Documentary History Project for Youth Compilation Price:

Higher Education Institutions & Government Agency DVD | $139.00
K-12 & Public Libraries DVD | $79.00
Home Video DVD License – Restrictions Apply | $20.00

About the Documentary History Program for Youth:

Each year, youth participants create short documentary films as a way to explore some aspect of the social, political and cultural history of Philadelphia. This year, the teens worked collaboratively to produce short films reflecting the universal and timely theme of “Health.” In the wake of a global health pandemic, our young filmmakers have dedicated their talents to explore and investigate the many ways industries of health and wellness have intimately impacted the city of Philadelphia. Each film grapples with the effects of an ongoing pandemic, documenting COVID-19’s impact on essential workers and the home, or investigating behavioral health, urban farming, and food deserts.

Instructors: Conrad Burgos and Erica Hawkins

Films Included In The Compilation:

Keeping Community and Health

Produced by Damilola Akinboro

Understanding how anyone can have an impact on society, no matter the size.

Unjust Deserts

Produced by Alicia Garlic

A short film discussing the negative impact of “food deserts-” regions with a notable lack of accessible fresh produce- on its inhabitants’ quality of life, and the organizations that are trying to change it.

Why We Are

Produced by Karston Singleton and Nyzeema Presley

Behavioral Health. One with it, one without. What’s really the difference?

Voices from the Field

Produced by Cedar Walton and Sylvan Prey- Harbaugh

COVID has been affecting people’s jobs and changed the way they have worked from before 2020 to now, two teens interview employees to see how Covid changed and impacted their daily job.

The State of Youth and After School Programs

Produced by: Takeyo Rockmore, Jada Green, and Bernard Cross