This workshop will allow young and aspiring filmmakers to talk about the issues they care about the most and then make a documentary. The documentary will be filmed over the course of two days, and an edited version of the film will be screened locally for everyone to see.

In a series of workshops Tuesday July 5th through August 9th, this program covers under-discussed topic areas, including advocacy filmmaking, producing the NGO or political documentary, and documentary shorts for the web. There are even workshops on funding and distributing your documentary work worldwide.

The course encourages students to develop a voice through a wide range of formats and styles, where students work in teams proposing short, do-able documentary projects which they shoot and edit for screening and review by the group and public. Subject matter can come from local issues and events, artists and a host of interesting local characters. All work is reviewed and critiqued, and in the end, students take away at least one, possibly more, collaborative documentary pieces.

This workshop has been designed to engage local youth interested in film grades 9-12 and is limited to 10 seats.  The workshop is held 6 consecutive Tuesdays beginning September 13th, 3:30 to 5:00 pm, with open workshops on Thursdays September 22nd and October 13th 5:00 to 6:45 pm for  those who require additional time to edit their work.  The fee for the 6 week workshop including materials is $35.  Please email programs@mwsohkfc.org for further information and registration or you may call 973.762.4062.