2nd Annual Chicago Youth Community Film Festival 'A Reel Look at their Neighborhoods'

2nd Annual Chicago Youth Community Film Festival 'A Reel Look at their Neighborhoods'

Showcases Films Produced By Teens with a Message for Teens on Issues that Chicago Students are Now Facing

CHICAGO, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: The 2nd Annual Chicago Youth Community Film Festival, "A Reel Look at their Neighborhoods", will be held at the Claudia Cassidy Theatre, located on the 2nd floor of the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph. With a reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by an awards ceremony at 6:30, and a film screening at 7:30, all events are free and open to the public.

This compelling event will showcase 22 short films produced by Chicago area students who had dropped out of high school and re-enrolled into small, community-based high schools. The films were developed in classes taught by Community TV Network instructors, and sponsored by the Alternative Schools Network.

WHY: The Film Festival enables students to develop the skills and techniques necessary for effectively using the film medium. Moreover, it debunks the stereotype of African Americans and Latinos as performers, in front of the camera, by requiring students to be the producers, directors, and editors behind the camera.

   WHO: Participating Judges in the competition are:    --  John Petrakis, professor Film, Video and New Media at the School of       the Art Institute of Chicago and film critic for the Chicago Tribune;   --  Jerry Blumenthal, director, producer and co-founder of Kartemquin       Films;   --  Steven Raphael, president of Required Viewing, a film representation       and marketing agency;    --  RJ Bentler, executive producer of video-based website, Pitchfork TV      WHEN: Thursday, May 14, 2009 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Reception at 5:30)   

WHERE: Claudia Cassidy Theatre, 2nd Floor, Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL

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Source: Alternative Schools Network

CONTACT: Jack Wuest, Cell, +1-312-259-2360, jwuest@asnchicago.org

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