YOUNG VOICES

Digital media and the moving image are the language of today’s youth, a generation held captive by the internet, cell phones, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, television, interactive video games and platforms yet to debut. Our youth programs aim to teach students the language of film and social engagement through in-school programs (THE MEDIA LAB) and festival screenings and presentations (YOUNG VOICES).

Filmmaker Roger Sherman conducted an interactive workshop with middle and high school students teaching them how to use their cell phones to make short films. With an emphasis on framing, motion shots, close-ups and other creative decisions, he engaged dozens of students in hands-on sessions. Roger Sherman's Young Voices Workshop was based on his downloadable eBook Ready, Steady, Shoot: A Pro's Guide to Smartphone Video

YOUNG VOICES AT THE FESTIVAL

Our YOUNG VOICES program has hosted hundreds of students from local middle and high schools who have filled the theater to watch curated films which help students to better understand the language of film within a context of art, history and society. The YOUNG VOICES program at the festival expands on this theatrical viewing experience with a hands-on orientation class in filmmaking, with a focus on the professional development of young filmmakers. The students have the opportunity to direct, edit, operate cameras and perform on-stage. In short, we put all the tools of filmmaking in their hands.

"For young people born into this world now, it’s absolutely critical that they are guided to learn the difference between art and commerce and between cinema and content." Director, Martin Scorsese