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What a year 2025 was! Young people used their cameras and voices to document, resist, and transform our communities, off...
12/31/2025

What a year 2025 was! Young people used their cameras and voices to document, resist, and transform our communities, offering hope in a time of uncertainty.

This year, EVC students created social justice films, shared their work in learning spaces, raised their voices for the arts, and continued building a community rooted in care, critical education, and creativity.

The Document. Resist. Transform. campaign reflects this work and what your support makes possible. Please consider ending the year with a tax-deductible donation or attending EVC’s Winter Premiere on January 7 at SVA theatre to sustain youth filmmaking and arts education in the year ahead.

Get tickets: https://bit.ly/evc2026premieretickets
Donate: https://bit.ly/documentresisttransform

[EN] Last week at Manhattan Neighborhood Network - MNN, our young filmmakers screened rough cuts of their films. They sp...
12/29/2025

[EN] Last week at Manhattan Neighborhood Network - MNN, our young filmmakers screened rough cuts of their films. They spent time in the control room with Jeanette Santiago, an EVC alum who has worked at MNN since completing the program over 30 years ago! They practiced on the green screen, and introduced their projects.

These are the films you’ll see at our January 7 Winter Premiere. Join the Document. Resist. Transform. Campaign and donate to support their work.

Find the links in the comments!

[ES] La semana pasada en MNN [tag], nuestra juventud cineasta proyectó cortes preliminares de sus películas. También compartieron tiempo en la sala de control con Jeanette Santiago, ¡exalumna de EVC que ha trabajado en MNN desde que completó el programa hace más de 30 años! Practicaron en el set de la pantalla verde y presentaron sus proyectos: las películas que podrás ver en nuestra Premiere de Invierno el 7 de enero.

Súmate a la campaña Documentar. Resistir. Transformar. y dona para apoyar su trabajo.

¡Links en comentarios!

[EN] Wishing you a season of light, rest, and renewed hope. Thank you for standing with young filmmakers as they documen...
12/24/2025

[EN] Wishing you a season of light, rest, and renewed hope. Thank you for standing with young filmmakers as they document their truths, resist injustice, and transform our communities.
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[ES] Les deseamos una temporada llena de luz, descanso y esperanza. Gracias por acompañar a jóvenes cineastas mientras documentan sus verdades, resisten la injusticia y transforman nuestras comunidades.

NYC young filmmakers are Documenting, Resisting, and Transforming through their art. Join them on January 7 to see their...
12/17/2025

NYC young filmmakers are Documenting, Resisting, and Transforming through their art. Join them on January 7 to see their powerful documentaries and support the critical education EVC provides to amplify youth voices.

There are Two Ways to Support:
🎟️ Get Tickets: to attend the Youth Documentary Premiere on January 7 at SVA Theatre.
🧡 Donate: Make a donation of any amount to fund youth-produced documentary work.

Can we count on you? Go to the links in comments!

About your contribution: all your gifts will be unrestricted contributions to EVC. The ticketing/giving levels show examples of what your support could provide, but funds will be used where most needed to keep young people creating.

[EN] We’re continually listening and assessing what students need, and our student-centered programs reflect it. By plac...
12/09/2025

[EN] We’re continually listening and assessing what students need, and our student-centered programs reflect it.

By placing their own questions, problems, and community experiences at the center of their learning, we teach young filmmakers the power of collaborative work to tell the stories that matter: those that challenge injustice, fight oligarchy and disrupt the very systems that seek to harm their city, their communities and society as a whole.

Visit our website to learn more about our programs and the amazing films our students create. 🔗Link in bio.
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[ES] Escuchamos y evaluamos constantemente las necesidades del estudiantado, y nuestros programas centrados en este lo reflejan.

Al enfocar su aprendizaje en sus propias preguntas, problemas y experiencias comunitarias, enseñamos a las personas jóvenes cineastas el poder del trabajo colaborativo para contar historias que importan: aquellas que desafían la injusticia, luchan contra la oligarquía y alteran los sistemas que buscan dañar su ciudad, sus comunidades y la sociedad en su conjunto.

Visita nuestra página para obtener más información sobre nuestros programas y las increíbles películas que crean quienes estudian en EVC. 🔗Enlace en la bio.

[EN] Help us Document. Resist. Transform. 🎥🔥With your support, we can raise $10K by Jan 7, 2026, to keep our work alive ...
12/05/2025

[EN] Help us Document. Resist. Transform. 🎥🔥
With your support, we can raise $10K by Jan 7, 2026, to keep our work alive amid arts funding cuts.

EVC equips NYC BIPOC, q***r, working-class youth with documentary filmmaking tools to document injustice, resist oppression, and transform communities. Your gift of any amount fuels the work!

⚡️Double your impact:
Join us for our Youth Documentary Premiere & Winter Celebration on January 7!

EVERY TICKET PURCHASE CONTRIBUTES TO THIS CAMPAIGN.

Links in comments!

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[ES] Ayúdanos a Documentar. Resistir. Transformar. 🎥🔥

Con tu apoyo, podemos recaudar $10K antes del 7 de enero de 2026, para mantener vivo nuestro trabajo en medio de los recortes al financiamiento de las artes.

EVC proveé a la juventud BIPOC, q***r y de clase trabajadora de NYC con herramientas y conocimientos de filmación para documentar injusticias, resistir la opresión y transformar comunidades. ¡Tu donación de cualquier monto impulsa el trabajo!

⚡️Duplica tu impacto:

¡Únete a EVC en nuestro Estreno de Documentales Juveniles y Celebración de Invierno el 7 de enero!

CADA COMPRA DE BOLETO CONTRIBUYE A ESTA CAMPAÑA.

Encuentra los links en comentarios.

[EN] 🎬 Last week, our students had a film screening and Q&A session with award winning filmmaker Shruti Ganguly about he...
12/04/2025

[EN] 🎬 Last week, our students had a film screening and Q&A session with award winning filmmaker Shruti Ganguly about her film The Long Walk: The Story of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, at EVC.

The film explores a massive protest march across India, why it was ignored by the media, and its impact on secular democracy. Our students talked with Shruti about India's tradition of long walks by leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, even asking if the Mayor-Elect Zohran Kwame Mamdani was inspired by this when walking across Manhattan during his campaign.

Learn more about this film and support director Shruti’s work here:
https://shorturl.at/ULxRS
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[ES] 🎬 La semana pasada, estudiantes de EVC asistieron a la proyección de una película y a una sesión de preguntas y respuestas con la cineasta Shruti Ganguly. sobre su película "La Larga Caminata: La Historia del Bharat Jodo Yatra", en EVC.

El documental explora una multitudinaria marcha de protesta en la India, el por qué fue ignorada por los medios y su importancia para la democracia secular del país. El estudiantado pudo hablar con Shruti sobre la tradición histórica de largas caminatas en la India, realizadas por líderes como Mahatma Gandhi, e incluso preguntaron si el alcalde electo Zohran Kwame Mamdani se inspiró en esta tradición cuando recorrió Manhattan durante su campaña.

Descubre más sobre esta película y apoya el trabajo de la directora Shruti Ganguly aquí:
https://shorturl.at/ULxRS

[EN] We want to thank DOC NYC for providing our young filmmakers with tickets to their Festival for Documentaries.They h...
11/27/2025

[EN] We want to thank DOC NYC for providing our young filmmakers with tickets to their Festival for Documentaries.

They had a wonderful time watching and learning from other talented filmmakers' work and stories that inspire them to keep creating.

They also had the opportunity to meet , co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, featured in the “Love, Joy & Power” film. This interaction provided valuable insights into his motivations and experiences, offering a deeper understanding of the film's themes and messages.
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[ES]Queremos agradecer a DOC NYC por ofrecer entradas para el Festival de Documentales a la juventud cineasta de EVC.

El estudiantado tuvo la maravillosa experiencia de ver y aprender del trabajo de otras personas cineastas y de historias que les inspiran a continuar creando.

También tuvieron la oportunidad de conocer a Cliff Albritght, cofundador del Black Voters Matter Fund y protagonista del documental “Love, Joy & Power”. Esta interacción les proporcionó información valiosa sobre sus motivaciones y experiencias, lo que les permitió una comprensión más profunda de los temas y los mensajes de la película.

[EN] 🎬 Last week, our students watched the film Love, Joy & Power -Tools For Liberation- directed by Daresha Kyi, at DOC...
11/25/2025

[EN] 🎬 Last week, our students watched the film Love, Joy & Power -Tools For Liberation- directed by Daresha Kyi, at DOC NYC.

After the screening, Daresha came to EVC and the students had the opportunity to ask questions, both in Spanish and English, about the film, which follows the co-founders of the. Black Voters Matter Fund, through 13 cities during the pandemic to empower African American voters, especially in the rural south.

They also discussed the process of making this powerful film, a vital work that contributes greatly to our students' journeys in documentary production.

