YOUNG FILMMAKERS SCREEN THEIR MINI-DOCS AT THE LITTLE THEATRE ON MAY 13th

A Raising 100,000 Voices Project Presented by
WXXI and the University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York (May 1, 2015) – Safety on public buses, foster care, staying in school, and acceptance for disabilities are just a few topics young filmmakers from the Raising 100,000 Voices project tackle in their own video productions. Raising 100,000 Voices, a project that encourages young adults to express, through video, issues that concern them, presents a special premiere screening of their mini-documentaries on Wednesday, May 13 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Little Theatre, 240 East Avenue in downtown Rochester. Now in its 10^th year, the project has hosted nine screenings of more than 200 videos. Eleven videos from 50 filmmakers will be featured at the May 13^th screening, which is free and open to the public.

The Raising 100,000 Voices project is a national outreach effort designed to help understand the needs of the community from the point of view of those emerging into adulthood. WXXI and the University of Rochester Medical Center initiated the model in Rochester in 2005 with a partnership of youth-serving agencies.

Filmmakers for this series of videos includes groups from 209th Regiment of Cadets, Charles Settlement House, Inc., Dazzle School of Visual and Performing Arts, ImagineYOU, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County, Monroe County Youth on the Move, School No. 39 of the Rochester City School District (RCSD), Frank Fowler Dow School No. 52 (RCSD), and the Office of Mental Health Promotion (OMHP) of the University of Rochester’s Department of Psychiatry.

This event is made possible by a partnership with Roadwork for Success in Young Adulthood, WXXI Public Broadcasting, and the University of Rochester Department of Psychiatry and The Susan B. Anthony Center. To learn more, visit: http://wxxi.org/education/raising100kvoices/

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