Carol Román Alumni Advisory Council EVC Films: Trash Thy Neighbor (1990), Unequal Education: Failing Our Children (1992) Carol Román is a born and raised New Yorker who worked with and developed programs in youth advocacy for 15 years. Immediately after completing the high school documentary program at EVC, she helped found Community Organizers Television (CO-TV) and Youth Organizers Television (YO-TV). These programs extended EVC's mission of documentary film instruction to youth and leaders of inner-city community organizations. Carol is currently following her long time dream as a trained chef. She freelances in the hospitality industry as well as assisting with nutrition/ meal planning for neurodiverse communities. Consejo Asesor de Ex-Alumnos Películas de EVC: Crítica a tu Vecino (1990), Educación Desigual: Fallando a Nuestros Hijos (1992) Carol Román nació y se crió en Nueva York donde trabajó y desarrolló programas en defensa de la juventud durante 15 años. Inmediatamente después de completar el programa de documentales de la escuela preparatoria en EVC, ayudó a fundar la Televisión de Organizadores Comunitarios (CO-TV) y la Televisión de Organizadores Juveniles (YO-TV). Estos programas extendieron la misión de EVC de instrucción de cine documental a jóvenes y líderes de organizaciones comunitarias en la ciudad de Nueva York. Actualmente, Carol está siguiendo su sueño de mucho tiempo como chef profesional. Trabaja de forma independiente en la industria hotelera y también ayuda con la planificación de comidas y nutrición para comunidades neurodiversas.

Docs & Dialogue is a virtual documentary screening and discussion series led by EVC’s young people whose lives and communities are most impacted by systemic inequities. DOCS & DIALOGUE Docs & Dialogue (D&D) is a virtual documentary screening and discussion series led by EVC’s young people whose lives and communities are most impacted by systemic inequities. Through EVC’s nearly 40 year archive of 200+ youth-produced films, these individuals share their stories about the world as they see it –with all its problems and possibilities. Since launching in 2020, D&D has covered a wide range of topics about the identities, communities, and systems shaping the lives of young New Yorkers. Here are some of our favorite highlights from past events: D&D FILMS BY TOPICS Youth Perspectives & Advocacy Alumni Co-Hosts: Cirilo Ordonez & Raelene Holmes Alumni Filmmaker(s): Maude Carroll Special Guests: Asia Alston, Happy Healing Wellness, LLC. & Denzel Deranamie, Filmmaker Alumni Co-hosts: Cirilo Ordonez & Zuri-Shaddai Salehe Alumni Filmmaker Speaker(s): Ashley Woolcock Special Guest: Stacey Wright-Woolcock, Psychotherapist Alumni Co-hosts: Christine L. Mendoza & Raelene Holmes Alumni Filmmaker Speaker(s): Shon McGoy, Tidiane Balde Special Guest: Gregory Brender, NYC Policy Expert Alumni Co-Hosts: Steven-Emmanuel Martinez & Raelene Holmes Alumni Filmmaker Speaker(s): Rhodine Louisaire, Abdul Malik Abbott Special Guests: Victor Davila, The Point & Christine L. Mendoza, former EVC Instructor Public Services Alumni Co-hosts: Cirilo Ordonez & Raelene Holmes Alumni Filmmaker Speaker: MJ Small Special Guest: Darlene McDay, Activist Alumni Co-hosts: Christine L. Mendoza & Raelene Holmes Alumni Filmmaker Speaker: Yhenni Rodriquez Alumni Co-hosts: Cirilo Ordonez & Raelene Holmes Alumni Filmmaker Speaker: Alexus Stewart Special Guests: Ranae Reynolds, Tri-State Transportation Campaign & Suzan Al Shammari, Transportation Alternatives Alumni Co-hosts: Christine L. Mendoza & Raelene Holmes Alumni Filmmaker Speaker: Mikey Rosa Race & Ethnicity Alumni Co-Hosts: Cirilo Ordonez & Zuri-Shaddai Salehe Special Guests: Norris Francis Branham, Turtlegang NYC & Terry Jones, Torn Jersey Media Alumni Co-hosts: Cirilo Ordonez & Raelene Holmes Special Guest: Cynthia Copeland, Public Historian & Ayanna Saulsberry, Filmmaker Alumni Co-hosts: Cirilo Ordonez, Mariela Martinez & Raelene Holmes Alumni Filmmaker Speaker: Mohamed Fofana Gender & Sexuality Alumni Co-hosts: Raelene Holmes & Steven-Emmanuel Martinez Special Guest: Lanai Daniels, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York & David Murdoch, Filmmaker and former EVC Instructor Alumni Co-hosts: Cirilo Ordonez & Raelene Holmes Special Guest: Donja R. Love, Playwright & Dr. David Malebranche, Gilead Sciences Alumni Co-hosts: Raelene Holmes, Steven-Emmanuel Martinez & Maude Carroll Alumni Co-hosts: Raelene Holmes, Steven-Emmanuel Martinez & Maude Carroll Alumni Filmmaker Speaker: Yhenni Rodriguez, Kaz Doha Alumni Co-hosts: Raelene Holmes & Steven-Emmanuel Martinez Alumni Filmmaker Speaker : Steven-Emmanuel Martinez Special Guests : Josué Argüelles, A Call to Men & Rebecca Renard-Wilson, former EVC Instructor Arts & Culture Alumni Co-hosts: Raelene Holmes, Steven Martinez Alumni Filmmaker Speaker(s): Maude Carroll, Irene Villasenor and Latoya Aultman Special Guests: Paradise Gray, Chief Curator of The Hip Hop Museum ; Molly Seegers, Kevin Powell, & Deborah Schwartz, Brooklyn Museum Alumni Co-hosts: Cirilo Ordonez & Zuri-Shaddai Salehe Alumni Filmmaker Speaker: Byron Graziano Special Guests: Dr. Lauren Leigh Kelly, Rutgers University; Thrax TheUpmost, Rapper; Pamela Sporn, former EVC Instructor and Filmmaker Alumni Co-hosts: Hailey Del Valle Special Guest(s): Sam Verdugo and Zomely Grullon, DayOne Housing Alumni Co-hosts: Raelene Holmes & Steven-Emmanuel Martinez Special Guest: Sergio Galvez, LSA Family Health Service; J. Michelle Holmes, Activist Alumni Co-hosts: Christine L. Mendoza & Raelene Holmes Special Guests: Andrea Ortega-Williams, former EVC Instructor Alumni Co-hosts: Cirilo Ordonez & Raelene Holmes Special Guest: Imani Henry, Brooklyn Anti-Gentrification Network

