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Experience the powerful voices and creative talents of high school youth in our community. Presented in partnership with the Twin Cities Youth Media Network (TCYMN), this screening of short videos represents young artists involved with Capri Best Buy Teen Tech Center, In Progress, MIGIZI, Perpich Center for Arts Education, SPEAK MPLS, Studio Thirteen at FilmNorth, and other youth media arts programs.

The screening is followed by a Q&A with youth media makers and a TCYMN reception.

FILMS

Too Much by Azomali Obisakin (In Progress)
A 13-year-old speaks about the impact of the recent surge in federal immigration practices in Minnesota on her life.

TAGGED by Willa Henkemeyer (FilmNorth)
A morally driven student hatches a plan to validate the kind and expose the cruel, spurring chaos within the school's hierarchy.

Top Secret by Carlo Sucero (Perpich)
A chase ensues when a TOP SECRET file disappears.

Northbound by Leon Cabot (Perpich Center for Arts Education)
Two strangers meet at a funeral and discuss the fantasies of a recently departed man.

Film Noir by Nollie Brown (Perpich Center for Arts Education)
A janitor is cleaning the kitchen when a mysterious figure pops up out of nowhere.

rosaries by Aster Hawley (Perpich Center for Arts Education)
After being turned into a bloodthirsty monster, a girl struggles with a morally taxing problem.

Objective: Find Your Memory by Mie Morimoto (Perpich Center for Arts Education)
Inspired by a video game, a character awakens in an unfamiliar place. Their objective is to find their suppressed memories.

Rose Grave by Jasiah Amaanii (Capri Best Buy Teen Tech Center)
Who greets you on the other side? An assortment of characters deal with the biggest transition of their lives.

Grandiose Abstractus: Crashing Anamnesis by Sebastian Marquez (Perpich Center for Arts Education)
Experimental video graphics and scenes set to music from King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.

A lie for a lie, a witch for a monster by Saty Botello (SPEAK MPLS)
A scene from an animated story featuring a tense deal going down between a witch and a monster.

Spider Story (MIGIZI)
Community Elder Hope Flanagan tells the traditional story of the spider song.

Red Willow (MIGIZI)
Lakota Elder Jim Red Eagle tells the traditional story of how red willow came to the people.

Somalia to the World by Sundus Osman, Hamdi Mohamed (SPEAK MPLS)
A film about Somali culture and representation featuring Minneapolis’s Somali Museum and a traditional dance troupe.

Thread for Thought by Jaya Tummala, Kamya Bell-Jones (SPEAK MPLS)
Resist fast fashion with the environmentally-conscious women of b. Resale and Rethink Tailoring.

Don't Shoot Guns, Shoot Hoops by Charlie Quick (Capri Best Buy Teen Tech Center)
Tommy McBrayer uplifts Black youth through basketball, providing a safe environment for conversations about gun violence.

JoCose by Sebastian Milo Crane (Perpich Center for Arts Education)
An upbeat music video for the Japanese band Bump of Chicken about a character finding a secret forest.

Games 4 Girlz by Samantha Holt (Perpich Center for Arts Education)
Computer game play highlights the online experiences of young girls in the mid 2000's.

Approximately 55 minutes

Recommended for High School Students

The Twin Cities Youth Media Network is a community of youth-serving organizations and mentors fostering meaningful creative development opportunities for youth to amplify narratives through media.