Award-winning filmmaker and she’s just 18!

On Our Minds at Scholastic: The Official Blog of Scholastic Inc.

Many thanks for sharing this really interesting idea. We hope that as kids become better readers by reading more, they will discover that reading is its own reward.
Suzanne on Read Every Day (Even in Summertime), Lead a Better Life
That's a great point, Writelies! Well said. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Lia on Gr8 Textpectations
Does anyone truly believe that things will get better if half of our children can't read? Check out the Prairie State scores from the state of Illinois. For the past...
readforxboxguy on Read Every Day (Even in Summertime), Lead a Better Life

It's finally here: the Summer Challenge! Think kids will break the world record for reading again?

Award-winning filmmaker and she’s just 18!

By Anne on August 8th, 2012

I’ve had the pleasure of introducing you to the 2012 Scholastic Art & Writing Award-winning students over the past few months and I have another that you just have to learn about now! Sarah Devlin is a talented filmmaker from New Orleans who took home the gold this past year – and a $10,000 scholarship – for her portfolio of films. They range from music videos to documentaries, from English to French!

A personal favorite among her videos is Writer’s Block. When I spoke to her about it she revealed she was only 14 when she made it – 14, do you believe it?

Check it out:

You can view all her videos on the Alliance for Young Artists & Writer’s YouTube channel. Start watching! You can also learn more about Sarah with this great article from The Times-Picayune or if you are still in video-watching mode, check out this piece from WWL-TV.

If you know of an aspiring filmmaker, make sure they know the 90th year of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards starts accepting submissions from students, grades 7-12, on September 17. Be bold!

Which of Sarah’s videos are your favorite?