mentors, the Americans empower their own social activism and learn the true meaning of kindness, selflessness and community.