Reel in the Vote

Public Service Announcements

An independent jury selected Henry Ahn of Washington, D.C. and his PSA, "My Vote, My Voice" as the winner of the competition. Jurors included San Diego city council members Tony Young, Brian Maeinschien, and Donna Frye, Supervisor Ron Roberts, State Senator Leland Yee, business man Bryan Min, philanthropist Tom Hom, and Sara Katz of Katz & Associates. Ahn won $1000 plus a Sony HD Video Camera valued at nearly $4,000. "My Vote, My Voice" will be screened before every film program at the 9th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival, October 9-16.

"My Vote, My Voice" by Henry Ahn

Nearly 40 filmmakers submitted original 30-second public service announcements for the San Diego Asian Film Foundation's Reel in the Vote campaign. The goal of the contest was to encourage Asian Pacific Islander Americans to register to vote because census data shows that APIAs have the lowest voter registration among all ethnic groups. Check out the PSAs that made it to the final round.

PSA Finalists