By: Benjamin Banneker Academy

In "Manhood 5K" filmmaker Isaiah Miles embarks on a personal exploration of the qualities a young man needs to develop in order to become a "real" man. A member of the school track team, Isaiah uses a race as a metaphor for his transition into manhood.

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: Bronx Guild

A raw, honest film, My Brother was created by the filmmaker to honor her brother who lost his life to gang violence on her 13th birthday.  She hopes her work will help people to connect with losing a loved one and perhaps inspire people to stop being violent.

By: Benjamin Banneker Academy

Students composed rap music and created a video to encourage teenagers to get good grades and act more scholarly. 

By: Offscreen

Produced by students from Offscreen, London.

By: Redwood City Adobe Youth Voices Peapod Academy

Produced by students from the Redwood City Adobe Youth Voices Peapod Academy during the 2011 Adobe Youth Voices at Cinequest film Camp.

By: Watsonville High School

"Forced to walk home from school, a child is deeply disheartened to find his drunken father passed out on the couch. Growing up, he reflects on his father’s destructive actions, which greatly influence his own. Eventually becoming a father himself, he is faced with a…

By: Willow Glen High School

Produced by students from Willow Glen High School during the 2011 Adobe Youth Voices at Cinequest film camp.