Youth
Price:
$175.00
Little Mermaid Singalong
Presented with Canadian Artist Matthew-Robin Nye, Paper Tiger presents The Little Mermaid Singalong, a half-hour variety program featuring solo performances by princesses, in-depth discussion about the feminist and queer readings of the film and its legacy, and of course, multi-lingual singalongs with both the original and updated lyrics. More info...
Basta Ya!
Paper Tiger collaborated with youth in Brooklyn to create a video on how gentrification and development affects residents. Rents and property values skyrocketed over the past few years in Sunset Park, a mostly Latino and Asian working class neighborhood in Brooklyn. People are being displaced as condominiums are being built. This video was created to inform residents about what is happening and to inspire the community to take action. However gentrification is happening in communities everywhere, and we want this video to also be seen in a global context. More info...
2010 TRT: 28 minutes #332
Home on the Frontline
Who is really fighting the war in Iraq? A trio of teenage Brooklyn filmmakers produced and directed Home on the Frontline to offer their perspective on the answer to this question. Young people’s personal stories highlight how they feel the effect of the Iraq War on a daily basis. This production demonstrates that war is not only fought abroad, as the corporate media would have us believe, but that it is also fought right here at home. A collaboration between Paper Tiger and Hook Productions... More info...
2008 TRT: 11 minutes #325
Class Dismissed
Class Dismissed provides a critical look at how U.S. history is taught in high school, at the myths that reduce the complexity of history into simple soundbites, and the information that never seems to make it onto the textbook pages. How can we alter this system to address the limitations of the current curriculum, to allow students to find their own place in history and the world today, to inspire them to become active learners and agents for social change? More info...
2004 TRT: 28 minutes #320
Biorhythms
Biorhythms weaves direct address testimonial with the rhymes and rhythms of the street to create a unique form of self-expression. Larry Goodwin, a client of Street Works, a drop-in center for homeless youth in Nashville, Tennessee, relates how coming to terms with his identity has both severed some relations in his life and has yielded a more self-determined voice. Youth-produced. More info...
2002 TRT: 9 minutes #307
On The Real
On The Real speaks with the different voices of clients from Streetworks, a drop-in center for homeless youth. Using video as a means to relate their lives, the young adult producers confound stereotypical assumptions of homeless youth and present themselves not as wretched individuals to be pitied but rather, as people: incisive, complex and real. Youth-produced. More info...
2002 TRT: 28 minutes #306
War and the Economy
Produced by high school youth from Manhattan, The Bronx and Brooklyn in reaction to the financial stress felt in New York pre-dating the war in Iraq in 2003. In the search for the true opinions of New Yorkers on war and the local economy, the young producers conduct interviews in some of the diverse neighborhoods in New York City including Soho, Times Square and in their neighborhoods in the Bronx. The production illuminates opinions on how the war would impact New York City and has been used as an educational tool for teach-ins about the war with Iraq. More info...
2002 TRT: 7 minutes #312
Access Orbit
Access Orbit compiles five hours of youth-produced video from around the country. This collection showcases different genres and styles of work that analyze, express, and celebrate our diverse communities and perspectives. Identity, community, independence, creative culture, experimental film and video, social justice, global issues, media criticism and activism are covered through segments of short-format work. Access Orbit is the first-ever television series produced by youth. More info...
2001 TRT: 5 hours #301
Military Myths
This production was created in collaboration with ROOTS with music from the AWOL CD. Young people, especially inner-city youth, are inundated with military advertisements and recruiters coming into schools and communities offering sign up-bonuses, money for education & job training. Widely used by activists and educators as a counter-recruitment tool, "Military Myths" takes a critical look at the military's promises. More info...
2001 TRT: 28 minutes #305
Showdown in Seattle: What Democracy Looks Like (Part 5)
In the final part of the 5-part Showdown in Seattle series, the WTO ends in failure and celebration. Interviews with Victor Menotti (Int. Forum on Globalization), John Mwaniki (Zimbabwe delegate), Lori Wallach (Public Citizen), Scott Nova (Citizen Trade Campaign), Mr. Shinohara (Japanese delegate), and others. A look at the youth participation in the Seattle protest and what the WTO means to them. The Longshoreman rally closes labor's week of events. An ironic look at holiday shopping in Seattle during the siege. More info...
1999 TRT: 28 minutes #293