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Yhenni Vogue (she/her) Alumni Advisory Council EVC Films: Family Portrait: Growing up With Divorce and Parental Separation (2017), The Queer Survival Guide (2018), Colors of Health: Understanding Unequal Care in New York City (2018), Can You See Me Now (2018), Something in Our Water (2019). Yhenni (Yhennisa) is a 24 year old Bronx native. She started in EVC with her first YDW (Youth Documentary Workshop) with the cohort of 2017 with their film “Family Portrait”. Yhenni then went on to create 4 more films with the EVC before finally continuing in her path. Since then, she has attended Bronx Community College’s Film Production Training, and is currently the office manager at a holistic medicine practice. She continues to work on photography and videography with her fiancé for fun and as a side gig! (ella) Consejo Asesor de Ex-Alumnos Películas de EVC: Retrato de Familia: Crecer con el Divorcio y la Separación de los Padres (2017), La Guía de Supervivencia Queer (2018), Colores de la Salud: Entendiendo la Desigual en la Atención Médica en la Ciudad de Nueva York (2018), ¿Puedes verme ahora? (2018), Algo en Nuestra Agua (2019). Yhenni (Yhennisa) es una nativa del Bronx de 24 años. Empezó en EVC con su primer YDW (Taller Documental Juvenil) en el grupo de 2017 con su película Retrato de Familia. Yhenni luego pasó a crear 4 películas más con EVC antes de finalmente continuar en su camino. Desde entonces, ha asistido a la capacitación en producción cinematográfica del Colegio Comunitario del Bronx y actualmente es gerente de oficina en una práctica de medicina holística. ¡Ella continúa trabajando en fotografía y videografía con su prometido por diversión y como trabajo secundario!

