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Watch videos created and produced by teens! Listen Up is a youth media network based in New York City that connects young video producers and their allies (educators and media professionals) to resources, support, and projects. Their goal is to develop the field and achieve an authentic youth voice in the mass media. Click for more in formaton about Listen Up! . Topic: Moving Images

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Watch videos created by youth from the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC)! BAVC actively supports a new generation of diverse mediamakers through their programs for youth. They offer workshops, comprehensive training, and client-based production in digital video, web, and audio. BAVC programs emphasize creative and socially relavant storytelling, high production quality, innovative distribution, and real-world applications of digital media skills. For more information contact...

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Watch short teasers for Chat the Planet programs! Chat the Planet provides a new vision of how television, the Internet, and a network of global partnerships can create not only compelling television programming, but a vibrant global community of youth conversation and action. Each show connects two groups of participants 15 to 25 years old, one in the United States and one abroad, through ISDN lines and satellite technology. Chat the Planet is a groundbreaking initiative bringing the world's... Topic: Moving Images

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This collection features animation and video projects created by students, staff, and visitors to the National Learning Center's Capital Children's Museum's MediaArts program, from 1987 through 2001. This shows work from the Animation Lab and U-TV, and footage of the now-closed museum at 3rd and H Street NE in Washington DC. Work digitized from a 3/4" U-matic tape source has a "U" prefix to the item number (ex. U015) Work digitized from a VHS tape source has a "V"...

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At any moment in California, 13,000 young people are detained in juvenile halls and another 4,500 are in the California Youth Authority. More than 75% of these young people wind up back behind bars within a year of their release. Behind these cold statistics are thousands of individual stories of young people who do not go back behind bars, but who find a way to turn their lives around. These video diaries tell the stories of those who succeed and the struggles that they face when they try to... Topics: juvenile, diary, crime, gangs, drugs, rehabilitation

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Is it censorship or is it respect? A heated debate goes down between young South Africans and New York City with accusations of Americans creating political correctness and SA adopting its own version. The two groups talk about Affirmative Action, racism and much, much more. "It's the inherent hypocrisy of western society to pour on the salve of acceptance so we can all have a f***** nice day" concludes Zebulon Dread in one of the inserts. What is political correctness? How does it...favoritefavorite ( 1 reviews ) Topics: Chat the Planet, youth, racism, south africa

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Is the term family values universal? Are Jordanian families all that different from American families? This episode is a unique opportunity to explore and deconstruct these stereotypes. The groups talk about homosexuality, divorce, sex, and discover that they have more feelings in common than they thought.favorite ( 1 reviews ) Topics: jordan, chat the planet, youth, family values

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A word of hate or term of endearment? Like many young African American teens, Jermaine used the word every day. Then, in the summer of 2003, he traveled down south and met people for whom nigger will never be just another word.favoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews ) Topics: Racism, Tolerance, African American History

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An animated response to a musical song/story by the British group Madness, "Our House" was designed and animated by students 12 to 15 years old, and originated entirely on flipbooks.favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 7 reviews ) Topics: Family Values, Freedom of Expression, Personal Responsibility

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Is the term 'family values' universal? Are Jordanian families all that different from American families? This episode is a unique opportunity to explore and deconstruct these stereotypes. The groups talk about homosexuality, divorce, sex, and discover that they have more feelings in common than they thought. Topics: Chat the Planet, Jordan, Family Values

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Teen musicians, journalists, poets and artists discuss their feelings about censorship and how it affects their ability to express themselves. Comments from the adults who mentor these teens provides additional perspective.favoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews ) Topics: freedom of speech, creativity

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Society constantly tell us youth are apathetic, dangerous, unwieldy, problem-causers and disrespectful. 58% of adults feel that young people are going to leave the world worse than it was given to them. Topics: Chat the Planet, Youth Culture, Suicide

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An introduction to "The Beat Within" and the "Beat Diaries" programs, including a brief look at some of the young people profiled in this video diary collection.favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews ) Topics: juvenile, diary

