Focus
A group of students overcomes a range of different adversities, such as the death of a friend, alcoholism, peer pressure, and controlling partners to come back to school after dropping out. Good stuff.
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Our Hidden Culture
This documentary looks at rape culture–our hidden culture that leads to violence against women and men. It was produced by the Summer 2009 Hard Cover Apprentices. For more from the longest-running youth media organization in the world, check out our channel: youtube.com/hardcoverchicago.
Responsible Media Makers!
How to be a responsible media maker in your community.
Occupy Chicago
Hard Cover Executive Producers headed down to Occupy Chicago to ask protesters, ‘What’s this all about’ and ‘What are your solutions’?
Screenprinting at Gallery 37
Join students at John Houston Academy as they take a trip down to the Loop at After School Matter’s state-of-the-art Gallery 37, when teens from all over the city learn about screen printing, creativity, and technique.
Reasons
ASA High School students feature their talents in this original song and music video from a weary but hopeful perspective. This music video is an exclusive production from youth working with Community TV Network.
Trauma
This youth-produced documentary on the epidemic of gun violence in Chicago is one of CTVN’s broadest and longest-running projects ever. Trailer: Final Project:
Life Isn’t A Game
This film is a window of the mind of a gamer. The meaning of this film is to show people that games and violence can look cool but sometimes is not always needed. This film shows that you could lose yourself if you get caught up in the game.
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