A Girl Like Me: Stories of Race by Teens, For Teens
A young woman explores the different standards of beauty imposed upon young black women. A teen learns the history of the "N" word and chooses to never use it again. A young Brooklynite examines how the influx of white residents has changed his neighborhood and community. This 5 film DVD contains the award winning "A Girl Like Me" and the Emmy winning "Nigger."
Running Time: 25 Minutes. Price $75 Plus Shipping & Handling
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Different Choices: Stories of Drugs by Teens, For Teens
A young man puts his future at risk by cutting school and falling into a world of drugs and violence. A teen challenges his best friend to a boxing match: the loser must quit drugs. A girl documents her friend's descent into alcoholism. A son confronts his mother on why she chose drugs over him. Every day teens see how drugs and alcohol destroy lives. DIFFERENT CHOICES collects seven of our most powerful short documentaries about teens, families, drugs - and the consequences of the choices we make.
Running Time: 60 Minutes. Price: $75 Plus Shipping & Handling.
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A Part of Me: Stories of Family, Divorce & Loss by Teens, For Teens
A young woman examines the impact of her mother's death from a drug overdose on her life and her family. Four generations of women explore the impact of growing up with out a father. A young man describes the aftermath of loss of the three closest men in his life and asks: how does one persevere through loss? This long-play DVD contains 16 award winning short documentaries about parents, divorce, absent fathers and death in the family.
Running Time: 120 Minutes. Price $75 Plus Shipping & Handling
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No Cinderella Story: Stories of Sex, Relationships & Self Image by Teens, For Teens.
A chilling look at the casual sexuality and longing for romance among teenagers in Staten Island. A teen explores the impact of teen pregnancy on two friends - and her own mother. A young woman chronicles her personal struggle with the deadly addiction, bulimia A teen talks to friends about losing their virginity and asks what is lost and what is gained? Seven films about sex, relationship & self-image that tell it like it is by teens, for teens.
Running Time: 40 Minutes. Price: $75 Plus Shipping & Handling
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Multi-Face-ted: Stories of Character & Identity by Teens, For Teens
A young man explores how his parent's divorce shaped his personality and relationships. Two teens - one Muslim, one Jewish - fend off racism and strengthen their friendship in the aftermath of 9/11. A young man comes to terms with his experience of homelessness. A biracial young woman describes her Native heritage and asks the ultimate question: what is identity? These are just some of the 12 award-winning youth produced documentaries exploring questions of character and the search for identity.
Running Time: 76 Minutes. Price: $75 Plus Shipping & Handling
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My American Dream: Stories of Immigration by Teens, For Teens
Four teens from the former Soviet Union describe the difficulty of fitting and finding their place in America. A young Pakistani teen struggles between his American dream and his desire to be a good Muslim. A Bengali teen is shocked to discover how little his American friends know about the world they will one day lead. Eight funny and moving films by first and second-generation immigrants about what it means to be an American and to be forever searching for home.
Running Time: 42 Minutes. Price $75 Plus Shipping & Handling
Over the past seven years, Reel Works has emerged as one the leading teen filmmaking programs in the country earning countless awards - including five Student Emmys - and reaching millions of viewers nationwide. Each Reel Works film is a personal story - a short documentary - made by a teen working one-on-one with a professional filmmaker-mentor. Often raw, always moving, the results are personal stories, powerfully told on topics that resonate with young people because they are made by teens, for teens.
For years, educators nationwide have been using Reel Works films in their classrooms as powerful, peer-to-peer messages that create insight, spark discussion and help teens think about the issues that matter to them - and the choices they make every day.
