12th grade student Carson Collins from Austin, Texas won 2nd Prize in the High School West division for his documentary, “A People Erased: The Uyghur Genocide in East Turkestan.” As a 2nd Prize winner, Carson will receive $1,500 in prize money. This marks Carson’s 5th consecutive year of winning a prize for his documentaries entered in StudentCam. View his other prize-winning documentaries here.
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. 2025 marked the 21st year of the competition and in this presidential inaugural year, we asked students to explore and analyze matters of personal, local or national importance by addressing the theme — “Your Message to the President: What issue is most important to you or your community?”
C-SPAN is funded by America’s cable and satellite television companies, who also support StudentCam. In Austin, C-SPAN is available locally through Spectrum.
Press:
- Press Release: Austin Student Wins Prize in C-SPAN’s National Documentary Competition (Google Doc)
StudentCam 2025 2nd Prize: "A People Erased: The Uyghur Genocide in East Turkestan"
Congratulatory Messages and Recognition
