Youth FX films have screened at more than 40 film festivals across the country and around the world!
Highlights of our festival success has included being selected to screen and winning awards at Los Angeles Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, BlackStar Film Festival, Denver Starz Film Festival, Harlem Intl. Film Festival, CineYouth Chicago, DC Independent Film Festival, Heartland Film Festival and San Francisco International Film Festival. Some of our most successful festival films include: Falling, Inside The Ring, Make It Float, Food Fight, Life Is Grand, Tyler, It's Natural, Project One, Mama's Boy, Reach and Outside The Box.
Through these festivals and showcases, Youth FX students are also exposed to the films of other artists and become active participants in a community of filmmakers. Ultimately these experiences have become a motivating factor in creating a culture of high artistic expectations within the Youth FX program and deepening our student’s understanding of film as an art form. These festivals have also raised the profile of the Youth FX program exponentially and led to bigger opportunities for our youth filmmakers.
WATCH AWARD-WINNING YOUTH FX NARRATIVE FILMS
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SILENCE (2018)
Inspired by real events and the #MeToo movement, SILENCE is a look at the fallout of a relationship that never was and the consequences of systematic silencing of women's voices.
Written & Directed by Camille Dobbs | Starring Camille Dobbs & Frank Ryan | Cinematography by Sareejha Lewis & Alexia Buddeau
OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2018 BlackStar Film Festival, 2018 Woodstock Film Festival, 2018 15 Minute Max Film Festival
FALLING (2015)
As two girls discover their feelings for each other, one of them is forced to choose between her new relationship and her father's disapproval. FALLING is an experimental narrative film that explores the challenges faced by LGBTQ youth as they navigate the intersections of love and family.
Directed by Maya Suchak
Written by Imani Peterkin, Mikayla Appleberry
WINNER: 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival: Best Narrative Short Future Filmmaker, Harlem Film Festival: Best Youth Short Film, Rockland Youth Film Festival, Best Narrative Film, Ballston Spa International Film Festival: Best Narrative Short, 15 Minute Film Festival: Best Film & Audience Award
OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2015 Woodstock Film Festival, 2015 Citizen Jane Film Festival, 2015 Long Beach QFilm Festival, 2015 Reel Sisters Film Festival, 2015 Q Tone Seattle Film Festival, 2015 Heartland Film Festival, 2015 Tallgrass Film Festival, 2015 Brighton Youth Film Festival, 2015 Reel Expressions Film Festival, 2015 C & C Hollywood Teen Film Fest, 2015 MORUS Film Festival, 2015 DIYDS National Youth Film Festival
STACKS ON DECK (2012)
The story of two friends who are faced with a moral dilemma after making a huge discovery in a park. Tensions build as they debate the consequences of their decision and realize they have been followed.
Directed by: Darian Henry | Written by RJ Ford & Majestic Tillman | Starring Majestic Tillman, Imani Peterkin & Maya Suchak
A MOMENT AGO (2016)
A mysterious phone unlocks the time/space continuum and livens up the daily existence of Winston.
Written & Directed by Dijour Carter
Cinematography David Salmon
Starring: Jyasi Nagel, Keivonta Graham, Ackazemus Myers, Maya Suchak
OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2016 All American High School Film Festival
