“It was an experience that I will never forget.” -- Angelica Perez, EVC Graduate EVC started with a simple idea -- to transform the lives of young people by putting video cameras into their hands to explore and report on the issues that matter most to...
In this three-day professional development intensive, teachers and youth workers will learn to plan, facilitate and assess Common Core aligned, media project-based units that will build their students' 21st century literacy, critical thinking and artistic storytelling skills. The workshop is experiential, giving all participants the...
CELEBRATING OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS Since we first started teaching young people to make documentaries 30 years ago, we’ve focused on helping them tell powerful stories that can make a difference in their communities, and develop their critical skills along the way. [caption id="attachment_20" align="alignleft" width="348"] On behalf of...
Last weekend, five EVC students in the New Media Arts Apprenticeship attended a community forum regarding the recent deaths of unarmed people of color at the hands of law enforcement. The forum took place at the Church of the Village in the West Village on...
FIELD BUILDING LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION Since our first professional development workshops for teachers 30 years ago, we’ve worked to expand student media arts production in schools across New York City - and beyond. We worked with teachers to not only bring more media making into the...
We are thrilled to share that EVC alum, Billy Marte, was featured on News 12 the Bronx for his documentary—“Making a Way: Getting In and Succeeding in College.” In mid-February, News 12 the Bronx shared his story, starting with the work he did at EVC...
Congrats to the students and instructors of EVC's NMAA for the launch of their transmedia project, NYCalling All Tenants: 411 on the 311! Their project highlights housing inequalities in NYC and educate tenants on their rights. Don't forget to check out their website: https://evc.creatavist.com/nycallingalltenants as well...
YOUTH MEDIA AROUND THE WORLD Over the past three decades, EVC students and staff members have travelled coast to coast and around the world filming and presenting their work, and teaching other young people to tell powerful stories and make their voices heard through their documentaries. As...
A big thanks to our students, teachers, funders, alumni, family, friends, and HBO for making our premiere screening possible and a success! Shining on stage, EVC Youth Producers proudly presented their two documentary films, each capturing authentic daily challenges relatable in youth lives. Making A Way:...
