{"id":3783,"date":"2022-11-21T19:12:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T19:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalcellphilmfestival.com\/?page_id=3783"},"modified":"2025-07-31T18:32:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:32:11","slug":"what-is-a-cellphilm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/internationalcellphilmfestival.com\/?page_id=3783","title":{"rendered":"What is a Cellphilm?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">What is a Cellphilm?<\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-background-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7e3MAcSL9Ag?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-left:1vw\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#967e7e;font-size:100px\">A Cellphilm is a video shot entirely on a cellphone or tablet camera. It often includes no editing and just storyboarding the shoot beforehand. It is intentional and conveys a message in a short time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:80px;padding-bottom:80px\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.6;font-size:75px\">How can I learn more about making cellphilms ?<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-helvetica-font-family coblocks-animate has-custom-font has-custom-weight mb-0 pb-0 mt-0 pt-0\" data-coblocks-animation=\"fadeIn\" style=\"font-family:Helvetica;font-weight:bold;font-size:100px\">1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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href=\"https:\/\/internationalcellphilmfestival.com\/?p=43\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"43\">Cellphilming Resources<\/a> for step-by-step instructions on how to make Cellphilms and much more&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-shape-divider is-style-angled has-background-background-color is-vertically-flipped is-horizontally-flipped mt-0 mb-0\" style=\"color: #111;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-shape-divider__svg-wrapper\" style=\"height:69px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"divider--angled\" aria-hidden xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"><polygon points=\"0,100 100,0 100,100\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-shape-divider__alt-wrapper\" style=\"height:366px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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others in our <a href=\"https:\/\/internationalcellphilmfestival.com\/?page_id=128\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"128\">Archive<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-coblocks-dynamic-separator is-style-fullwidth\" style=\"height:50px\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-background-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Let\u2019s Get Cellphilming: Reflections on Cellphilming with Children<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This short documentary explores the power of cellphilming to amplify underrepresented voices\u2014especially those of children. Shot entirely on an iPhone, the film combines footage of children making their own cellphilms with reflections from researchers and community members. It reveals how mobile filmmaking fosters digital literacy, equity, and inclusion, while encouraging authentic storytelling and social change. The documentary builds on over a decade of work at McGill\u2019s Participatory Cultures Lab, home of the International Cellphilm Festival, where cellphilming is used as a participatory research method to address pressing social justice issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-left:1vw\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_4qs2TExsKw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a Cellphilm? 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