Small but Mighty: The Story of East Palo Alto is a short film about a resilient community that created their own destiny. East Palo Alto, adjacent to the wealthy community of Palo Alto, is a small community of residents that fought for their own incorporation. 

Going Deep sponsored by Elemental Excellerator and Idea2Form, involved numerous hours in all levels of production. What made this project extremely challenging was the tight timeframe in which we were working in as well as the scheduling with many different groups and organizations. We were able to pull off this film with a production crew of three people, and was able to meet our deadline, which was a screening at the Strategic Growth Council Strategy Conference in Sacramento, Ca.

Director: Halline Overby

Camera: Ariel Nuñez & Halline Overby

Additional Archive Footage: East Palo Alto Community Archive

Editor: Ariel Nuñez

Producer: Bloomhouse