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Join us as we premiere two new youth-produced short documentaries on health and environmental injustices. In one film, teens explore their own LES and Upper Eastside neighborhoods to investigate the impact of alcohol on their communities with support from the Manhattan Coalition at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Partnership for a Healthier New York City. In another film, youth producers bring the camera into their homes as they partner with WE ACT for Environmental Justice to expose poor indoor air quality conditions that affect the health of residents throughout Northern Manhattan and beyond. Date & Time:Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 6 p.m. Venue: Goldwurn Auditorium – Mount Sinai School of Medicine 1425 Madison Avenue (corner of 98th & Madison), New York, NY RSVP to Devin Madden at devin.madden@mountsinai.org

Join us as we premiere two new youth-produced short documentaries on health and environmental injustices. In one film, teens explore their own LES and Upper Eastside neighborhoods to investigate the impact of alcohol on their communities with support from the Manhattan Coalition at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Partnership for a Healthier New York City. In another film, youth producers bring the camera into their homes as they partner with WE ACT for Environmental Justice to expose poor indoor air quality conditions that affect the health of residents throughout Northern Manhattan and beyond. Date & Time: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 6 p.m. Venue: Goldwurn Auditorium – Mount Sinai School of Medicine 1425 Madison Avenue (corner of 98th & Madison), New York, NY RSVP to Devin Madden at devin.madden@mountsinai.org

As the fall semester comes to a close, EVC invites educators across New York City to join us for these free events: Teacher Network Wine & Cheese Night 5:00 – 6:30pm ,Tuesday, December 4, 2012 Educational Video Center @ 120 W 30th Street, 7th Floor Come celebrate the amazing work being produced in the field this semester and connect with educators who facilitate this process. Light refreshments will be served. Screening – Through Our Eyes: Three Decades of EVC Youth Documentaries 3:30pm – Thursday, December 6, 2012 The Film Society of Lincoln Center Elin Bunin Munroe Film Center @ 144 West 65th Street (Between Broadway & Amsterdam) Spanning three decades worth of extraordinary work, the EVC Retrospective Series captures moments in New York’s history through the fresh, but unblinking eyes of emerging teen filmmakers. Join us for this powerful program that provides the youth perspective on the School to Prison pipeline through three hard-hitting short films. Space is limited, please RSVP to reserve seats for your class and receive complimentary teacher guide. Sign Up Now for Spring & Summer EVC Programs EVC is now accepting enrollment for Spring & Summer programs. Find out more about our in-school Professional Development Programs for classroom educators as well as afterschool and summer Youth Documentary Workshops for New York City youth. Professional Development Program – EVC provides workshops and resources in media production and EVC’s methodology, including EVC’s Youth Powered Video DVD Curriculum, for K-12 teachers and after-school educators, nationally and abroad. For more information, contact Program Director Kate Rubenstein (krubenstein@evc.org) or click here (http://www.evc.org/programs/eep) Youth Documentary Workshop – EVC’s signature afterschool and summer program teaches high school students to research, shoot, and edit compelling documentaries that examine issues of immediate relevance in their lives. EVC is now accepting enrollment for the 15-week credit-bearing afterschool program for the spring semester; there is also a 7-week stipend-bearing program in the summer. For more information, contact Program Co-Directors Christine Mendoza (cmendoza@evc.org) or Tanya Jackson (tjackson@evc.org) or click here (http://www.evc.org/programs/documentary-workshop) EVC Documentaries, Curriculum, and more are available year-round at evc.org

EVC and Mount Sinai’s Manhattan Community Transformation Grant Coalition are proud to commemorate The Great American Smokeout, a day to encourage smokers to take steps towards healthier, smoke-free lives. For more information, here is the event flyer. When: Thursday, November 15 1:00 – 4:00pm Where: Harlem Hospital 530 Lenox Avenue Nursing Conference Room (3rd floor) Who:Community Members, Stakeholders, Youth – YOU! RSVP: Email Devin at devin.madden@mountsinai.org by Thurs, 11/8 Schedule 1:00 – 3:00pm – Community Presentations • Harlem Hospital Center’s “Quit Smoking” program will highlight smoking cessation programs and evidence-based treatments • The Manhattan Smoke-free Partnership will discuss ways we can build a smoke-free city • The YWHA of Washington Heights/Inwood will talk about ways to get youth involved in fighting tobacco advertising 3:00 – 4:00pm – Documentary Screening: A CLOUDED VIEW

