Watch Jamie Hinojosa's Award-Winning Film

In the short movie “I’m Not Afraid to Be Uniquely Me,” Jamie Hinojosa illustrates the narration through anime-style drawings on paper. The entry was selected as the national winner for the 13-15 year old age group in the film category of the Digital Arts Festivals and ImageMakers National Photography competition. As a national winner, Hinojosa was awarded a Sony a5000 mirrorless camera and a 32GB high-speed memory card.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of America is a national organization with local chapters that provide after-school programs for youths to build “a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence.”

With many visual arts programs in public schools in decline, Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica CEO Tim Blaylock said in a statement, “It’s more important than ever that we support outside programs like BGCA’s Digital Arts Festivals to help our youth develop an interest in technology and support the creation of a strong STEM workforce.”