Immigration - Reel Works Teen Filmmaking

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.

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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.

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Learn more about filmmaker Justice Allen

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

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Learn more about filmmaker Zachary Lennon-Simon

Out of the Picture

Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Spring 2006

Teenage boys talk about growing up up without their father and how it has affected their lives.

TRT: 8:32

Mentor: Neel Scott

Official Selection: 2007 Tribeca Film Festival

Out of the Picture

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Learn more about filmmaker Dameon Mills

A Million Light Years from Home

Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2005

Born in Paraguay, living in NYC, a young filmmaker explores the different influences of living in both these places, and how they have shaped him.

TRT: 6:04

Mentor: Andy Watts

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Learn more about filmmaker Sergio Montiel

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.

Rules of Engagement

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Learn more about filmmaker Noeman Samdani

When Frederic arrived from Germany for a year as an exchange student in Brooklyn, he was looking for his American dream. But where was the glamour he had seen back home on TV? An insightful young man embraces the changing face of America.

TRT: 5:00

Honors: Presented at 2004 Hamptons Film Festival

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Learn more about filmmaker Frederic Bock

Home

Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2003

What is home to a young Palestinian American? When his homeland can't be found on a map, and Americans are suspicious of Arabs and ignorant of their culture, the answer for a young man can be heartbreaking.

TRT: 4:30

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Learn more about filmmaker Nael Samara

Between Yesterday And Tomorrow

Meet the Mentors & Mentees - Fall 2002

Four immigrant teens from the former Soviet Union explore their often painful experiences of coming to America and the feeling of being stuck between two cultures.

TRT: 7:45

Honors: Selected for broadcast on WNET/Thirteen's series Reel NY.

Awards: Presented at the Reel Teens USA Film Festival; Winner! Grand Prize, 2003 Temple University Film Festival; Winner! 2004 Honorary Mention Student Emmy