2021 Grand Prize – “Trust Fall”

9th grade student Theo Poulin from Williamsville South High School in Williamsville, NY won Grand Prize for his documentary about political division and lack of trust in government, “Trust Fall.” As this year’s Grand Prize winner, Theo has won $5,000 in prize money.

StudentCam is C-SPAN’s annual national video documentary competition that encourages students to think critically about issues that affect our communities and our nation. This year students were asked to create a 5-6 minute long video exploring the issue they most want the president and new Congress to address in 2021.

C-SPAN is funded by America’s cable and satellite television companies, who also support StudentCam. In Williamsville, C-SPAN is available locally through Spectrum.

“Spectrum is committed to strengthening the communities where we live and work through unique educational programs like C-SPAN’s StudentCam competition,” said Adam Falk, Senior Vice President, State Government Affairs for Charter Communications, Inc., which operates the Spectrum brand of TV, internet, mobile and voice services. “These students have not only adapted to the numerous educational challenges this year, but have risen above those difficulties to create thought provoking documentaries. Charter would like to congratulate Theodore and all the recipients on receiving this honor.”

More Information:

• Press Release: Williamsville‌ ‌Student‌ ‌Wins‌ ‌Grand‌ ‌Prize‌ ‌in‌ ‌C-SPAN‌ ‌Video‌ ‌Documentary‌ ‌Competition‌ (Google Doc)
• Article: Williamsville South ninth grader wins grand prize in C-SPAN documentary contest (WKBW – ABC7)
• Article: Williamsville Student’s Documentary Wins C-Span’s Grand Prize (WYRK – 106.5FM)
• Article: Williamsville 9th grader wins grand prize in national documentary competition (WIVB-4)
• Article: Williamsville South student wins $5,000 in C-SPAN documentary contest (The Buffalo News)