Alternative Breaks Participants are asked to produce a 10-15 minute documentary about their AB trip to be screened during Center for Service & Action's Solidarity Action Week in April. These documentaries raise awareness about worldwide issues and tie it to our community in Los Angeles and Loyola Marymount University while promoting our AB Program and cultivating active participants.
Watch the Films
Watch the student-produced documentaries from our past film festivals:
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"These issues are closer to home than we think..."
– AB Participant"I just loved getting to talk with current inmates. Their faces are ingrained in my memories and I am thankful for that. It has definitely changed my perspective on life in general."
– AB Participant"Simplicity is possible in your life and minimizing waste and destruction begins with each and every one of us. This experience has changed my perspective on social justice not only by bringing awareness to the various ways in which social justice issues are interconnected but also by learning about the various ways in which we can start positively influencing the situation."
– AB Participant"Community organizing and development are amazing ways to create change; local movements will drive larger ones... change cannot happen overnight or by one person, but with enough work, it is definitely possible."
– AB Participant"My perspective changed a lot. I really realized the value of solidarity in order to make a change. I was also so unaware of so many outside forces that can cause so much trauma on a community... [This experience] has really made me more passionate about educating myself and others on political influences we could have on other countries."
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Refugee Rights & Women's Empowerment
By Claire Andreae and Sophie NelsonRedefining Cuba
By Ana Patino and Abigail SauersIf These Walls Could Talk
By Torrey Veloz and Madeline GameroPermaculture & Sustainability
By Mackenzie BaleSolidarity in Health
By Nadine Del Rosario and Larry PalatoOtro mundo es posible
By Sierra HegleComo el papel
By Lydia Lopez WolfeRadical Love in Action
By Cristina GarciaThe World is Not Going to Change Unless We Change Ourselves
By Kendall MiltonFood Justice
By Brittany Green -
Peace & Progress - Peace & Conflict
By Caitlin BostwickPreserving the Culture - AB Guatemala
By Annie StrugatskDemystifying Public Health
By Lashayra NolenCommunity Building: Cape Town, South Africa
By Matthew LaThe Human Migration
By Taylor LitonjuaFood Justice & Agriculture - Haiti
By Eileen Choe and Tabatha LaanuiJoint Outraged - Prison System Failing America
By Ocean Huayang -
India
By Thomas IretonProtecting the Spectrum: The Fight for LGBTQ Empowerment - Mexico City, Mexico
By Alina Garcia Taormina and Sierra HegleCyclical Injustices: Education and Poverty - Atlanta, Georgia
By Elise BelcherTurning Walls Into Bridges - East LA/Tucson
By Antonio DeLoeraOne Small Step for Guatemala
By Claire Andreae and Nadia PandolfoLMU Alternative Break Trip - Haiti 2014
By Ann Conner and Neil HilkenViva Nicaragua: Exploring the Public Health System
By Veronica Pacheco and Emily SimsoAB Peru 2014
By Brielle Cruz-Vega, Cristina Garcia, and Hunter KoonMitakuye Oyasin, "We Are All Related" - Pine Ridge, South Dakota
By Jamie Higa and Cristina Orozc