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Chris Caraballo (he/him) Alumni Advisory Council EVC Films: Drug Dealers: Societies Unwanted Children (2006). Chris Caraballo is an EVC graduate and an actor turned photographer turned software engineer for Google. Chris has always believed in non-linear paths to success. In a short time, Chris found success in networking and studied his way from a two-hour commute to his tech Bootcamp training program in Brooklyn, to being scouted and offered a full-time Software Engineer position at Google. He spends his free time hiking nature trails and taking online certification courses to further his skillset. He has returned to EVC as an alumni leader and joined EVC's new Alumni Advisory Council. (él) Consejo Asesor de Ex-Alumnos Película de EVC: Traficantes de Drogas: Los Niños No Deseados por la Sociedad (2006). Chris Caraballo es un graduado de EVC y un actor convertido en fotógrafo convertido en ingeniero de software para Google. Chris siempre ha creído en caminos no lineales hacia el éxito. En poco tiempo, Chris encontró el éxito en la creación de redes y estudió su camino desde un viaje de dos horas para su programa tecnológico Bootcamp de capacitación en Brooklyn hasta que lo seleccionaron y le ofrecieron un puesto de ingeniero de software de tiempo completo en Google. Pasa su tiempo libre caminando por senderos naturales y tomando cursos de certificación en línea para mejorar sus habilidades. Regresó a EVC como un líder de alumnos egresados y se unió al nuevo Consejo Asesor de Ex-alumnos de EVC.

Maude Carroll (she/her) Alumni Advisory Council EVC Films: Waiting to Inhale (1998), Hip Hop: A Culture of Influence (1999). Maude Carroll is a proud EVC alum from 1997-1999 and helped produce films as part of both the Doc Workshop ("Waiting to Inhale") and Youth Organizer's Television ("Hip Hop: A Culture of Influence"). After pursuing a bachelor's degree in documentary video from Antioch College, Maude has followed a near 20 year career path in the nonprofit sector and specializes in digital communications. Currently, Maude serves as the Digital Engagement Strategist at the American Constitution Society, a membership network and educational resource for the progressive legal community. Originally from the Bronx, Maude currently lives in and works remotely from Chicago, where she misses real pizza on a regular basis. (ella) Consejo Asesor de Ex-Alumnos Películas de EVC: Esperando para Inhalar (1998), Hip Hop: una Cultura de Influencia (1999). Maude Carroll es una orgullosa alumna de EVC de 1997-1999 y ayudó a producir películas como parte del Taller Documental Juvenil (Esperando para Inhalar) y la Televisión de Organizadores Juveniles (Hip Hop: Una Cultura de Influencia). Después de obtener una licenciatura en video documental de Antioch College, Maude ha seguido una trayectoria profesional de casi 20 años en el sector sin fines de lucro y se especializa en comunicaciones digitales. Actualmente, Maude se desempeña como estratega de compromiso digital en la Sociedad Constitucional Americana, una red de miembros y recurso educativo para la comunidad legal progresista. Originaria del Bronx, Maude actualmente vive y trabaja de forma remota desde Chicago, donde extraña la pizza de verdad con regularidad.

Cynthia Copeland (she/her) Senior Media Education Specialist Cynthia is adjunct faculty and supervising instructor in the department of Teaching and Learning at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development at New York University. As an educator and public historian, her interest and work in the politics and impact of race and racism in the United States, is multi-modal, extending her experiences as a culturally responsive and social justice educator, progressive education advocate, museum consultant, education curator, and interpretive specialist to diverse cultural and educational institutions and organizations across the United States. The social justice issue she cares about most is ethnic-racial socialization, the impact in individual's lives and its omnipresence within racialized social systems, because such lenses have ways of shaping understandings of the self, communities and how people relate to one another. What Cynthia loves about working at EVC is the commitment to student-centered experiential learning. (ella) Especialista Superior en Educación de Medios Cynthia es profesora adjunta e instructora supervisadora en el departamento de Enseñanza y Aprendizaje de la Escuela Steinhardt de Cultura, Educación y Desarrollo Humano de la Universidad de Nueva York. Como educadora e historiadora pública, su interés y trabajo en la política y el impacto de la raza y el racismo en los Estados Unidos es multimodal, ampliando sus experiencias como educadora culturalmente receptiva y de justicia social, defensora de la educación progresista, consultora de museos, curadora educativa y especialista interpretativa de diversas instituciones y organizaciones culturales y educativas en los Estados Unidos. El tema de justicia social que más le preocupa es la socialización étnico-racial, el impacto en la vida de los individuos y su omnipresencia dentro de los sistemas sociales racializados, porque tales perspectivas tienen formas de moldear la comprensión del yo, las comunidades y cómo las personas se relacionan entre sí. Lo que a Cynthia le encanta de trabajar en EVC es el compromiso con el aprendizaje experiencial centrado en el estudiante. Las personas que no me conocen deben saber que: ¡Mi caso de polidactilia sólo se nota cuando lo señalo!

