Pop Culture
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2010
This film breaks the surface American popular culture. It questions the American preoccupation with "being in the know" and "glitz and glam" lifestyles. Why is it so easy to get "caught up"?
Learn more about filmmaker Jacinto Romero
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.
Mentor : Yoruba Richen
Nominated for the 2011 John Outcalt Award for Outstanding Filmmaking.
Breaking The Silence
A teenage girl reflects on her childhood confronting haunting moments within her home. Directed by Shaniece Bouldin.
Mentor : Heidi Ewing
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
The Girl Behind The Screen
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2010
Confessions of a 15 year old girl that has stolen online identities for over four years. She has finally decided to come clean.
Learn more about filmmaker Kai Whyte
Minds In The Closet
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2010
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.
Learn more about filmmaker Justice Allen
Breaking The Silence
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Spring 2010
A teenage girl reflects on her childhood confronting haunting moments within her home. Directed by Shaniece Bouldin.
Learn more about filmmaker Shaniece Bouldin
Departure From A Love
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2008
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
Learn more about filmmaker Ishmael Islam
Stray
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2008
A young man examines the stress of being homeless and neglected by his mother.
TRT: 8:50
Mentor: Garret Harkwaik
Learn more about filmmaker David Ceron
Stronghearted
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2008
After living for years with Hermansky-Pudiak Syndrome (HPS), a young man goes on a journey to learn more about his condition and finds strength in his community.
TRT: 10:53
Mentor: Maria Gamable
Learn more about filmmaker Rafael velez
Missing Without You
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2008
What is the impact of incarceration on families left behind? A young woman confronts the pain and loss in her family as she travels to Rikers to visit her brother.
TRT: 11:43
Mentor: Deneen Scott-Reynolds
Learn more about filmmaker Rashawna Paul
To Have Lived
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2008
What is success? Is it wealth? Fame? What about the ordinary heroes in our lives who inspire us?
TRT: 7:30
Mentor: Liam Dalzell
Learn more about filmmaker Janaye Solomon
Forever Young
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2009
Remember those childhood days when life was care-free? Yanil Santana writes a letter to childhood, telling it not to leave her because she is not ready for adulthood.
TRT: 5:01
Mentor: Nicole Opper
Learn more about filmmaker Yanil Santana
Bed-Stuy: Do or Buy?
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2009
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
Learn more about filmmaker Negesti Cantave
Schmeducation
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2009
A student skeptical of the education he has undertaken, filmmaker Max Bayarsky interviews subjects that may be able to enlighten him with reasons as to why school is important.
TRT: 9:28
Mentor: Carl Deal
Learn more about filmmaker Max Bayarsky
Survivor of Twins
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2009
Cassandra's elementary school was in the shadow of the twin towers on 9-11. She and her family recount the horror of that day and their desperate search for each other - a trauma that has never quite left them.
TRT: 8:04
Mentor: Tia Lessin
Learn more about filmmaker Cassandra Lu
On the Terrace of a Thousand Suns
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2009
A visual poem that illuminates a young girl's fragile inner life through a repeated, metamorphic action.
TRT: 9:28
Mentor: Tony Gerber
Learn more about filmmaker Luca Balser
Changing Faces
This is the story of a young black male who is struggling with lying. Because of personal reasons, he makes the effort to start lying less, but people keep expecting the worst of him. He is trying to change, but people don't believe that he can do it. He comes face to face with himself in an effort to understand why the mask he puts on for the world is ultimately sabotaging him and hopes he can change it.
TRT: 8:08
Mentor: Andy Watts
Learn more about filmmaker Brentnol Adams
Self Internal
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2007
This is Rachel's attempt to answer the question of who people are and what identity means. This is the story of one aspect of her life - her bi-racial identity - and how it prompted her to question identity in general, figure out who she really is and what people really mean when they say who they are.
TRT: 6:47
Mentor: Ann Husaini
Learn more about filmmaker Rachel Adkins
Hopeful Home
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Spring 2007
This film is about Ryan's family's experience in a homeless shelter when they moved back to New York after his grandmother died.
