Our City, Our Story April 29, 2006

Program Contains:
In My Neighborhood - Harlem
Directed By: Kenneth Crutchfield
4 min
by Kenneth Crutchfield
Summer Arts Institute Filmmaking Workshop
When asked to define his neighborhood, Kenneth chose to do so through a look at a neighborhood icon Ralph Ellison.

Inner City Blues
Directed By: "Jocelyn ""Monet"" Rodriguez"
2005, 6 min
by Jocelyn "Monet" Rodriguez
Ghetto Film School
Beauty is found in the rhythm and cadence of daily life in a New York City neighborhood.

From an Objective Point of View
Directed By: Janet Aponte
2005, 10 min
Written and Co-directed by Janet Aponte*
Directed by Jim McKay and Hannah Weyer
Scenarios USA
Two best friends make a pact not to have sex without consulting the other. With their agreement on the verge of being broken, the result is an honest look at teenage desire.
*Youth filmmaker

Journey to the Unknown
Directed By: Lizbeth Mejia
6 min
By Lizbeth Meija
Reel Works Teen Filmmaking
As a young girl celebrates her quinecenera, she reflects on the trend of young motherhood and questions what it means to come of age in New York.

Razing NY: The Disappearance of Affordable Housing
Directed By: Rachel Horsford,
Gentile Lewis,
Lenah Perez,
Sabina Khan,
Nathaniel Reyes,
Jennifer Almeida,
Ronny Jaramillo,
Anthony Marrero,
Ashley Vasquez,
Tavian Lucas,
Lucas (none),
Allan Powell,
Ali Muhammad,
Sam Tufel,
Shamona Bennett
2005, 22 min
by Jennifer Almeida, Shamona Bennett, Rachel Horsford, Ronny Jaramillo, Sabina Khan, Gentile Lewis, Tavian Lucas, Anthony Marrero, Ali J. Muhammad, Lenah Perez, Allan Powell, Nathaniel Reyes, Sam Tufel, and Ashley Vasquez.
Global Action Project
An investigation into the phenomenon of gentrification and its impact on the communities it has changed.

Dreamer
Directed By: Casey Feldman
5 min
by Casey Feldman
A young man's journey through the dark but beautiful landscape of the city that never sleeps.

In the Midst
Directed By: Sandra Appiah
12 min
by Sandra Appiah
Downtown Community Television/Pro-TV
Sandra was born in Ghana, moved to Italy, and then to the Bronx. This is the story of Sandra and her family's struggle to start a new life in New York City.

Bangla Remix
Directed By: Anthony Gonsalves
11 min
by Anthony Gonzalves
Downtown Community Television/Pro-TV
Anthony presents a portrait of the duality of his life in New York City as both an American and a Bangladeshi.

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