Teen Summer Filmmaking Workshop, ages 13-17 (5 days)

Teen Summer Filmmaking Workshop, ages 13-17 (5 days)

Young filmmakers learn about documentary filmmaking and produce a short documentary.

By Docs In Progress

Date and time

August 12 · 9am - August 16 · 4pm EDT

Location

Docs In Progress

8560 2nd Avenue #113 Silver Spring, MD 20910

Refund Policy

Contact the organizer to request a refund.
Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

About this event

  • 4 days 7 hours

Dates:

August 12 - 16, 9am - 4pm

Lights Camera Video… in one week!

This in-depth one-week Summer Teen Filmmaking Workshop is designed for ages 13 -17. In these all-day sessions, teens work in small teams to plan, shoot, and edit short documentary videos filmed in and around downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. Past films include Betty Kramer Gallery, Ellsworth Dog Park.

Teens will be provided access to and training with video cameras and editing equipment. Final projects will be shown in a mini festival for family and friends on the last day of the camp, videos will be uploaded to YouTube.

Additional Info: Teen must be 13 years old at the start of the workshop; participants can refrigerate their lunches; water and snacks will be provided.

Join us this summer and discover the power of filmmaking. Space is limited.

The safety of students and staff remains the top priority for Docs In Progress. Docs In Progress follows the safety measures of the MCPS guidelines.

LOCATION: Docs In Progress

8560 2nd Ave Suite 113, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Docs In Progress is located on the ground level of the Alexander House. The entrance of Docs In Progress is on Apple Ave. Parking garage, walking distance: Cameron Street Garage. Metro Station Red Line: Silver Spring (walking distance 5-7 minutes).

TEACHING ARTIST: KHINÉ BONNER

Khiné Bonner is a Docs In Progress Fellow, producer, editor, colorist, and media literacy educator. He's designed and developed youth media and filmmaking curriculum for a myriad of non-profit organizations in the Washington metropolitan area and he's also the lead editor at TEK Creative, a small production agency based in Washington, D.C. Khiné has produced for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the Luce Arts Foundation, the Greater Washington Boys & Girls Club and is the Director of Video for the East Orange Music, Art and Culture Festival. His current documentary short, Fences, is in pre-production and focuses on the Peter Westbrook Foundation in Brooklyn, New York.

R EFUND POLICY:

If your circumstances change and you must withdraw from a class after registering, please be aware of our refund policy:

Withdrawal: 20 or more calendar days before the first day of a program: 75% refund

Withdrawal:11-19 calendar days before the first day of a program: 50% refund

Withdrawal:10 or fewer calendar days before a program: No refund

In case of refund requests, the registrant will incur all Eventbrite fees.

Teaching Artist: Khine Bonner

The Betty Kramer Gallery was produced during the Teen Summer Filmmaking Workshop 2023.

Arts On The Block was one of the documentaries produced during the Summer Teen Filmmaking Workshop 2022.

E llsworth Dog Park was one of the short documentaries produced during the Summer Teen Filmmaking Workshop 2022.

Silver Spring Library was one of the short documentaries produced during the Summer Teen Filmmaking Workshop 2022.

Organized by

Docs In Progress is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which gives individuals the tools to tell stories through documentary film to educate, inspire, and transform the way people view their world. We program screenings and filmmaking educational programs.

$395 – $450