RAELENE HOLMES Born & Raised: Harlem First EVC Project: Life Under Suspicion (Doc Workshop, Fall 2012) Current Occupation: Media educator, EVC Education: AA, Liberal Arts, New Media Technology, LaGuardia Community College; BA, Theater, Herbert H. Lehman College Films: Life Under Suspicion, 2012 Beyond Bullying, 2012 Breathing Easy, 2013 Raelene's Story Raelene was born in Harlem and has lived there in the same apartment with her family her entire life. After dropping out of high school, she enrolled in a GED program in 2012. Her advisor recommended she apply for an internship with EVC’s Youth Doc Workshop (YDW). Her YDW group’s first project was documenting the details and impacts of the NYPD’s notorious stop-and-frisk policy. The resulting film was Life Under Suspicion: Youth Perspectives on NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk Policy. Raelene at first had been shy in the workshop, since it was her first ever internship, but she learned a lot of technical skills and began to find the power of her voice. After the workshop ended, Raelene knew she wanted to return the next semester to advance her skills and continue to grow. The next semester her YDW team, after discussing many possible topics, chose to focus on the plight of Raelene’s family. The film the young people produced, Breathing Easy, depicted the story of the toxic mold in her family’s apartment, its impact on their health, including asthma, and their fight with the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to get the apartment fixed. Through that project, she met community environmental activists from WEAct, who invited her to screen her film at their conference on housing rights. Breathing Easy was also shown in Atlanta at the Center for Disease Control Museum’s exhibition “Health Is a Human Right.” Leveraging the film to make change, EVC screened Breathing Easy for the New York City Council and eventually gained support on the issue from New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Under this pressure, New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) relented and agreed in 2015 to renovate the family’s apartment. The apartment was mold-free for a while but again fell into disrepair due to the NYCHA’s neglect, and the mold returned. The fight continues. After her second semester at EVC Raelene passed her GED exam. She could have moved on, but she returned to EVC for a third semester. Her group produced Beyond Bullying. Interviewing her friend for this film helped her understand how the trauma he experienced from childhood abuse laid the groundwork for him to bully others. Raelene carried her experience and growth at EVC out into the world. After EVC, Raelene worked for Deep Dish TV’s Waves of Change program, where she taught girls how to create interactive websites on community issues. She went on to study new media technology at LaGuardia Community College and eventually, in 2020, received a BA in theater from Lehman College. She has taught film and media production at a variety of New York City organizations, and in 2016 EVC was proud to hire her to work principally with justice-involved youth at the Harlem NeON Arts, a program of the NYC Department of Probation. Raelene continues to work for EVC, and can often be seen MCing our screenings. Favorite EVC Project: “Life Under Suspicion. It was completely hands on. I learned everything technical I needed to know on that project. I wasn’t really into politics before that, but that film taught me who is in charge of what. This made me interested in fighting social injustices.” Proudest Youth Media Moment: "Of course I’m going to say, San Francisco, when I flew out there for the Media for a Just Society Award for Life Under Suspicion. I didn’t think something like a little internship at a small nonprofit would get me out of the city to see another part of the country! It was exciting and refreshing. Especially since that was my first time flying." Advice to the Next EVC Generation: "Even when you’re feeling burned out and like nothing is progressing, you have to remind yourself that there is a message that needs to be received by your audience. In order to create change, a just society, in order to raise awareness, you need to speak up and show your audience why policies need to change."

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.

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

KELLON INNOCENT Born & Raised: St. Lucia and The Bronx First EVC Project: At One Time of Another: How Teens Grieve (Youth Doc Workshop, Fall 1999) Current Occupation: Professional Camera Assistant for Film & TV Major: BFA Magna Cum Laude in Media & Communication Arts, City College, 2009 Films: Tough on Crime, Tough on our Kind, 2001 At One Time or Another: How Teens Grieve, 1999 Kellon's Story Born in St. Lucia, Kellon moved to the Bronx when he was 9 years old. Prior to discovering EVC, he had been making home videos with friends outside school, but he was mostly acting—he didn’t know the technical side and had never thought about filmmaking as a career. A high school internship brought him to EVC in 1999, and after completing his first semester of EVC’s Youth Doc Workshop, Kellon was hooked. He returned to EVC for its then advanced program, YO-TV. Finding a home, his passion, and his voice at EVC, Kellon went on to become EVC’s part-time equipment manager, as well as an assistant educator for Youth Doc Workshop and YO-TV, while also developing his production skills on short freelance projects through YO-TV’s pre-professional training opportunities. In 2004, he enrolled in the Media and Communications program at City College. During his college education, he continued his work at EVC, inspiring other young people to love learning and make their voices heard. After graduating from City College, Kellon became an active member of Local 600, the International Cinematographers Guild. He works regularly as a cameraman on award-winning films and TV shows, such as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Last O.G., and BlacKkKlansman. Favorite EVC Project: "The first one. It was the first time I was consciously being creative. Before I just did what I was told. The teacher, Joan, asked us what we thought about things. That was the first time that my opinion was valued. Normally I wouldn’t say anything but here I was being asked to speak up. I never had that happen before." Proudest Youth Media Moments: "The YO-TV screening of Tough on Crime, Tough on Our Kind made me proud. It was at Lincoln Center and seeing all of those people watching our work was amazing. We had four screenings and each one was packed. I felt like people thought we were experts. We had just finished our documentary but people asked us really deep questions. I see that at EVC screenings even now. I also feel proud of my students at EVC. I remember one student who was classified as having a learning disability but at EVC he seemed always ready to learn more. He was excited by learning and proud about his work there and that made me feel proud."