Learn more about this film and support director Daresha Kyi’s work here: https://www.dareshakyi.com/love-joy-power
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[ES] 🎬 La semana pasada, estudiantes de EVC acudieron a la transmisión de la película Love, Joy & Power - Tools For Liberation, dirigida por Daresha Kyi, en DOC NYC.

Después de la proyección, Daresha nos acompañó a EVC y el estudiantado tuvo la oportunidad de hacerle preguntas, tanto en español como en inglés, sobre la película, la cual sigue el trabajo de las personas cofundadoras del Black Voters Matter Fund a lo largo de 13 ciudades durante la pandemia para empoderar a votantes afroamericanos/as, especialmente en el sur rural.

También hablaron sobre el proceso de creación de esta poderosa película, una obra vital que contribuye enormemente a la trayectoria de nuestro estudiantado en su propio trabajo de producción de documentales.

Descubre más sobre esta película y apoya el trabajo de la directora Daresha Kyi aquí: https://www.dareshakyi.com/love-joy-power

[EN] Save the Date! 🔔 Our 2026 Youth Documentary Premiere and Winter Celebration is coming! Be part of the filming journ...
11/19/2025

[EN] Save the Date! 🔔 Our 2026 Youth Documentary Premiere and Winter Celebration is coming! Be part of the filming journey of EVC students and support youth-produced documentary and critical education.

📅 Wednesday, January 7, 2026
📍SVA Theatre
⌚ 5:30 p.m. - 830 p.m.

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[ES] ¡Aparta la fecha! 🔔 ¡Se acerca el estreno de nuestra Premiere de Documental Juvenil y Celebración de Invierno 2026! Sé parte del proceso cinematográfico del estudiantado de EVC y apoya la producción de documentales realizada por jóvenes y la educación crítica.

📅 Miércoles, 7 de enero de 2026
📍Teatro SVA
⌚ 5:30 p.m. - 830 p.m.

Last week, we attended the New York Archives Week Symposium & Awards Ceremony 2025, hosted by The Archivists Round Table...
10/24/2025

Last week, we attended the New York Archives Week Symposium & Awards Ceremony 2025, hosted by The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (A.R.T.), at the Center for Brooklyn History, where we presented EVC’s Alumni Advisory Council zine, discussing Participatory Archive Ethics at the Zines table.

This event honors and reflects on the importance of archives as guardians of the historic and collective memory for present and future generations, amidst the current threat that memory institutions face.

Our zine reflects on the importance of anti-racism in archive practice, alumni reviews of films for the archive, how EVC can pay back the alumni community, and other important topics regarding our own archival practice.

Shout out to our fluffiest zine assistant, Anna, the Archival Cat! 😸📰

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[ES] La semana pasada, asistimos al Simposio y Ceremonia de Premios de la Semana de Archivos de Nueva York 2025, organizado por The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (A.R.T.) en el Center for Brooklyn History. Allí, presentamos el fanzine del Consejo Asesor de Ex-Estudiantes de EVC, que debate sobre la Ética de los Archivos Participativos, en la mesa de fanzines.

Este evento honra y reflexiona sobre la importancia de los archivos como guardianes de la memoria histórica y colectiva para las generaciones presentes y futuras, ante la amenaza actual que enfrentan las instituciones de la memoria.

Nuestro fanzine reflexiona sobre la importancia del antirracismo en la práctica archivística, la revisión de las películas para el archivo por parte de ex-estudiantes, cómo EVC puede retribuir a la comunidad de ex-estudiantes y más.

¡Un agradecimiento especial a nuestra asistente de fanzines más esponjosa, Anna, la Gata Archivística! 😸📰

[ENG] Let the Youth Direct! 📣It’s time to listen and trust young people who are leading the way, directing films that te...
09/30/2025

[ENG] Let the Youth Direct! 📣

It’s time to listen and trust young people who are leading the way, directing films that tell stories that challenge the injustice they and their communities experience, and directing the movements that will make change possible for all.

What do you think? 💬

Visit our website and subscribe to our newsletter to stay updated with the latest news about our students and our work.
🔗 Link in comments!
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[ES] ¡Que la juventud dirija! 📣

Es hora de escuchar y confiar en las personas jóvenes que lideran el camino, dirigiendo películas que cuentan historias que desafían la injusticia que viven junto a sus comunidades, y liderando los movimientos que harán posible el cambio para todas, todes y todas.

¿Qué opinas? 💬

Visita nuestra página web y suscríbete a nuestro boletín informativo para mantenerte al día con las últimas noticias sobre nuestro estudiantado y nuestro trabajo.
🔗 Enlace en comentarios.

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