By: Spy Hop

SHIFT student participant of the 2013 AYV Film Camp at SHIFT. SHIFT in partnership with Spy Hop Productions hosted a 3-week AYV film camp that culminated in a big-screen exhibition at the Tumbleweeds Film Festival, March 16. We selected 24 students from the ages of 13-19 f…

By: Chicago Public Schools

In our group we experienced what students have on teachers and how it reflects the students' performance and motivation in the class. Students should be more aware of their attitude towards their education. We chose to make a youth video about expressing the relationship b…

By: Spy Hop

Spy Hop on TV is the newest addition to the Youth Documentary Arts Program. Spy Hop was able to partner with KUED to offer a special project, Spy Hop on TV, to eight, advanced documentary film students. KUED asked students the question “what does freedom (Civil Right…

By: Tennyson High School

Pop and Scrape is a video documentary about the struggles and passions of skateboarders. This documentary is a peek into skate culture and a view of what skating is like on the "other side".

By: JHS 185 / Edward Bleeker School

A short documentary that lists the reasons why more physical education time could benefit today’s youth both physically and mentally. Artist's statement: "Our school does not offer enough gym time, so I decided to make a video on why we should have more gym and the b…

By: JHS 185 / Edward Bleeker School

A short documentary that asks why middle school age students make fun of homosexuality and make gay jokes. Artist's statement: "What brought me to this subject was that my ELA teacher was encouraging us to do a lot of social justice projects and I was interested in the top…

By: Bronx Guild

This documentary is the personal story of the young filmmaker who bravely shares her journey through coming out to her family. Despite the difficulties she's encountered and the pain she has been enduring, she doesn't regret her decision. She hopes to shed some light on th…

By: Alfred E. Smith Recreation Center

A group of after school students from the Alfred E. Smith Recreation Center on the Lower East Side takes us on a tour of their neighborhood to express their views about graffiti and to ask the question of why there is so much graffiti where they live. Additional Authors: T…

By: Make the Road New York

Students made this film to help people understand the culture of Bushwick, Brooklyn, as well as how the people in their community consider each other as family united to fight poverty and injustice.