Mary Grueser (she/her) Deputy Director, Programs Mary Grueser is the Deputy Director of Programs. Prior to becoming Deputy Director, Mary served as Director of Professional Development Programs and the We are All Connected urban-rural exchange program at EVC. Mary is an educator, facilitator, and media maker centered in the intersecting areas of youth media, critical pedagogy, documentary filmmaking, and media literacy. She holds an M.A. in International Affairs with a concentration in Media and Human Rights from The New School. Her professional experience includes serving as a facilitator for the Sustainable Development and Social Justice in Central America program with Augsburg College's Center for Global Education, leading collaborative youth media workshops in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and working as a public high school Spanish teacher in rural Central Appalachia. Mary says, “what I love about working at EVC is deeply collaborating with inspiring youth, educators, and changemakers.” (ella) Subdirectora de Programas Mary Grueser es la subdirectora de programas. Antes de convertirse en subdirectora, Mary trabajó como directora de los Programas de Desarrollo Profesional y el intercambio urbano-rural We are All Connected de EVC. Mary es una educadora, facilitadora y creadora de medios centrada en las áreas de intersección de los medios juveniles, la pedagogía crítica, la realización de documentales y la alfabetización mediática. Tiene una maestría en Asuntos Internacionales con especialización en Medios y Derechos Humanos de The New School. Su experiencia profesional incluye servir como facilitadora del programa de Desarrollo Sostenible y Justicia Social en América Central con el Centro para la Educación Global de Augsburg College, liderar talleres colaborativos de medios para jóvenes en las favelas de Río de Janeiro, Brasil y trabajar como maestra de español en una escuela secundaria pública en la zona rural de los Apalaches Centrales. Mary dice: "Lo que me encanta de trabajar en EVC es colaborar profundamente con jóvenes inspiradores, educadores y agentes de cambio". mgrueser@evc.org

Educational Video Center | Your gift supports our mission. Make a donation today. Educational Video Center The Educational Video Center is a non-profit youth media organization dedicated to teaching documentary video as a means to develop the artistic, critical literacy, and career skills of young people, while nurturing their idealism and commitment to social change. EVC’s vision is a just and equitable world created by young people and the power of their stories.

EVC’s Professional Development Program (PDP) gives PK-12 teachers the proven teaching strategies, practical skills and support they need to plan, facilitate, and evaluate student-produced video projects while meeting the Common Core Standards. Principals and teachers at EVC partner schools are eager to adopt our approa PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Professional Development Programs (PDP) is EVC’s unique credit-bearing in-school youth instruction and teacher-training program, customizable for each classroom. In our Professional Development Programs (PDP), K-12 students and teachers learn how to collaboratively film, edit, and produce documentary films about social justice issues that are impacting their lives, communities, and society as a whole. Through experiential training institutes and in-class coaching, K-12 teachers learn teaching strategies and practical skills to integrate student-led media production into their classes. Educators can meet their professional learning needs, develop their instructional practices, and improve student learning by integrating media arts based projects into their curriculum. Young people find renewed purpose in their learning and develop stronger habits of reading, critical research, and creative expression as they connect the personal and political in their documentaries. Students can produce public service announcements, community inquiry projects, or longer documentaries. Individual teachers or schools can partner with EVC; we customize the length, timing and design of the program to best support each partner's individual needs. Want to learn more? Simply fill out the form below, or email Mary Grueser , Deputy Director of Programs PARTNER WITH EVC CONTACT US PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AT A GLANCE LOCATION: We can offer PDP services at your location. SCHEDULE: Customized to best meet the needs of your students and teachers. CLASS SIZE: Flexible; groups of about 15 are ideal but we can work with multiple groups. FILMS: Youth produce PSA’s, short community inquiry films, or longer documentaries. FAQ’s: Learn more about PDP by downloading our Frequently Asked Questions. RECENT PROJECTS

< Back Unequal Education Revisted In 1992, EVC’s youth team produced Unequal Education for the national PBS series, “Listening to America with Bill Moyers.” Their film revealed the stark contrast in resources and opportunities offered to students in two Bronx middle schools — one in middle-class area and one in a low-income community — in the same district. More than twenty years later, the crew reunited to produce Unequal Education Revisited, bearing witness to the long-term impact that inequities plaguing our society — in education, justice and healthcare — have on those struggling to survive. A film produced by high school students who participated in EVC’s Youth Documentary Workshop, 2014. Project Gallery Previous Next

