Over 100,000 15-24 year olds in Monroe County are about to leave their childhood homes and schools to become successful and independent adults. 100 youths were given video cameras to document their strengths and challenges transitioning into adulthood.
- See the new videos from 2008! Videos from 2006 & 2007 are also available.
- Learn more about upcoming and past events.
- Read about the project.
Highlights
- Videos from 2008 are now available. This year, all videos have been posted on YouTube as well!
- More than 5,200 people attended over 40 ITVS Community Cinema events nationwide—the largest turnout ever for this Independent Lens' flagship national outreach program!
- Filmmaker Websites Now Available!
- Animated short film Livin' Life: Teens' Voices premiered at the High Falls Film Festival! Watch the film online!
- Listen to Brenda Tremblay's interview with U of R researcher Ann Marie White who co-directed this project.
News
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Celebrate the Raising 100,000 Voices Winners annouced! -
Celebrate the Raising 100,000 Voices youth filmmakers by attending a project event showcasing their work on Friday, May 4 from 6 - 9pm. Admission to this event is FREE and open to the public. more
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HIP HOP: Beyond Beats & Rhymes Competition as part of Raising 100,000 Voices, young adults, ages 15-24, were invited to create a piece of hip-hop art. Hip-hop art included written lyrics, photography/visual art or recorded spoken word or videos. Check out the entries Coming soon!
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Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes a PBS documentary takes an in-depth look at manhood in rap music and hip-hop culture – where creative genius, poetic beauty, and mad beats collide with misogyny, violence and homophobia. This groundbreaking documentary is “loving critique” of certain disturbing developments in rap music culture from the point of view of a fan who challenges the art form’s representations of masculinity. Aired on WXXI-TV 21 (cable 11) on Friday, February 23, 2007 at 10 p.m.
The national broadcast of HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats and Rhymes are supported by a comprehensive national community engagement campaign designed to educate both young consumers and media makers about issues of gender, race and community values. The campaign supports media literacy and encourages young men and women to reflect on the impact of frequently violent and sexual imagery on themselves, their relationships and their communities. Visit the outreach website. or Visit the PBS Companion Website. -
Fifteen students who participated in Raising 100,000 Voices, produced a new animated short film, Livin' Life: Teens' Voices, which premiered at the High Falls Film Festival on Saturday, November 11 at 5 p.m. at the Little Theatre (back), 240 East Avenue. Read more! - new: Watch the film online!
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Several Raising 100,000 Voices filmmakers were finalists at The Young Filmmakers Festival (YFF), which made its High Falls Film Festival debut on Thursday, November 9 at 6:55 pm at the Little Theatre 1, 240 East Avenue. Read more!
- Find out what the next steps are for the Raising 100,000 Voices project.
