MAY 1, 12PM @ BMCC TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (199 CHAMBERS STREET)
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Every year, hundreds of NYC students pick up cameras and tell their stories. Our City, My Story is Tribeca Film Institute’s annual celebration of the incredible vision, excellence and diversity of New York City youth-made media. Students from all five boroughs continually create powerful films--each exploring a unique perspective or take on the city they live in. By presenting the year’s most exciting youth-made media, this special curated program gives a voice to the best of NYC youth work during the Tribeca Film Festival. Large audiences are welcome.
By the 2009 Tribeca Film Fellows
Edited by: Kris Kaczor
Music by: Music by: DJ Stylus & Juice Willis, Dujeous
This spring, the Tribeca Film Fellows, 20 dynamic young filmmakers who are invited to the Tribeca Film Festival for a backstage look at the Festival and the film industry at large- descended on all five boroughs to capture the essence of the city they live in. Presented as an introduction to Our City, My Story, Cityscapes introduces 11 short films which pay homage to the young filmmakers featured in the program and the city that all of them live in and love.
By Billy Keefe, Olivia McClendon
In My Shoes is an inside look at teen homelessness in New York City. Through the stories of two formerly homeless youth, this film depicts the realities, stereotypes and experiences of an often overlooked group of young people, giving them a voice and an opportunity to be heard.
SUMMER ARTS INSTITUTE
By Rebecca Kaplan, David Park, Marina Sgroi, Jonathan Zhang
An experimental look at how old and new architecture comes together on Saint Marks Place and Astor Place in the East Village.
THE BROOKLYN COLLEGE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
By Celis Hinds, Lateef Wearrien
During the fall of 2008, British graffiti artist Banksy created a mock pet supply shop in Greenwich Village. Curious about the artist's intentions, a group of students from Brooklyn took a field trip to the exhibit and made a documentary. In the process they learned about processed food, the exploitation of animals, and that "art" isn't what you always expect it to be.
ACADEMY FOR CAREERS IN FILM AND TELEVISION
By Jennifer Barrera, Frisly Soberanis
In the unflinching documentary The Cadets, a 15 year old Queens recruit is taught a harsh lesson in manners by the Marine Corps-based discipline he receives in an after-school program, The New York Military Youth Cadets.
EDUCATIONAL VIDEO CENTER
By, Tidiane Balde, Kareem Cox, Brian Fernandez, Shon McGoy, Ariel Morales, Danny Potts, Andrea Williams
This is the story of Brian, a young Dominican man from Washington Heights. As he explores the value of his vote, he sifts through the electoral process and tries to understand and explain the Electoral College. He also seeks the balance between local and national politics.
REELWORKS TEEN FILMMAKING
By Daniel Kharlak
Documenting his grandfather’s journey from the Ukraine to New York City, Poetry in the Dark is a moving tribute from one generation to another told through visual poetry.
GLOBAL ACTION PROJECT
By Natacha, Sarah, Corina, Jean, Teddy, Daichka, Tati, Caleale, Godwina, Frantzsis
America’s Next Top Immigrant follows seven immigrants as they battle it out for the American Dream. A satire on reality TV, this piece brings to light what the Dream means to these young immigrants. Watch as the drama and excitement unfolds on America's Next Top Immigrant's season finale.
SUMMER ARTS INSTITUTE
By Rana Ayhan, Derek Garcia
Ana has just moved to Jackson Heights from South America and lost her first job. Discouraged and uneasy in the whirl of different cultures, she comes to realize that she is not alone in her immigrant experience.
REELWORKS TEEN FILMMAKING
By Raine O'Kelly-Rodriguez
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.
GLOBAL ACTION PROJECT
By Aqueel Agulia, Rubin Caraballo, Marcus Hernandez, Fernando Martinez, Rafael Paulino, Sofiya Romendik, Ingrid Romero, Justin Simon, Kristen Volpone
In Long Way Home, a short, stark, black and white animation, an unnamed soldier is injured in Iraq and returns to the United States to face a bleak reality.
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY TELEVISION CENTER
By Samuel Bondy, Mirlene Fevrier, William Johnson, Mak Levin, Celina Ramos, Anthony Stukes, Yeuri Santos
Everyday the interests of minorities, youth, women, and immigrants are marginalized by the news media. Static Nation questions the reliability of facts portrayed and the effects of the ignorance mainstream media creates.
