Departure From A Love
A Brooklyn boy writes a love letter of departure for his lady, which in reality is his birthplace and hometown. Upon walking to a mailbox, the young man becomes entranced by her beauty, and embarks on a journey that visualizes how he views his true love and how important she is to his being. Home is where your heart is, and his will always reside in Brooklyn.
TRT: 9:07
Mentor: Jon Miller
Journey To the Unknown
A filmmaker follows two friends who both find themselves pregnant at 15. One has the baby, the other doesn't.
TRT: 6:13
Mentor: Stephanie Williams
Official Selection: 2006 Hamptons International Film Festival; 2006 Brooklyn International Film Festival
Awards: 2nd Place, 2006 Urban Visionaries Film Festival Video Slam; 2006 Certificate of Merit at Future Filmmakers Festival, Chicago
Bed-Stuy: Do or Buy?
An exploration of gentrification in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, and what this future holds for this vibrant African-American community.
TRT: 9:22
Mentor: Laura Poitras
Winner of the POV : Project Voicescapes Grant
Breaking The Silence
Character & Identity, Family, Divorce & Loss, Sex, Relationships & Self Image
A teenage girl reflects on her childhood confronting haunting moments within her home. Directed by Shaniece Bouldin.
Mentor : Heidi Ewing
Departure From A Love
A Brooklyn boy writes a love letter of departure for his lady, which in reality is his birthplace and hometown. Upon walking to a mailbox, the young man becomes entranced by her beauty, and embarks on a journey that visualizes how he views his true love and how important she is to his being. Home is where your heart is, and his will always reside in Brooklyn.
TRT: 9:07
Mentor: Jon Miller
Happy Ending
Chris dreams of reuniting with his mom and step-dad, both recovering addicts living in Philadelphia. But when he visits them for the first time in three years, he discovers that some hurts can never be healed.
Minds In The Closet
Character & Identity, Immigration, Sex, Relationships & Self Image
Justice grew up in the predominantly Caribbean neighborhood of East Flatbush. He noticed an overwhelming sense of homophobia in his community and journeyed out to find the reason why.
Mentor : Yoruba Richen
Nominated for the 2011 John Outcalt Award for Outstanding Filmmaking.
Mother
A loving tribute to a mother who has struggled in her own life and has remained positive. We see how the filmmaker has learned to always look beneath the surface.
TRT: 4:45
Mentor: Rebecca Haimowitz
Playing with the Other Tigers
The story of two teens - one who is Muslim and one who is half-Jewish - who confront post-9/11 prejudice and remain friends because they never realized that they were different from one another.
TRT: 10:20
Mentor: Christopher Webb Young
Sin Marchas Atras
Teen pregnancy is a problem in the Latino community. Filmmaker Marco Tepox wants to understand why. He talks to teen couples who have seen their hopes and dreams changed forever by pregnancy and looks at the impact on their families as well.
TRT: 11:00
Mentor: Keefe Murren
Stray
A young man examines the stress of being homeless and neglected by his mother.
TRT: 8:50
Mentor: Garret Harkwaik
Superstar
Naiquan has many dreams... being a writer, actor, filmmaker and possibly a singer. This is a film about Naiquan's family not realizing their dreams and him not wanting to follow that path. Naiquan will accomplish his dreams, because he's a "Superstar".
TRT: 6:09
Mentor: Kristin Wernicke
The Donkey and the Bicycle
A father's absence has a profound effect on the family left behind. This is the story of a young woman who finally gets her father to make good on the promise of teaching her how to ride a bike.
TRT: 10:25
Mentor: Stuart Dworeck
The Girl Behind The Screen
Confessions of a 15 year old girl that has stolen online identities for over four years. She has finally decided to come clean.
Under Star
A high school student challenges his best friend to a boxing match to try to get him off of drugs. With ideals and friendship on the line, who will come out victorious?
TRT: 11:00
Mentor: Ishai Setton
What You Lose
In today's society, sex is everywhere. Teenagers face it on a daily basis, and the pressures to "do it" only grow over time. As a virgin, Patricia questions what changes will occur after losing her virginity. And when exactly is the "right" age to have sex?
TRT: 7:22
Mentors: Randi Barros & Jon Grznar
A Girl Like Me
Do different standards of beauty impact the ideas and self-image of young black woman? A young filmmaker discovers the impact of racism on the lives of young black teens and realizes that very little has changed since the Civil Rights era.
TRT: 7:00
Mentor: Shola Lynch.
Official Selections: 2006 Media That Matters Film Festival; 2006 Tribeca Film Festival.
Awards: Diversity Award, 2006 Media That Matters Film Festival; 2006 Best Documentary, Do It Your Damn Self!; 5th Annual "Best Young Filmmaker" Golden Starfish Award at the 2006 Hamptons International Film Festival; SILVERDOCS Audience Short Award and the Sterling Jury Honorable Mention at the 2006 SILVERDOCS Film Festival; 2006 Audience Award at the San Diego Women's Film Festival; 2006 VIP ListenUp! Best Documentary
A Euphoric Relationship
Filmmaker Ileen Gutgarts revisits her first love to ask the ultimate question. She discovers that love is not black and white and that sometimes the answers don't stop the hurt.
TRT: 8:04
Mentor: Marlo Poras
A Look Through My Eyes
Shalaun and her siblings have been in foster care for most of their lives. Now 16, she tries to make sense of the events that tore her family apart and faces the difficult question of whether to let her father back into her life.
TRT: 9:08
Mentor: Jennifer Dworkin
Bed-Stuy: Do or Buy?
An exploration of gentrification in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, and what this future holds for this vibrant African-American community.
TRT: 9:22
Mentor: Laura Poitras
Breaking The Silence
A teenage girl reflects on her childhood confronting haunting moments within her home. Directed by Shaniece Bouldin.
Departure From A Love
A Brooklyn boy writes a love letter of departure for his lady, which in reality is his birthplace and hometown. Upon walking to a mailbox, the young man becomes entranced by her beauty, and embarks on a journey that visualizes how he views his true love and how important she is to his being. Home is where your heart is, and his will always reside in Brooklyn.
TRT: 9:07
Mentor: Jon Miller
Minds In The Closet
Justice grew up in the predominantly Caribbean neighborhood of East Flatbush. He noticed an overwhelming sense of homophobia in his community and journeyed out to find the reason why.
Mother
A loving tribute to a mother who has struggled in her own life and has remained positive. We see how the filmmaker has learned to always look beneath the surface.
TRT: 4:45
Mentor: Rebecca Haimowitz
New Youth
A filmmaker documents a culture of partying and excess among privileged NYC teens - where easy access to drugs and alcohol can be a trap from which not everyone escapes.
TRT: 9:01
Mentor: Kristen Johnson
Sin Marchas Atras
Teen pregnancy is a problem in the Latino community. Filmmaker Marco Tepox wants to understand why. He talks to teen couples who have seen their hopes and dreams changed forever by pregnancy and looks at the impact on their families as well.
TRT: 11:00
Mentor: Keefe Murren
Stray
A young man examines the stress of being homeless and neglected by his mother.
TRT: 8:50
Mentor: Garret Harkwaik
The Girl Behind The Screen
Confessions of a 15 year old girl that has stolen online identities for over four years. She has finally decided to come clean.
What You Lose
In today's society, sex is everywhere. Teenagers face it on a daily basis, and the pressures to "do it" only grow over time. As a virgin, Patricia questions what changes will occur after losing her virginity. And when exactly is the "right" age to have sex?
TRT: 7:22
Mentors: Randi Barros & Jon Grznar
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