Carmen Vidal describes her commitment to social issues through filmmaking and education. Watch “Surviving Child Abuse – Monica’s Refuge” from Short Docs Web Series. Surviving Child Abuse – Monica’s Refuge
Anuz Thapa Interview
Short Docs Web Series sits down with Nepalese multimedia journalist and CUNY Graduate School of Journalism alum, Anuz Thapa, and discuss his vision of a more inclusive media and his latest project, ‘Fighting for Justice’, a documentary that focuses on the struggle of a New York Bangladeshi community in Queens to gain justice for the […]
What’s Your Issue?
WHAT’S YOUR ISSUE? is a national participatory action research project designed with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and gender nonconforming (LGBTQ & GNC) youth documenting their dreams, desires, and priorities. Interviewing participants, the video presents the results of a National Survey describing critical issues that affect queer, GNC, and trans youth.
Xavier Phifer – Resilience Story
Xavier Phifer, a 17 year-old student from Brooklyn, describes how his mother’s incarceration ten years ago shaped the person he is now. With her support, he has pursued education and filmmaking, advocating for laws that would place incarcerated parents closer to their children. Francis Adjei
Fighting For Justice
Anuz Thapa’s “Fighting for Justice” focuses on how the criminal justice system is reluctant to charge people with a ‘hate crime.’ Bangladeshi Imam Maulana Akonjee and his assistant, Thara Uddin were murdered in broad daylight in Queens in 2016. Since losing his father, Saif Akonjee becomes the head of his devastated family, deferring his […]
Tim Okamura’s Journey
Original tape date: November 3, 2017. First aired: May 17, 2018. CUNY TV Digital Series’ Producer Darrell Brown interviews painter Tim Okamura, whose art blends graffiti and realism depicting New York City’s diverse inhabitants. Born and raised in Canada, with his background being Newfoundland and Japanese, Okamura focuses his art on a slice of life […]
Francis Adjei
Producer Francis Adjei became his three siblings’ primary caregiver after his mother’s imprisonment. Forced to drop out of college, he provides an intimate account of the serious challenges faced by children of incarcerated parents. Caring Through Struggle
Caring Through Struggle
In this short documentary, young filmmakers with incarcerated parents set out to unveil some of the hidden consequences of our nation’s approach to imprisonment. The crew journeyed to understand their childhoods being brought up by grandparents, and by extension, the issues caregivers face when raising a child with an incarcerated parent. Part of the Echoes […]
Surviving Child Abuse – Monica’s Refuge
This piece describes the ordeal of Monica, a young woman from Medellin, Colombia. After the death of her parents, she was sold to various childless couples who continuously abused and molested her. At the age of 11, she finds shelter at an orphanage supported by the Orphaned Starfish Foundation. There, she finds educational assistance […]
Jeremy Robbins
Jeremy Robins, Media Educator, discusses his work with children of incarcerated parents. Visiting Through the Youth Lens
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