SoCal teens write, direct short films for 'Direct Your Disney Side' campaign

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- This season, moviegoers across the country can watch the creative talents of three Southern California teens come to life.

Disney Parks selected the young filmmakers to develop original content as part of the "Direct Your Disney Side" campaign.

"Soar" by Claire Jantzen, 15, of Encinitas

In collaboration with Disney Yellow Shoes and Adolescent Content, the trio each received production help to create their masterpieces. The teens all pitched, wrote and directed their own films. Each were inspired by different Disney attractions, such as the Astro Orbiter in Tomorrowland, and movie characters.

One short film, titled "Sock" by 13-year-old Jack Vinetz of Santa Monica, features a sock that somehow winds up at Disneyland on the bare foot of one of the pirates on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.

"Sock" by Jack Vinetz, 13, of Venice Beach

Another short film, titled "Rocket Boy," was done by Thousand Oaks resident Elwood Quincey Walker, 13. He began making films when he was 5 years old.

"I want to make movies. That's what I want to do with my life," Walker said.

"Rocket Boy" by Elwood Walker, 13, of Thousand Oaks

All three of the winning films are being played before movies at more than 1,500 theaters nationwide.

Find out more about "Direct your Disney Side" here.