YOUNG VOICES EDUCATION PROGRAM: FOR STUDENTS & FACULTY ONLY
TUES, 12/8, 10:00am to 1:00pm BAY STREET THEATER
The Hamptons Doc Fest is proud to inspire the next generation of filmmakers with programs for local middle and high school students.
This year’s Young Voices workshop titled "Four Key Elements to Persuasive Storytelling" will feature student films submitted to the Hometown Heroes filmmaking contest. Ann Collins, a film editor and instructor from SVA, will lead the workshop with input from Kris Liem, an Emmy Award-winning film editor and mentor for HDF’s student filmmakers.
The Young Voices program will screen the top films from the HDF’s Hometown Heroes filmmaking competition, in which students submit a short documentary film featuring their Hometown Heroes. The contest enables student filmmakers to hone their craft while celebrating the people and organizations that positively impact their lives. The top three filmmakers receive a cash prize. The first place film will also be screened at Hamptons Doc Fest’s Breakfast Shorts program.
Director: Juan C. Dávila Santiago Producers: Juan C. Dávila Santiago, Camila M. Rodríguez Estrada Editors: Juan C. Dávila Santiago, Camila M. Rodríguez Estrada Cinematographers: Juan C. Dávila Santiago, Valery Pérez, Laura Bustillos Jáquez
The island of Vieques faced an ecological disaster after the U.S. Navy closed its bombing range there in 2003. After being displaced from his home by the Navy when the base was built, Carlos “Taso” Zenón pledged his life to fight against colonialism and the military occupation of the island. Zenón organized countless efforts to halt U.S. war games in the Caribbean Sea, inspiring one of the most influential environmental and anti-war movements in the Caribbean.
Juan Carlos Dávila Santiago was raised in western Puerto Rico. While in college, he got involved in environmental activism and documentary film. Eventually he moved to California and worked as a director, producer, and journalist. He has directed and produced more than 10 documentaries and has a Ph.D in Latin American and Latino Studies.