A Retrospective of EVC Award-Winning FilmsProgram 4: Critical Issues in the Election (Between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue) HopStop Map for 144 West 65th Street Buy Tickets At the FSLC Web Site This 4th program of this extraordinary documentary series explores critical issues in this election — undocumented youth, marriage equality, youth activism and voter registration — as seen through the fresh, but unblinking eyes of emerging filmmakers at the Educational Video Center. Youth producers blend an historical overview of student and social protest movements with current testimony from outspoken youth activists. Alienated gives voice to undocumen-ted youth immigrants facing the challenges of life after high school with no options for legalized work or college. This documentary examines what it means to be young, able and “illegal” in America. Combining personal stories with historical and contemporary struggles for gay rights, students document the painful discrimination and in some cases, acceptance, that LGBT youth experience with their friends and family on a daily basis. Blending humor, plainspoken language, and interviews with friends, family, local political leaders and community activists, this engaging documentary puts a face on “the youth vote” and the importance of voter registration in the historic 2008 election.********************************************** Each program will be screened twice at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center Amphitheater (with an afternoon screening for school audiences and an evening screening for general audiences). Question and answer sessions with the producers will follow each of the programs.Tickets are priced at $10 for the general public, $7 for FSLC members, and $8 for students and seniors, and can be purchased online at Filmlinc.com or in person at the box offices of The Film Society of Lincoln Center at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center. EVC’s Youth Documentary Workshop is a 15-week credit-bearing course that teaches high school students from across New York City to research, shoot, and edit compelling documentaries that examine community and youth-related issues.********************************************** EVC’s Youth Documentary Workshops and Professional Development Programs are made possible with generous support from: The Bay and Paul Foundations; The Robert Bowne Foundation; The Brenner Family Foundation; The Brightwater Fund; The Gerald & Janet Carrus Foundation; HBO; Hyde and Watson Foundation; Jewish Communal Fund; National Board of Review; Open Society Foundations; W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation; Time Warner Foundation; The Wellspring Foundation; and The Milton A. & Roslyn Z. Wolf Family Foundation Teacher of Conscience Fund. EVC is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. EVC programs are also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. In-kind support is provided by Benjamin Moore & Co, Claudia Giselle Design LLC, Gray Matters NYC, the Lawyers Alliance for New York, and the New York City Department of Education.

EVC and the Film Society of Lincoln Center Invite You to…Through Our Eyes Program 3: Housing and the Way We Live When: Tuesday, May 15th At 3pm and 6:15pm Where: The Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center Amphitheater 144 West 65th Street (Between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue) Spanning three decades, this program of this extraordinary documentary series explores critical issues in this election — undocumented youth, marriage equality, youth activism and voter registration — as seen through the fresh, but unblinking eyes of emerging filmmakers at the Educational Video Center. Buy Tickets: At the FSLC Web Site As the Sun Comes Up, the Bricks Fall Down 2010; 22 mins. Mixing spoken word, animation, interviews with youth activists and their own personal profiles, EVC filmmakers tell powerful stories of neighborhood gentrification and displacement living in the shadows of the newly built Yankee Stadium in the Bronx and condos in Brooklyn. *************************************** Each program will be screened twice at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center Amphitheater (with an afternoon screening for school audiences and an evening screening for general audiences). Question and answer sessions with the producers will follow each of the programs. Tickets are priced at $10 for the general public, $7 for FSLC members, and $8 for students and seniors, and can be purchased online at Filmlinc.com or in person at the box offices of The Film Society of Lincoln Center at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center. EVC’s Youth Documentary Workshop is a 15-week credit-bearing course that teaches high school students from across New York City to research, shoot, and edit compelling documentaries that examine community and youth-related issues. EVC’s Youth Documentary Workshops and school programs are generously supported by: the Bay and Paul Foundations, the Brenner Family Foundation, the Brightwater Fund, the Gerald & Janet Carrus Foundation, HBO, Hyde and Watson Foundation, Milton A. & Roslyn Z. Wolf Family Foundation Teacher of Conscience Fund, National Board of Review, the Robert Bowne Foundation, Time Warner, Inc, W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation, and Wellspring Foundation; with public support from the National Endowment for the Arts, NYC Department of Education, New York State Council on the Arts – Arts Education General Program Support and Electronic Media and Film, and the NYC DYCD Summer Youth Employment Program; and individual donors; and with in-kind support from Benjamin Moore & Co, Claudia Giselle Design LLC, Gray Matters NYC, the Lawyers Alliance for New York, and Satellite Academy High School.

