Ute Mountain UTE TRIBE PRESENTS
Filmmaking Workshop
Conducted by Films By Youth Inside (Fyi) • Youth Ages 13–18 • July 18–31, 2016 Join Alex Muñoz, FYI, and local professional filmmakers for a filmmaking workshop, where you will write, perform, direct, shoot, and produce a short documentary about life on the reservation. Last year’s FYI workshop resulted in the film ESCAPE, which has been viewed more than 1.25 million times, and has won three international awards, including Best Student Film at L.A. Skins Fest, and both a Jury Award and the Humanitarian Award for Chairman Heart at the Garifuna International Indigenous Film Festival. Don’t miss this opportunity to have some fun, work within a creative team, and produce a unique work of art. Films By Youth Inside (FYI) is a nonprofit organization that empowers young people affected by the juvenile justice system to improve their lives and become self-reliant. Through the art of cinema, media literacy and the creative story-telling process, youth find their voice and develop valuable skills that can be applied to all areas of their life. Program participants learn the basics of screenwriting and filmmaking from industry professionals and utilize those skills to create engaging short films expressive of their own lives. FYI challenges the meaning of “inside.” Many young people “inside” – whether its inside an Indian Reservation or incarcerated in youth correctional facilities – feel powerless and perceive that they lack the skills and access to resources that will allow them to have a positive impact on our society. Through the medium of film, many of these youth have embarked on a journey “inside” that has uncovered a part of themselves they otherwise lost. Through the process of filmmaking and soul searching youth realize that they are valued members of society, understood by others, respected as artists and storytellers. This transformation is the real mission of FYI.