Official Selections

Social Commentary Program One:

Mitos Peligrosos
Gregorio Luperon High School
Working Playground Production
Ages 16-19

This video is composed by a series of short self-portraits and a class-discussion about the effects of mass media in the participants lives, vision of themselves, and relationships.

Questions and Answers on Teen Pregnancy And Sex Education
2005 GGD Session
Girls Get Digital
Ages 15 - 18

This piece is a short documentary on teen pregnancy and includes interviews with teen parents and health workers.

Change
Brandon Vigo
Age 18
Free Spirit Media

Three main questions are explored in this documentary about Chicago: Why is the west side the best side but known as the worst side? How will changes in housing affect current residents? How can you play a role in changing the community?

Schooling Baltimore Street
Kyle Halle-Erby,Lendl Tellington
Ages 17-18
Wide Angle Community Media

Baltimore City Schools are in terrible shape. Watch as students take a stand and demand the quality education that is being withheld from them.

Social Commentary Program Two:

Journey to the Unknown
Lizbeth Meija
Age 16
Reel Works Teen Filmmaking

A young filmmaker, who herself was born from a teenage mother, investigates the circumstance surrounding teenage pregnancy after two of her teenage friends become pregnant.

A Girl Like Me
Kiri Davis
Age 16
Reel Works Teen Filmmaking

A film that explores the standards of beauty imposed on today's black women and how these standards affect self-esteem and self-image.

Abuse: Caught in the Middle. Is Love Worth the Pain?
Andrea Thompson, Brittney Smith, Shekera Robinson, Nina Magee
Ages 17-18
Free Spirit Media

This documentary aims to tell teenage victims of relationship violence that they are not alone, it is not their fault, and they deserve better.

The End
Tovah Leibowitz
Age 17

A critique on American life through the eyes of the next generation.

The Unheard
Tania Cervantes
Age 17
Youth Link Production
Bay Area Video Coalition

The Unheard is a story on the plight of immigrants in the U.S. and their struggles.

Spacetime
Jenny Kwon
Age 18
New Trier High School

An abstract video diary that expressed the filmmaker's longing for the past, memories and nostalgic moments

The Effects of Gossip
Taylor Batty
Age 17
Youth Link Production
Bay Area Video Coalition

This piece will explain to the viewer what kind of toll gossip can actually take on someone.

Teen Sex
Taylor Tomczyszyn, Laila Yette
Ages 17
James Hubert Blake High School

Blake High School's Eubie TV investigates high school students' views on sex and relationships.

Social Commentary Program Three:

A Brief Introduction to Film
Valerie Perry
Age 20

Dead Eyez
Jose Bernal
Age 17
Youth Link Production
Bay Area Video Coalition

A short, poetic piece raising questions regarding patriotism after 9/11 and what we are told we should and shouldn't say.

My City
Jenny Kwon
Age 18
New Trier High School

A music video and commentary on the war in Iraq based on Son of Nun's song to demonstrate that the war disproportionably affects America's poor.

Wack
Crystal Wanner, Alex Tierman, William Cappa, Mollie Honan
Ages 19
M Power

A film that questions why certain laws exist

How Rel Feel
Terrill Vinson
Age 16
Youth Link Production
Bay Area Video Coalition

How Rel Feel asks the question "Do I really need Nike shoes?" and humorously examines the filmmakers' love/hate relationship to his own consumerism.

My City Now
Edward Robles
Age 17
Curie Metro High School

A young man rides the CTA downtown, admiring everything he sees.

C: None of the Above
Youth Sounds Production
Bay Area Video Coalition

This film enters into a world where freedom of speech is repressed. Consequently, a frustrated young man searches for a solution to censorship.

I'm Not Myself Today
Pablo Monterrubio
Age 16
Chicago Academy For The Arts

Sr. Borrego is the owner of a slaughter house in which sheep are killed everday. Sr. Borrego also happens to be a sheep himself.

Finding Your Adjective
Anita Law
Age 16
Youth Link Production
Bay Area Video Coalition

Finding Your Adjective is about how negative words can destroy our self-esteem and confidence.

Book By Its Cover
Autumn Alabanza
Age 19
Conscious Youth Media Crew

Young people speak out about what it feels like to be judged and stereotyped, while also sharing their opinions and hopes for the future.

Slip of the Tongue
Youth Sounds Production
Bay Area Video Coalition

A film inspired a poem written by Adriel Luis.

Smokin' in the SFC
Devin Melvin
Age 16
Conscious Youth Media Crew

Kids are beginning to smoke marijuana at younger ages. This film shares how young people in Hunter's Point are affected by marijuana on a regular basis.

Protect What's Left
Matthew J. Salanoa
Age 16
Youth Link Production
Bay Area Video Coalition

The world is not as beautiful as it seems, and if people continue to pollute it, there won't be anything left for those who follow us.