Freedom Weekend Showcases
Young Filmmakers Festival Freedom Weekend (4/29)
Detroit –April 11, 2006 -- The Young Filmmakers Festival is intended for students ages 14 to 21. Monica Hayes, coordinator for the event, states that, “We want to highlight students interested in not just the acting aspect of film, but behind the scenes portion of film: directing, writing and production.
A filmmaker’s workshop will take place Friday, April 28th at 10:00 a.m., which will discuss filmmaking more in depth in rooms 0241-0242.
The Film Festival will be held in Wayne Hall on Saturday, April 29, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Following the Freedom Weekend Film Festival, the winners will be announced. Each of the participants will receive a $100.00 Savings Bond and will showcase their film. The following Detroit Public Schools films will be showcased.
CMA High School - Young Filmmakers – Showcase Participants:
Aurielle Showalter - "AIDS"
Tanisha Roby - "Visual Interpretation of Phenomenal Women"
Veronica Wong - "Teen Pregnancy"
Clayton Callaghan - "My Older Brother"
Gabriel Campbell / Alicia Black - "Without Friendship"
Amani Harris - "AIDS"
Alicia Washington - "A Mother’s Love"
The event is free and open to the public.
The 2006 corporate sponsors for Freedom Weekend V -- Thursday, April 27, 2006 through Friday, April 29, 2006 -- are Dalessandro Contracting Group, Realcheaphouse.com, Comcast, Chase and Charter One Bank.
For more information about Freedom Weekend events, please visit www.freeinst.org or call (313)533-5053.
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