Since the early 90’s, the VYDC Media Lab has produced videos conceptualized,
directed, and edited by young participants. The results have been eye-opening
and empowering — presenting fresh perspectives and voices from a community
largely ignored by mainstream media.
Browse the Synopses
Read short synopses of the films and videos
that have come out of the Media Lab since 1989.
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Check out films and videos, as recent as 2006 or as old as 1992.
Spencer Nakasako's Films:
a.k.a. Don Bonus
National Emmy© for Outstanding Informational or Cultural Programming
" ...filmed by a student very much on the edge academically, but self-revealing, sensitive and able to laugh at himself. It is a perfect antidote to simplistic 'model minority'
stereotypes about Asian students... "
-- Gary Orfield, Harvard University
Kelly Loves Tony
Best Feature Nomination, International Documentary Association
"...A very thoughtful examination of teenage pregnancy, the struggles of a young couple with a new baby, and the social and economic realities that come with being parents."
-- Alvin F. Poussaint, MD, Harvard Medical School
Refugee
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Best Documentary, Hawaii International Film Festival
"...a vivid sense of personal adventure ...sports considerable dynamism, narrative oomph and emotional directness."
-- Dennis Harvey, Variety
