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Thursday 1st January 2009 8:00 am

Terrence Thompson: Student Produced Film, “Division 201”

A young writer and filmmaker from Chicago discusses his role in making “Division 201,” a film about racial divisions in a high school classroom.  The film was produced through the IFP-Chicago Mentorship Program, and written, directed and crewed entirely by students from the Digital Youth Network.  This post is part of our series hearing from youth artists and content creators in digital media.

Hello, my name is Terrence Thompson and i’m a junior at Whitney Young High School. The film I am about to post was produced by the Digital Youth Network after-school program which I have been apart of since the 7th grade. The film was a collaborative project amongst several high school students who all were a part of the Digital Youth Network. These high school students wrote, directed, filmed, edited, and documented the film. The film is called “Division 201.” I wrote the script and was cinematographer on production.

I have always had a passion for media and the Digital Youth Network has allowed me to explore and learn the process of creating it.

I have learned how to make films and express my environment and what I see through the media I create. Because of the Digital Youth Network I have access to technology and resources to hopefully pursue a future career path of film production.

Editor’s Note:
See Terrence’s recent interview of Arne Duncan. Duncan is the current CEO of the Chicago Public Schools and was recently chosen by President Elect Obama as the nominee for US Secretary of Education.

Category: Civic-Engagement, Credibility, Ecology-of-Games, Identity, Race-Ethnicity, Unexpected

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Matthew Anton
 http://www.characterplanet.com
Posted on January 2 2009 8:40 AM

Digital Youth Network after-school program did a great job on this. My school people were always divided during lunch time as well; vid shines light on the problems youth face.

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