Young filmmakers premiere their work on the big screen

After eight months of planning meetings, filming in their communities and long hours in the editing lab, members of the REACH Youth Media Project celebrated the premiere of their four youth-led documentaries at the Guild Theater on May 22.

The filmmakers, their adult allies and guests walked down the red carpet and into the historic theater for the evening film premiere. Members of each filmmaking team went onstage to introduce their videos, which addressed topics of interest to the youth and their communities. The teams represented four REACH Community Action coalitions, and included two to five youth and at least one adult ally. Following are the coalitions and their documentary titles:

Galt Area Youth Coalition
Small City, Big Problem: What Would You Do About It?

Sacramento ACT Meadowview Partnership
A Lack of Role Models In Our Community

South Sacramento Coalition for Future Leaders
Education Depletion: Rising Up and Taking Action

Woodland Coalition for Youth in partnership with KOLORS
Open Your Eyes: Teen Pregnancy

In the next phase of the project, the coalitions will work locally to foster community dialogue and help bring visibility to these issues.

Learn more about this exciting project and watch the documentaries on the RYMP page of this Web site.