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LUSD Students to Debut Tribeca Film Projects at Inaugural Youth Film Screening

Student filmmakers from Lynwood High and Hosler Middle schools are gearing up to show the short films they have been working on for the past year as part of the Tribeca Teaches Film project during a debut celebration on June 28.

Three Lynwood High School students had the opportunity present their film project at an exclusive screening of all New York and Los Angeles Tribeca Teaches films at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York in April.

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Their film, along with nine others, will be screened at the inaugural Youth Film Screening at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 28 at St. Francis Medical Center’s auditorium, 3630 E. Imperial Hwy. Actor Jorge Diaz will be a special guest speaker.

“I’m so proud of our students for finding a positive outlet where they can embrace their creativity, learn the tricks of the trade and soon show their works to their peers,” said LUSD Board of Education President Briseida Gonzalez. “I can’t wait to see the original works they’ve created.”

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The films that the two groups of students produced were shot in Lynwood and developed as part of Lynwood Unified’s partnership with the Tribeca Teaches Film program, Southern California Crossroads and St. Francis Medical Center.

Meant to provide youth with positive alternatives to negative lifestyles, the after-school arts education program enables students and young adults to raise awareness about pertinent issues in their community through documentary and narrative explorations while also learning about filmmaking.

This is the second time Lynwood High has participated in the program, engaging in an advanced film curriculum taught by a resident teacher and professional filmmaker and having the opportunity to work with medical staff. In their second narrative, titled “Learning to Feel,” LHS students worked with South Gate High School students to tell the story of a teenage girl who is shut off from her emotions is forced to open up after her best friend is diagnosed with a terminal illness.

“Tribeca Teaches has opened up so many doors for me and has essentially changed my life completely, and for that I am enormously grateful,” said Fernando Lopez, who attended the Tribeca Film Festival along with students Jessica Lujan and Helen Iñiguez. 

Participating students also included Darlene Visoso, Pedro Cabrera, Alan Ventura, Gustavo Corona, Hugo Franco, Anthony Adams, Rosendo Cardona, Elizabeth Piñeda, Joshua Alejandres, Helen Molina, Pedro Cabrera and Jorge Liscano.

This is the first year Hosler Middle School students participated in the program. Their debut narrative is called “Love Kills” and revolves around a young boy’s dreams to be a hero, not realizing that he is a hero just the way he is.

“Out of all the things I learned in film club, what I really found interesting is the creative state of the script writing,” said Hosler student filmmaker Aliyah Alcala. “I like that we were all in creative mode only thinking about the script.”

Hosler Middle School’s crew also includes Abieiden Lopez, Krissia Martinez, Natalie Sanchez, Alan Lopez, Edwin Gomez, Gabriela Cruz Gomez, Elizabeth Nwosu, Janelle Alvarez, Shendell Lourez, Jimmy Hernandez and Deysi Benavides.

“The Tribeca Teaches program has offered our local youth an opportunity to practice filmmaking, work with professionals and gain the skills necessary to explore their imaginations,” said LUSD Superintendent Paul Gothold. “It’s really a unique collaboration between several local entities that supports our youth in a positive manner and allows them to gain an invaluable experience in the world of film.”

To view Hosler’s film, visit: https://tribecafilminstitute.org/films/detail/love_kills.

Lynwood High’s short film is available at: https://tribecafilminstitute.org/films/detail/learning_to_feel.

 

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