Reel Works

At Risk.

Will Quinones, 18, High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology
A young man born and raised in Sunset Park, Brooklyn has a difficult childhood causing him to cut school. As days pass into weeks and weeks into months, Will wonders if he can ever get back on track. Mentor: Garret Savage. TRT 7:42 Released: Fall 2005 Watch | Download to Own

Clay Life

By Robert Yulfo, 19, Edward R. Murrow High School A self-taught, gifted animator, Robert knows he was a brilliant career ahead of him. as a kid from the projects of Red Hook, that gift comes with a large and somewhat painful price. Selected for broadcast on HBO Family. Presented at 2002 American Institute Film Festival, Urban Visionaries Film Festival, Museum of Television and Radio 2003 TV Documentary Youth Media Showcase, The Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival & The 2003 Hamptons Film Festival. Winner! 2003 Honorary Certificate Student Emmy Award. TRT 5:09 Released: Fall 2002

I Wish

By Peri Sigman, l7, Edward R. Murrow High School
Last year, after four years of suffering, Peri's father died of leukemia. In this courageous film, Peri explores the shattering pain that her family still suffers and offers a testimony of love to her father's life. Winner! 2003 Audience Award, Reel Teens USA Film Festival. Winner! 2004 Honorary Mention Student Emmy TRT: 9:19 Released: Spring 2003 Watch | Download to Own

No Cinderella Story

Michael Keenan, 17, High School of Telecommunications and Technology
This film explores the casual sexuality and longing for romance among teenagers in Staten Island. TRT 8:11 Released: Fall 2004 Watch | Download to Own

Rules of Engagement

Noeman Samdani, 17, High School for Telecommunications Arts and Technology
Sometimes I find it hard to be a good Muslim and an American teenager. My dreams for my future are so different from what my parents want me to do. They think they have better plans for me. Throughout the making of this film, I have learned what being a Muslim is truly about and have realized that I am not the only Muslim teen going through this struggle. Mentor: Sabine Hoffmann TRT 6:07 Released: Spring 2005 Watch | Download to Own

Journey To the Unknown

By Lizbeth Meija, 16, Secondary School for Journalism
My film is about three people, two in the present and one in the past. My friends Marilyn and Yasmine both became pregnant last spring. I know about teen pregnancy, because my mom was a teenager when she had me. I wanted to follow my friends through their pregnancies and also to learn more about my own birth, and the circumstances surrounding it. This film is dedicated to my step dad. Mentor: Stephanie Walter Williams. TRT 6:11 Released: Fall 2005 Watch | Download to Own

The Other Side of the Picture

Isaac Shrem, 16, Midwood High School.
The Other Side of the Picture is based on the life of my father, Steven Shrem, as he tries to achieve his dream of becoming a famous artist. This film expresses the difference between who I thought my father was, Steven, and the person he has become, "Stephan". Mentor: Stuart Post. TRT 8:45 Released: Spring 2006 Watch | Download to Own

A Million Light Years from Home

Sergio Montiel, 16, John Bowne High School
I was born in Paraguay, at the heart of South America. My journey has taken me to the other extreme of this graceful continent, and for five years now, I've lived in New York. My film reflects my feelings and experiences gathered throughout my life. It is a closer look to the different influences of living in both these places, and how they have shaped me into the person I am today. Mentor: Andy Watts. TRT 6:04 Released: Spring 2006 Watch | Download to Own