Episode 3
Original Cablecast: April 18, 2008
- Laughing Silently: Living with a drug-addicted father, teenager Iemi Hernandez-Kim has to cope with the reality of his addiction and learn how to nurture her relationship with her mother during tough times.
- This is How I Feel about Brooklyn: an honest, hard-eyed look at the place he calls home, by 15-year-old Shaliek Wilson, a finalist in our Show Us Your Reel Bklyn video contest.
- Interview with Shaliek Wilson: director of “This Is How I Feel About Brooklyn” and runner up, Show Us Your Reel Bklyn video contest.
- Jewmaican: At a young age, Melinda Tenenzapf lost her mother to suicide. Though she was Jewish, she was then raised by her Jamaican nanny. How does she see her identity today?
Episode 2
Original Cablecast: March 18, 2008
This month’s teen videos include:
- Losing Ground: The story of a homeless couple who happen to be both lesbians and teenagers. From Educational Video Center.
- Commonplace, by Axel Lindy: A finalist in our “Show Us Your Reel Bklyn” contest: an impressionistic look at sneaking out at night and hanging with your friends.
- Brooklyn is Everything, by Derek Garcia: The winning entry in our “Show Us Your Reel Bklyn” contest: a teenager’s meditation on his favorite places in Brooklyn.
- Monster: A new girl on the block forces a young man to deal with a secret that’s been keeping him “out of the game.” A professional production of a Brooklyn teen-ager’s script, from Scenarios USA.
Episode 1
Original Cablecast: February 19, 2008
This month’s teen videos include:
- Buss Di Dance: An inside look at the world of Dancehall. From its origins to its Americanization, the piece takes you on a guided tour of the culture, the style, the dance and the spirit of the dancehall phenomenon. By Mariel Santana, Kiara Mejia, Michelle Cruz, and Hadellise Roman.
- Commodity: According to its authors, this experimental video “is all about the things that anger us, i.e, the manner in which major corporations control the way people live today.” By Terry Jones Jr., Kendra Dennis, Amanda Rodriguez, Tiffany Vanderpool, and Latel Bethea
- America for Dummies: If American teenagers are ignorant of world history and current events what does that mean for the world they will one day lead? By NiAZ Mosharraf.