TRT: 7:52
Mentor: Laura Cardona
Official Selection: Adobe Youth Voices
Learn more about filmmaker Ryan Bethune
Playing with the Other Tigers
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Spring 2007
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
Learn more about filmmaker Zachary Lennon-Simon
Multifaceted
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2005
A young man examines his parents' breakup and how that event has resulted in the many masks he wears to hide his emotions.
TRT: 7:26
Mentor: Bradley D. Burford
Learn more about filmmaker James Hoffman
Different Choices
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2005
Two brothers care for an ailing mother after the loss of their stepfather. One chooses education and a future. The other chooses drugs and the streets.
TRT: 7:21
Mentor: Stefan Forbes
Learn more about filmmaker Pascault Narcisse
Scrolii
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Spring 2005
Diagnosed with scoliosis as a teen, Vanessa thought it would be the end of everything for her. But the experience turned into a new beginning.
TRT: 5:36
Mentor: David Franklin
Awards: 2006 Judges Award, San Diego Women's Film Festival; 2007 Urban Visionaries Youth Artist/ Activist Award Winner
Learn more about filmmaker Vanessa Bateau
At Risk
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Spring 2005
Cutting school became an addiction for Will. But when a brush with death leads him to return to school, he finds it harder than he expected.
TRT: 7:42
Mentor: Garret Savage
Learn more about filmmaker Will Quinones
Rules of Engagement
Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2004
Is it possible to be a good Mulsim and still pursue your American dream? A young filmmaker discovers that his parents' plans for him - including an arranged marriage - differ from his own.
TRT: 6:07
Mentor: Sabine Hoffmann
Official Selection: 2005 Hamptons Film Festival.
Learn more about filmmaker Noeman Samdani
Pop CultureAmerican's obsessed with pop culture. |
Minds In The ClosetJustice noticed an overwhelming sense of homophobia in his community and journeyed out to find the reason why. |
Breaking The SilenceA teenage girl reflects on her childhood confronting haunting moments within her home. |
Bed-Stuy: Do or Buy?A short documentary that addresses the issue of gentrification in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. |
The Girl Behind The ScreenConfessions of a 15 year old girl that has stolen online identities for over four years. She has finally decided to come clean. |
Minds In The ClosetJustice noticed an overwhelming sense of homophobia in his community and journeyed out to find the reason why. |
Breaking The SilenceA teenage girl reflects on her childhood confronting haunting moments within her home. |
Departure From A LoveA Brooklyn boy writes a love letter of departure for his lady, which in reality is his birthplace and hometown. |
StrayA young man examines the stress of being homeless. |
StrongheartedA young man goes on a journey to learn more about his condition and finds strength along the way. |
Missing Without YouA young woman confronts the pain and loss in her family as she travels to visit her brother. |
To Have LivedWhat is success? |
Forever YoungYanil Santana writes a letter to her childhood. |
Bed-Stuy: Do or Buy?A short documentary that addresses the issue of gentrification in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. |
SchmeducationA skeptical student interviews subjects that may be able to enlighten him with reasons as to why school is important. |
Survivor of TwinsFilmmaker Cassandra recounts the 9/11 attack and its effect on her as an individual. |
On the Terrace of a Thousand SunsA visual poem. |
Changing FacesThe story of a young black male who is struggling with lying. |
Self InternalFollow Rachel Adkins as she tries to find herself by exploring her bi-racial identity. |
Hopeful HomeRyan shares his family's experience in a homeless shelter when moving back to New York. |
Playing with the Other TigersThe story of two friends - one Muslim, one half-Jewish - who remained friends even after the prejudice of 9/11. |
MultifacetedA young man examines his parents' breakup and how it affects him emotionally. |
Different ChoicesTwo brothers have to make a choice between their education or a life on the streets. |
ScroliiA film about a young woman diagnosed with scoliosis and pulling through her experience with a new sense of life. |
At RiskA film about a young man's internal struggle with cutting school and wanting to better himself. |
Rules of EngagementA young filmmaker discovers that his parents' plans for him differ from his own. |
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