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Bridge to Baghdad I was filmed on March 1, two weeks before the start of what became "Operation Iraqi Freedom." Youth in New York City and their peers in Baghdad had a live dialogue with one another about the future of the nations which they will someday govern. Days after the U.S. declared the war officially over, NextNext Entertainment and DCTV again sent a crew to a now smoldering Baghdad to rediscover the young Iraqis. Bridge to Baghdad II allowed these two groups to resume the... Topics: Chat the Planet, youth, b2b, waleed, Iraq, bridge, Baghdad

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Careful what you ask a stranger at the bus stop-you might just get an answer! A look at perceptions of beauty, ethnicity, and body image. Director: Karen Lum TRT: 4:05 Screenings: San Francisco International Film Festival Los Angeles Film Festival San Francisco International Asian-American Film Festival Hamptons International Film Festival Media That Matters (New York, NY) Slant: Asian-American Film Festival (Houston) Orinda Film Festival (CA) Women of Color Film Festival (Berkeley, CA) Project... Topics: body image, ethnic, young women

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Bridge to Baghdad I was filmed on March 1, two weeks before the start of what became "Operation Iraqi Freedom." Youth in New York City and their peers in Baghdad had a live dialogue with one another about the future of the nations which they will someday govern. Days after the U.S. declared the war officially over, NextNext Entertainment and DCTV again sent a crew to a now smoldering Baghdad to rediscover the young Iraqis. Bridge to Baghdad II allowed these two groups to resume the... Topics: Chat the Planet, Iraq, B2B, Saif, youth, Baghdad

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A video diary of a young man who has been through the juvenile and adult correctional systems and is now making his way back into the free world, dealing with jobs, school, relationships and temptations.favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews ) Topics: juvenile, diary

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Vicki Chan, senior at Skyline High school, shows us how two Oakland Public School teachers transfer their knowledge into interactive teaching techniques that literally get their students up and cheering. Mr. Sears stands on a field with his high school physics class ready to launch their rockets, putting on a helmet, goggles and jock strap,. Whoever hits him gets an "A." On the other side of school, clapping and shouting dance instructions to rival Debbie Allen of Fame, Ms. James does...

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You will discover how a simple subject, like poetry, can be acted, sung, spoken, written, read, rapped, and drawn. Prepare to be engulfed by an auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learning environment. Recipe: Interview students expressing their experiences with a teacher who teaches to different learning styles. Add interviews with a teacher who plans her lessons to reach students who have different ways of learning. Mix in classroom footage of a "teacher worth paying attention to."...favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews ) Topics: youth, education, poetry

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With 20 million stateless people in the world, immigration and refugees are a burning issue globally. Australia and the United States have some of the harshest refugee policies in the world, with Australia having been declared by Amnesty International as having the worst detention centers in any first world country. Topics: Chat the Planet, youth, Immigration

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This is a video collage to illustruate the ideas of the Black Eyed Peas' song about the loss of love for each other in our culture and possibly, how to get it back.favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews ) Topic: cultural violence

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After years of fighting in the Middle East, young Americans and Jordanians sit down to discuss how war has torn apart their people. Jordan is surrounded by war, but hasnt been directly involved in the extreme conflicts. Topics: Chat the Planet, Propaganda, youth

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Part of Listen Up!'s "The Way We See It: Youth Speak Out on Education" project. Putting on a helmet, goggles and jock strap, Mr. Sears stands on a field with his high school physics class ready to launch their rockets. Whoever hits him gets an "A." On the other side of school, clapping and shouting dance instructions to rival Debbie Allen of Fame, Ms. James does a funky dance sequence as her students mirror her perfectly. These two teachers are not only professionals in... Topics: education, youth, arts

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A video diary of a young man who has been through the juvenile and adult correctional systems and is now making his way back into the free world, dealing with jobs, school, relationships and temptations.favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews ) Topics: juvenile, diary

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Banjo Pickin' Girl documents the story of a young Appalachian woman who is struggling with how to carry on her family's rich tradition of playing and performing mountain music. The piece explores how the death of her father, a charismatic musician, complicates her feelings about the music and her role in carrying it on. Topics: identity, music, traditions

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Bridge to Baghdad I was filmed on March 1, two weeks before the start of what became "Operation Iraqi Freedom." Youth in New York City and their peers in Baghdad had a live dialogue with one another about the future of the nations which they will someday govern. Days after the U.S. declared the war officially over, NextNext Entertainment and DCTV again sent a crew to a now smoldering Baghdad to rediscover the young Iraqis. Bridge to Baghdad II allowed these two groups to resume the... Topics: Chat the Planet, Iraq, Baghdad

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"Youth Speaks Poet" by Carmen Almodovar and Brietta O'Neal explores the importance of poetry in the life of a young San Francisco artist, Sara Daley. An active participant in the San Francisco based organization YouthSpeaks, Sara writes poetry to express her views about the war in Iraq, her family and friends. The video shows how the arts can be a source of strength, clarity, and community in young peoples lives.favoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews ) Topics: poetry, youth, war in iraq

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Banjo Pickin' Girl documents the story of a young Appalachian woman who is struggling with how to carry on her family's rich tradition of playing and performing mountain music. The piece explores how the death of her father, a charismatic musician, complicates her feelings about the music and her role in carrying it on.favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews ) Topics: identity, traditions, music

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Are we all obsessed with money? Is it all about designer jeans and emulating celebrities? Can Americans see beyond their massive consumption? Do they care and should they? Topics: Chat the Planet, youth, Materialism

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Miscommunication Between Parents and Teens takes a look at conflicts that arise between parents and teenagers, giving insight into the perspectives of both the parents and the teens. By: Sandra Wong TRT: 5 min 25 sec Topics: parents, teens, misscommunication

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Excerpt from students' concept paper: Apathy rules America. Or at least that's the impression most people have. Many people are dissatisfied with the way the country is run, but don't do anything about it. Meanwhile, there is a powerful minority who are politically active. Many of these activists are youth. The problem we address in our video is the mythology that students are apathetic and ignorant. This video features several students at Oakland High who are plolitically active. We aim to... Topics: Student Activism, Youth

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Two years ago, Jamaal was going nowhere fast with poor grades, second-rate test scores and little support from home. Yet, Jamal will graduate High School with a 3.73 grade point average and head to college with a prestigious $100,000 Posse Fellowship where he will pursue his dream of being an engineer. How did such a drastic change occur? "I had some teachers that turned me around," he concludes, "they didnít give up on me, they encouraged me. They refused to let me fail."...

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Gerardo Vargas, a.k.a "Promise," was a gang member and high school drop out, firmly in the grip of a New York City ghetto life -- that is, until he enrolled in Satellite High School. Satellite is an alternative school that is giving Gerardo a second chance. The program offers fewer classes that meet for longer periods, so Gerardo has more time to focus on each subject. Much smaller than traditional schools, Satellite allows Gerardo to be on a first name basis with his teachers, which...favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews ) Topics: education, youth, alternative schools

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A video diary of a young woman who has been through the juvenile and adult correctional systems and is now making her way back into the free world, dealing with jobs, school, family, and temptations.favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews ) Topics: juvenile, diary

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Society constantly tell us youth are apathetic, dangerous, unwieldy, problem-causers and disrespectful. 58% of adults feel that young people are going to leave the world worse than it was given to them. Topics: Chat the Planet, Youth Culture, Rebellion

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Thomas Vigil has struggled with academics all of his life. With a strong friendship network, he loves coming to school but has difficulty with traditional learning which requires reading, writing, and sitting still in a desk. However, he gained confidence in his ability to succeed in school when he became involved in arts programming and television production at his high school. Thomas, who is highly creative, has found a new interest in school and is eager to learn. While he still struggles in... Topics: youth, education, arts

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Featuring youth as actors, directors, and film editors, Elements guides viewers through a series of video shorts wherein the students meet, fall in love, seduce, fight, threaten, break-up, make up, and part ways with the camera.favoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews ) Topics: love, sex, violence

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Are we all obsessed with money? Is it all about designer jeans and emulating celebrities? Can Americans see beyond their massive consumption? Do they care and should they? Topics: Chat the Planet, South Africa, Materialism