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We are thrilled to share that EVC alum, Billy Marte, was featured on News 12 the Bronx for his documentary—“Making a Way: Getting In and Succeeding in College.” In mid-February, News 12 the Bronx shared his story, starting with the work he did at EVC to his latest internship. After having doubts about attending college, he chose to turn the camera onto his own life and research college access and success. The film opens with Billy’s biggest question: “Should I just start working or should I go to college?” This is the overarching question for many students in New York City. Then, Billy and other EVC students did some more research and reporting. They discovered that 18-24 year-olds unemployment rate is a mere 7.7% for those with a Bachelor’s degree, but it is 19.7% for those with only a high-school diploma. After his hard work to pass his math tests and discovering his options for education past high-school, Billy is now attending Bronx Community College. Due to his experience at EVC and a connection with another EVC alum, Alex Soto, he also has landed an internship at Bloomberg News. Billy’s success is a prime example of what EVC’s mission is. Empowering youth and giving them the tools they need to continue their education and pursue their passions. Image: Billy with his mother (middle) and Executive Director Steve Goodman (right) during the screening of “Making A Way” at HBO Theater.

FIELD BUILDING LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION Since our first professional development workshops for teachers 30 years ago, we’ve worked to expand student media arts production in schools across New York City – and beyond. We worked with teachers to not only bring more media making into the curriculum, but to create student-centered classrooms animated by student voice, creative expression, and inquiry into the social conditions of their lives. Over the years, we’ve remained committed to these foundational ideas through our teaching, coaching, writing, and field building work in education. Our methodology has been enriched through our work with partners including Foxfire, the NYC Writing Project, CCT, the Coalition of Essential Schools, Bread Loaf, NYU, the British Film Institute, and the Open Society Institute Youth Initiatives. In the 1990’s, we built collaboration among teachers, youth media practitioners and school reform leaders by co-sponsoring the National Conference on Media Education and School Reform and through work in the Students at the Center initiative. In the 2000’s, we codified EVC’s principles and best practices of project-based, critical media pedagogy through the publications of Teaching Youth Media (TC Press) and Youth-Powered Video Curriculum and the development of the Youth Media Learning Network. We continue our field building leadership in education with new initiatives including the dissemination of our students’ archive of documentaries in schools and libraries to foster youth voice, critical literacy, and community action. CLICK HERE TO VIEW MORE OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS. Stay tuned for more highlights as we continue to build out our timeline throughout our 30th Anniversary year! Spread the word about EVC’s documentaries and youth media projects! Please click here to make a secure tax-deductible donation. EVC’s Youth Documentary Workshops and Professional Development Programs are made possible with generous support from: The Academy Foundation, The Brenner Family Foundation, the Brightwater Foundation, HBO, the Manhattan Borough President’s Office, the National Board of Review, the National Endowment of the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, the Partnership for a Healthier New York City, the Pinkerton Foundation, the W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation, The After-School Corporation, and the Milton A. & Roslyn Z. Wolf Family Foundation, and you.

The students participated in great dialogue about potential solutions, including neighborhood policing, NYPD living within the boroughs they serve, and more community forums like these to provide a safe space for the community to voice their opinions and ideas.

In this three-day professional development intensive, teachers and youth workers will learn to plan, facilitate and assess Common Core aligned, media project-based units that will build their students’ 21st century literacy, critical thinking and artistic storytelling skills. The workshop is experiential, giving all participants the opportunity to work collaboratively with their peers to create a project. Readings on literacy development and group facilitation will also be discussed. To register and obtain an application form, please contact Jennifer Proulx at jproulx@evc.org.

EVC started with a simple idea — to transform the lives of young people by putting video cameras into their hands to explore and report on the issues that matter most to them and their communities. As busy as they are, our graduates carry EVC’s community-minded values We are proud to announce that at our Annual Benefit and Premiere Screening at the Film Society of Lincoln Center on June 3rd, we will be giving Alex Soto,Technical Director at Bloomberg News, the EVC Alumni Leader’s Award for his dedicated support and mentorship of EVC students. To view more of our achievements over the past three decades, click here. Join us at our culminating celebration of our 30th anniversary year at the Film Society of Lincoln Center on June 3rd for an incredible journey of new beginnings. To purchase tickets and make a secure tax-deductible donation, please click here or click the button below.

This year, we are extremely excited to be honoring journalists Ray Suarez and Farai Chideya, in addition to longtime EVC Board Member Torrance York, and EVC graduate and technical director at Bloomberg News, Alex Soto. We are thrilled that U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Honorary Chair of our Benefit Committee, will give videotaped welcome remarks. We hope you can join us for the culminating celebration of our 30th anniversary! As we reach another milestone, we hope you continue to support EVC and its mission. To purchase tickets or make a secure tax-deductible donation, please click the button below.

