My Input :I was randomly browsing the web and scrolled across this story of teenagers in my area. Listen to their story and you'll start to look at a few things different. Coming from the same surroundings i understand the pain and hunger in them. We need change. Couldn't find the actual people in the video but i found the directors @ferashafilms .This is only the trailer, i will be waiting for the entire film.
Did you know that about 25% of Philadelphians live below the poverty line? And that the first district in Philadelphia is considered the second hungriest district in the United States? Are you aware the private builders are purchasing project land to build condominiums that will displace local residents? These statistics represent Ferasha Films' own backyard. Philadelphia is a city where 500,000 people are literacy challenged, and 200,000 people are without a high school diploma, according to Mayor Michael Nutter. *
We are from the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia, PA. At Ferasha Films we take our films beyond the screen. We aim to bring awareness through documentation and creating premiere events in order to inform and challenge our followers to impact their community. We believe that there are many stories of poverty here in our own city of Philadelphia. We will be filming in an area that the locals call "Penn Town." We have invited four teenagers to document their lives and Philadelphia poverty through video journals using Flip Cameras. We will work with these four fledgling 'cinematographers' to produce authentic and honest account of their lives. In order to do that, we will hold film classes and teach them how to use their cameras, capture footage, etc. Every month until June 2011 we plan to give them one topic to document. Their first assignment will be to introduce themselves and give us a tour of their everyday life. We will then follow up on each of their video journals with a professional quality interview. Our goal is to serve the children of the Penn Town Projects and give them an opportunity to tell their story. We would like their voices to be heard.
LIVE YOUR LIFE. NO MATTER HOW PEOPLE JUDGE YOU .
Thanks for blogging about our project! We are currently trying to raise $4,000 by January 10, 2012 for some equipment pieces we will need to help the project. Please check it out: http://www.indiegogo.com/The-Backyard-Philly-Project?a=306682
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