Tag: Media Arts Center San Diego
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Teen Producers Look Back at the 19th Annual Latino Film Festival
By Erin Timony, Anais Bernard, Oscar Perez, Trevor Seines and Dylan Rohn Media Arts Center San Diego screened more than 160 films created by and starring Latinos during its 19th Annual Latino Film Festival in March. The event was aimed at bringing attention to the dearth of Latino faces on television and movie screens in…
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Youth Gather to End Violence in Their Neighborhoods
By Erin Timony, Anais Bernard Oscar Perez, Trevor Seines and Dylan Rohn Youth from all over San Diego gathered at the Jacobs Center in southeast San Diego March 2 to discuss ways to improve their communities and prevent violence. The event was organized the center’s Youth Movement Program and called on local teens to be expert…
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Preview: SD Latino Film Festival To Highlight Chicano Voices for First Time
Each year, the festival focuses on filmmakers from a single country abroad. But a lack of Latino faces on American television and movie screens spurred festival organizers to focus their lens closer to home this time. With Latinos making up the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population, their stories are wide-ranging and vital to understanding…
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Behind the Scenes: Teen Producers Highlight Crawford Garden
By Brian Myers Youth learning to produce documentaries released three short videos about a local school garden program this summer. The diverse group of students between the ages of 12 and 18 are part of the Teen Producers’ Project, a 10-year-old program of the Media Arts Center San Diego. Students of the TPP visited the…
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Students Plant Garden Boxes for Needy
By Katelyn Anacona, James Burrell, Mark Duvall, Starz Loreto and Julissa Mora The following video was produced by youth in the Media Arts Center San Diego’s Teen Producers Project.