We’re proud to announce that EVC’s Basic Documentary Workshop crew, and the program’s director, Christine L. Mendoza, were guests on Dr. Fritz Galette’s weekly radio program “The Dr. Fritz Show,” on WWLR-AM, to discuss their experience at the Educational Video Center and their work on this semester’s important documentary topic: “Disconnected Youth”. The program was prerecorded last week and will be broadcast at 10 pm on May 3, 2012. We hope you can join us. WWLR-AM can be found at 1600 on the AM dial. The student filmmakers explained how their time at EVC has helped them academically and in what may be their future profession. They are considered to be experts in the topic they are documenting, and psychologist Dr. Fritz engaged them to explore solutions to the problems of youth unemployment and disconnection from school. Joy Jiang, For more information about the EVC documentary project on “Disconnected Youth,” contact Christine Mendoza. And for more information about the Educational Video Center’s Basic Documentary Workshop, please visit http://www.evc.org. When: Wednesday, May 3, 2012 At 10 PM Where: WWRL-AM 1600 on the AM Dial –>

The Film Society of Lincoln Center and EVC Invite You to a Retrospective of EVC’s Award-Winning Films Spanning three decades worth of extraordinary work, the EVC retrospective series captures moments in New York’s history through the fresh, but unblinking eyes of emerging teen filmmakers. April 17, 2012 at 3 pm and 6:15 pm The Elinor Bunin Monroe Film Center Amphitheater 144 West 65th Street (Between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue) Program 2: Epidemics in Our Lives “Crack Clouds Over Hell’s Kitchen” “AIDS: Facts Over Fear” “Hard Times in Cypress Hills” “Young Gunz”

Program 1: Youth Culture and the Arts “Hip Hop: A Culture of Influence” “Street Art: From the Can to the Canvas” “That’s What They Call Art!” March 13, 2012 at 3 pm and 6:15 pm The Elinor Bunin Monroe Film Center Amphitheater 144 West 65th Street (Between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue)

Over this past year, EVC’s student filmmakers have tackled a wide range of issues including: The effect of mortgage foreclosures on families in Queens; Homophobia and the ongoing struggle for marriage equality; The challenges faced by immigrant youth from war-torn Liberia; and The impact of the last decade of wars on youth and their families. We have taught video to nearly 700 students in 15 schools throughout New York City,and showcased their works in EVC’s 2nd Annual Youth Powered Video Film Festival. We are proud that EVC documentaries have been featured at the Sundance, Human Rights Watch, and Tribeca film festivals, and have been honored with over 100 awards, including an Emmy. EVC’s programs provide students with transformative experiences. While less than two-thirds of NYC students graduate in four years (2010), over 90% of EVC’s student filmmakers graduate from high school and many of them have gone on to college and careers in such media companies as CNN, The New York Times, the History Channel, CNBC, Nickelodeon, the Manhattan Neighborhood Network, the Hispanic International TV Network, and PBS’s “POV” program. But we need your help to sustain this work. Please give generously to EVC and enable us to reach as many young people as we can with EVC’s life-changing programs. All your donations go directly to fund our award-winning programs. If your company or organization can help by making a contribution, please contact Executive Director and Founder Steve Goodman at sgoodman@evc.org Or Click Here to make a secure online donation with your credit card. If you would rather send a check, please make it payable to the Educational Video Center, Inc, 120 West 30th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001. Either way, your gift to EVC is 100% tax deductible. We are a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. Thank you for being among the inspired! All of us at EVC wish you and your families a happy, healthy (and youthful) holiday and New Year!

When: Monday, November 21, 2011 At 10 am and 12 Noon Where: Hostos Community Center for the Arts and Culture (For Middle and High School Students) 450 Grand Concourse 149th Street Bronx, NY ___________ Mortgage Mayhem The New Filmmakers Fall Series When: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 At 6 pm Where: The Anthology Film Archives 32 Second Avenue (at East 2nd Street) New York, NY

The Educational Video Center Invites you to . . . A Premiere Screening from EVC’s Youth Documentary Workshop Program June 20, 2011 at 6pm HBO Theater 1100 Avenue of the Americas (Between 42nd Street & 43rd Street) Mortgage Mayhem: Living Inside Fraud — EVC students turn their cameras on one of their classmates, as she uncovers the truth behind her family’s struggle to keep their home. Combining personal stories and interviews with housing advocates and financial journalists, they give a human face to the foreclosure and predatory lending crisis in New York City. #HBOTheater #FilmMaking #videoproduction #home #YouthMedia #finance #premierescreening #DocWorkshop #documentary