RAFAEL GELL Born & Raised: Dominican Republic and Harlem First EVC Project: Gender Power: Street Harassment in NYC (2014) Current Occupation: Studio Operator, CNN Education: AS, Theater Production, Borough of Manhattan Community College; BS, New York University, Media Culture and Communication Films: Gender Power: Street Harassment in NYC (2014) Rafael's Story Born in Manhattan, Rafael moved to the Dominican Republic when he was three to live with his grandmother. He returned to New York City when he was six, landing in the Bronx. Rafael found EVC at a critical time in his life: he had already been in and out of several high schools, and was worried he would never graduate. He woke up one day with the realization that if he didn’t graduate from high school he wouldn’t succeed in life. Attending City-As-School, he was grateful that he could learn about almost anything that he was passionate about by doing internships around the city. He was enthusiastic about film, theater, and communications, so he applied to EVC, and EVC accepted him as an intern in Youth Doc Workshop (YDW). He became a leader of his YDW production team. He went on to co-produce Gender Power: Street Harassment in New York City, which shed light on the causes of street harassment and solutions for creating more equitable gender power. Working on the film helped him not only gain artistic and technical filmmaking skills, but he also learned how to put them to use to make a film with a sociological perspective. As he worked hard editing the film and listening to the interviews, he came to realize how desensitized he had become to the ways young men objectified girls and women. The film premiered at the HBO Theater in Manhattan and won awards at three festivals. Inspired by his time at EVC, Rafael graduated high school in 2013 and was accepted to the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC). There he majored in theater and joined the film club, and eventually he was elected vice president of the club. He directed a short film that screened at Tribeca. He graduated from BMCC with an associates degree in Theater Production. The confidence he gained there led him to New York University, where he graduated with honors in spring 2019 with a bachelors of science in Media Arts Studies. After graduation and faced with the daunting task of finding work in the New York City media industry, Rafael again received critical mentoring, networking, and career-skills assistance from EVC. In addition to connecting Rafael to media professionals and his first freelance job opportunities, EVC offered Rafael an internship, enabling him to develop a film reel that both provided him work experience as well as his first work samples for a growing media portfolio. And EVC sponsored an internship for Rafael at Bloomberg News under the mentorship of Technical Director Alex Soto, another EVC alum. Rafael reflected, “EVC helped me get an internship at Bloomberg News, which literally changed my life because it led to a full-time contracted position. If I didn’t have the connection through EVC, I never would have had an ‘in’ to a job that I love and that has launched my career in media.” Rafael stays connected to EVC and periodically returns to participate in EVC screenings as an alumni guest speaker. He has full-time work as a studio operator for CNN, and he is working toward membership in a professional union. Favorite EVC Project: "Gender Power — my group’s documentary on street harassment. Interviewing Ronnie, one of my best friends, was a challenge for me. Because of the way he always bothered girls on the streets, I wanted him to change. That’s why I interviewed him the way I did. To get him to really think about what he was doing, and have the other boys who will watch our video think about it too." Proudest Youth Media Moments: "My proudest moment was when I was standing on the stage at HBO, screening our documentary, Gender Power. I actually felt that I had achieved something great. And I felt that I wanted more. That was a motivation for me to keep going at it and doing what I love. Which is film. And I know I wont stop till I achieve my goals. My dream is to win an Academy Award for best film."

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EVC’s New Media Arts Apprenticeship (NMAA) is an afterschool workshop that annually gives 180 high school students college and career preparation in digital media arts as they learn to shoot video and photography, remix archival social justice footage and design an interactive website. NEW MEDIA ARTS APPRENTICESHIP Created in 2012, EVC’s award-winning multimedia program New Media Arts Apprenticeship prepares young people for college and careers in new digital media arts. New Media Arts Apprenticeship (NMA) is a credit-bearing afterschool and summer program in which youth in high school create interactive websites exploring a community issue of relevance to them. This two-part program runs two afternoons a week for 15 weeks in the Spring semester, followed by a paid Summer internship for 6 weeks as an NMA apprentice. Youth learn to create interactive websites, update and remix an EVC archival social justice documentary, shoot and edit video and photos. Youth learn Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Wix, and other industry-standard software. The students’ final interactive websites are presented and celebrated at a public premiere and are broadly disseminated. Students who successfully present their portfolios at the end of the semester are eligible for high school credit. Youth gain industry-standard digital imaging and editing skills and NMA opens pathways to college-level media arts programs. Want to learn more? Enroll students from your high school? Simply fill out the form below, or email email Mary Grueser , Deputy Director, Programs. PARTNER WITH EVC CONTACT US NEW MEDIA ARTS APPRENTICESHIP (NMA) AT A GLANCE Young people build interactive websites, remix documentary films and gain industry-standard digital imaging and editing skills 15 weeks, 2 days a week, 5 hours a week (after school) + paid summer internship for 6 weeks Open to all public high schoolers citywide especially Transfer, International, Consortium, and District 79 schools. Part of the ExpandED network, and works with their partner schools for work-based learning. SEMESTER: Spring 2022 NEXT SESSION: March 1 to June 10 (15 weeks) SCHEDULE: Monday & Wednesday 4:00pm - 6:30pm or Tuesday & Thursday from 3:30pm - 6:00pm (5 hours/week) LOCATION: 16 Clarkson Street, 4th Fl, New York, NY APPLICATION: Closed RECENT PROJECTS