Doc Workshop Alumnus Steven Martinez and YO-TV Alumnus Devaughn Barden are both first year students at Hampshire College as part of the school's James Baldwin Scholars Program, a one-year transition program for students who can benefit from an academic year to develop and improve the skills necessary for...
On Saturday, April 12th, Faces of Food will screen at the Schools, Food and Community Conference, hosted by New York State First Lady Michelle Paige Paterson. The conference is presented jointly by the Baum Forum and by the Nutrition Program at Teacher's College, Columbia University Faces of Food (running time: 20 mins) explores...
The Paley Center for Media Presents 11th Annual Urban Visionaries Youth Film Festival A Unique Film Festival Created and Curated by Teens for Teens April 10th and April 11th, 2008 The Urban Visionaries Youth Film Festival – which marks its 11th anniversary this year – will take place on April 10th and...
Local Youth Filmmakers Win Prestigious Awards New York, New York: The Educational Video Center (EVC) is proud to announce that Still Standing, a documentary produced by EVC's Youth Organizers Television (YO-TV), has won the prestigious Jury Award at the Seventh Annual Media That Matters Film Festival...
The Urban Visionaries Youth Festival (UVYFF) is proud to sponsor the 2008 Media Expo! 10AM-5PM Saturday April 5th, 2008 Manhattan Neighborhood Network 537 West 59th Street in Manhattan. A, B, C, D or #1 train to 59th St & Columbus Circle The Expo is an opportunity for teens to gather and...
Still Standing has been selected as a finalist for Columbia University's National Undergraduate Film Festival of 2008. Still Standing will be screened, along with other student works, from 7PM-10PM on Saturday, April 5th at the Roone Arledge Cinema of Columbia University's Lerner Hall. Tickets cost $3, and are available online Lerner...
Alienated will be screened twice: on April 16th at the Carribean Cultural Center, and on April 19th at the Queens Museum of Art. Opening Reception/Exhibition When: April 16th, 2008 from 6:30-7:30 Where: Franklin H. Williams Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute Closing Ceremonies/Exhibition When: April 19th, 2008, 12:00pm-5:00pm Where: The Queens Museum of Art, New...
The short version of Losing Ground follows the story of Jenny and Raquel, a young lesbian couple who face the crisis of homelessness, shedding light on their everyday challenges and sources of strength and inspiration. Every night thousands of young people under the age of 18 are forced...
Cara Rodriguez-Fucci from the Anti-Violence Project facilitates a training for select Youth Speakers Bureau members and producers of It's Not About Sex, helping them brainstorm different exercises they can use in classrooms and organizations to engage the audience with various issues within the film. Find out more about EVC's It's...
Irum, who worked on Faces of Food in Fall 2007, is now working at the Manhattan Neighborhood Network as a peer trainer....