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!

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

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

Ambreen Qureshi (she/her) Executive Director Ambreen joined the EVC community as Executive Director in 2018. She has extensive leadership experience in the non-profit and media industry including Magnum Photos and the Associated Press. Ambreen received her M.S. with a concentration in media and culture from the New School and completed her undergraduate studies at the City College of New York. Previously as the Deputy Executive Director of the Arab-American Family Support Center, a trauma informed Settlement House, Ambreen spearheaded the development of innovative youth media programs including “I Need to Be Heard!” a participatory youth filmmaking program and “Stomp the Ban,” a large scale film installation and dance action to protest the travel ban. She also worked for the Jordan Red Crescent Society creating an arts and education program for refugee youth. The social justice issue that Ambreen is most passionate about dismantling is systemic racism and classism. (ella) Directora Ejecutiva Ambreen se unió a la comunidad de EVC como Directora Ejecutiva en 2018. Tiene una amplia experiencia de liderazgo en la industria sin fines de lucro y de medios de comunicación, incluyendo Magnum Photos y la Associated Press. Ambreen recibió su M.S. con una concentración en Medios y Cultura de la New School y completó sus estudios universitarios en el City College de Nueva York. Anteriormente, como Directora Ejecutiva Adjunta del Centro de Apoyo a la Familia Árabe-Estadounidense, Ambreen encabezó el desarrollo de innovadores programas de medios para jóvenes, incluido "¡Necesito que me escuchen!" un programa participativo de cine para jóvenes y “Pisotea la Prohibición”, una instalación cinematográfica a gran escala y acción de baile para protestar por la prohibición de viaje anti-inmigrante. También trabajó para Jordan Red Crescent Society creando un programa de arte y educación para jóvenes refugiados. El problema de justicia social que a Ambreen le apasiona más desmantelar es el racismo sistemático y el clasismo. aqureshi@evc.org

The Youth Documentary Workshop is the Educational Video Center’s award-winning signature program that has been preparing students for active community engagement, successful media careers and college since 1984. YOUTH DOCUMENTARY WORKSHOP The Youth Documentary Workshop, Educational Video Center’s flagship program, has been preparing young people for community action, successful media careers, and college since 1984. Our Youth Documentary Workshop (YDW) is a credit-bearing afterschool program in which high schoolers learn and work on all aspects of documentary filmmaking. The result: documentaries that investigate social justice issues from the perspective of those who are most impacted yet seldom heard. And a life-changing experience for many youth. Participants learn storyboarding, interviewing skills, editing, cinematography, and industry standard tools such as Adobe Premiere. They share all decision-making from selecting the topic of the film to how the end credits roll – and everything in between. At the end of each semester, the films premiere at theaters across NYC including at HBO, Film at Lincoln Center, and SVA Theatre. Through our signature portfolio roundtables, the newly-minted filmmakers discuss the films and reflect on their experiences making them. The films are entered in film festivals, screened at the students’ schools, and in many other venues, reaching new audiences, and winning awards. Participants also have the opportunity for paid internships with our media partners including Firelight Media, Union Editorial, and Bloomberg News. Many graduates of the workshop have gone on to work at media companies including Univision, CNN, Bloomberg News, Urbanworld Film Festival, PBS’s POV series, and more. Want to enroll students from your high school? Simply fill out the form below, or email Ines Morales , Programs Manager. PARTNER WITH EVC CONTACT US YOUTH DOCUMENTARY WORKSHOP AT A GLANCE Young people make a documentary film – from start to finish! On a social justice topic important to them. 15 weeks, 4 days a week, 3 hours a day (after school.) Open to all public high schoolers citywide especially Transfer, International, Consortium, and District 79 schools. Paid internships for students in work-based learning programs (such as Learn to Work, Work Learn Grow, and more.) NEXT SESSION: October 15th 2024 to January 16th 2025 (15 weeks) SCHEDULE: Monday to Thursday, 3:30pm - 6:30pm (12 hours/week) LOCATION : 16 Clarkson Street, 4th Fl, New York, NY APPLICATIONS : Accepted now through October 10, 2024 APPLICATION LINK RECENT DOCUMENTARIES