EVC’s New Media Arts apprentices have been working all semester on a new interactive community website Bridging the Gap between Community and Police. Our interactive site has already been awarded a Social Impact Award at the Emoti-con Youth Digital and Technology Challenge this past month.The website aims to stir up dialogue between youth, community and the police, highlighting ineffective policing practices and moving towards a solution. Please mark your calendars for Wednesday’s June 10 New Media Arts Apprenticeship Website Launch! Join our students as they workshop their new website and present their work. We would love your presence to help us celebrate this great accomplishment! The flyer is attached. Email events@evc.org to let us know you are coming. We hope to see you there!

Thank you for making our benefit screening at the Film Society of Lincoln Center last Wednesday such an overwhelming success! We are extremely proud of our students for producing two extraordinary, thought-provoking films that explore teens’ mental health needs in schools and the separation of families due to incarceration, substance abuse, and deportation. Congratulations again to this year’s honorees, Ray Suarez , Farai Chideya ,Torrance York , and Alex Soto for their outstanding work in journalism, their dedication to EVC, and for mentoring and inspiring the next generation of creative media artists and journalists. We would also like to thank U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Honorary Chair of our event, for her warm welcome remark. Big thanks to the 2015 Benefit Committee, EVC alumni, and staff members for their months of planning and hard work. This night was also made possible with support from our friends at the Film Society of Lincoln Center. A round of applause for our incredible food and beverages donors, including: Bottlerocket Wine & Spirit, Cha Pa’s Noodles and Grill, COSTCO, Getting Hungry, Mustang Thakali Kitchen, Potjanee, Q Drinks, and Sweet Revenge. With your generous support, we raised a record-breaking$58,000! Thank you for being there with us and believing in the work we do! Click here or the video below to enjoy a special feature about EVC by Ray Suarez on Inside Story. #documentaryfilmmaking #YouthMedia #fundraiser #benefit #FilmSocietyofLincolnCenter

EVC students presented their interactive community website, providing original interviews, historical footage from EVC archives, and research about police-community relations at Teachers College, Columbia University on June 10th. Following this launch, these students will be placed in summer camp counselor jobs teaching digital media to middle school students. EVC New Media Arts Youth Producers walked the audience through the contents of their transmedia site, including video interviews on problems and solutions, an interactive community map, a digital comic strip, EVC archival footage, and “know your rights” information. Members of the students’ communities, including teachers and families, attended the launch and participated in a Q&A. Click here to explore the site yourself! Thanks to our generous supporters of this program at The After-School Corporation, the New York State Council on the Arts, Per Scholas Inc, the TechFoundation, and the Wellspring Foundation! And thanks to the Media and Social Change Lab at Teachers College for hosting our launch! Congratulations to all of our New Media Arts Apprentices! EVC programs are also made possible with generous support from: The Academy Foundation of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Brenner Family Foundation, the Brightwater Fund, HBO, the Manhattan Borough President’s Office, the National Board of Review, the National Endowment for the Arts, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, the Office of Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, the Office of Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, the Office of New York City Council Member Corey Johnson, the Pinkerton Foundation, the Schumann Media Center, the W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation, The Laura B. Vogler Foundation, and the Milton A. & Roslyn Z. Wolf Family Foundation Teacher of Conscience Fund.

EVC is now accepting applications for Basic and Advanced Youth Doc Workshops for this fall semester. The Advanced Youth Documentary Workshop (AYDW) workshop is set to begin Monday, September 28th, and the Basic Youth Documentary Workshop (BYDW) is set to begin Tuesday, September 29th, both will meet 3:30pm-6:30pm. APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW PROCESS ENDS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH. Due to the amount of school closing days this month, we will be holding interviews on the following dates, and ask that you, or the students, call or email to set up an interview as soon as possible: September 10th, 16th, 17th,18th, 21st, 22nd and 25th. Check out trailers of last semester’s films demonstrating the work produced by EVC youth producers below. Growing Apart trailer Brainstorming trailer To apply, download an application form for AYDW or BYDW and submit your application form to the Co-Director of Youth Doc Workshop, Tanya Jackson at tjackson@evc.org.

We are pleased to announce EVC documentary Growing Apart: The Politics of Family Separation has been accepted into the Greenwich Village Film Festival! The Greenwich Village Film Festival celebrates the artistic expression of aspiring and independent artists in “one of the most photogenic neighborhoods of New York City.” Join us at the Short Documentary screening, October 28th 6pm at The Players Theatre (115 Macdougal St, New York, NY 10012). Tickets could be purchased through this link: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/952309 In Growing Apart, EVC youth producers report on the psychological impact that their parents’ deportation, incarceration, and substance abuse have on the separation of families. Growing Apart has been featured in the BlackStar Film Festival, the Tower of Youth’s 19th Annual North American All Youth Film & Education Day, and the upcoming International Family Film Festival. Check out the trailer below: