Friday, June 17th, 2005
8:30 - Live music by Nomadic Wax
9:00 - The Films
On the roof of Automotive High School
50 Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Dress warmly (it's cooler on the roof than in the streets).
In the event of rain the show is indoors at the same location.
Youth Power
THE FILMS:
Bullets in the Hood (Terrence Fisher & Daniel Howard, 25:00) Produced at Downtown Community TV's Pro-TV Program, a long-time Rooftop collaborator. Two of Daniel's previous films have screened at Rooftop, marking him as a genuine filmmaker to watch.
As a teen living in a housing project in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Terrence had seven of his friends shot and killed by guns. Terrence is not a gang member or a drug dealer -- he is just a normal teenager who likes making hip-hop music with his friends. In an attempt to stop gun violence in Bed-Stuy before losing another friend or even his own life, he picked up a camera to tell his story. Ironically, soon after beginning to shoot, Terrence's best friend Timothy Stansbury was shot and killed by a police officer right in front of TerrenceÇs face. Winner of the Special Jury Award for Short Filmmaking at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
Time to Shine @ 109 (The Producers Project, 8:40)
Three years ago, I.S. 109 was a school at risk. It is now a success. This song and music video -- written, performed and produced by the students, staff, parents and the principal of I.S. 109 in Queens, NY -- has been a tool for transformation. Using "rap" to render New York State Learning Standards relevant, alive, and practical, Time to Shine serves to improve school image and student achievementÍand stands as a model be utilized by schools across the city and country.
Baby in Two (Raw Art Works, 3:00)
A touching, brilliantly conceived music video made by the kids at Raw Art Works for a sad little love song by the Pernice Brothers.
Green Thumb (Peter Pa and Raw Art Works, 6:00)
A boy examines his relationship with his mother, a Cambodian immigrant with unusual habits and an indomitable spirit.
Cries of a Teenage Soul (Downtown Community Television, 11:00)
An intimate documentary that examines the many causes of teenage depression in the Soundview section of the Bronx.
Substantial Revisions (Andy Cahill, 11:00)
A brilliant claymation depiction of one teen artistÇs struggles to remain true to his art as the world attempts to cheer him up and force him to conform.
Prom Night (MNN, 15:00)
A strikingly realistic portrayal of two teenage friends struggling to accept each other after one of them reveals that he is gay.
Inertia (Youth Sounds, 10:30)
A hilarious and energetic dance music video about a classroom full of kids bored to the point of desperation.
Animation Station 2 (ZZalgernon, 1:30) Southern California video nut ZZalgernon helped a class of 3rd graders to make a series of bizarre flash animations and then arranged them into short film form, accompanied by the frantic strings from a Bernard Hermann score.
Animation Station 3 (ZZalgernon, 1:30) More 3rd graders, more flash animation and more music from classic films, courtesy of the ZZ.
