Matthew Williams
It's not a typical day for a teenager to wake up knowing they will be performing live with LA's great Ozomatli, but that was the case for these Youth Voices students.
One way to really get to know the L.A. River is to spend an afternoon cleaning it up.
Some of our students submitted a corrido to LACMA's "The Corridos of L.A." project... and won!
The neighborhood we grow up in shapes who we are on many levels. We develop a sense of community with our family and neighbors around us that creates a nurturing environment and a true sense of belonging.
Youth Voices Explores The LA River
Youth Voices students are about to embark on an exploration of the L.A. River to help tell its history around the current issues that surround what many Angelenos claim to be a 52-mile storm drain system.
One of the greatest aspects of teaching is watching your students grow through the process of your class. Students in Youth Voices learn to use digital media production tools in that process
Student producers working on Departures Venice share hand-drawn visions of their neighborhoods.
Distance Learning has taken on a different connotation here in Venice. The students travel from all over the city via public transportation or school buses, instead of it being a walk down the block.
In this Departures installment, the team searches for youths with a strong attachment to historic Chinatown.
The Departures Educational Program teaches multimedia production tools and helps students to develop their voice.
In this installment of the Guest Room, filmmaker Matthew Williams goes on a search for parenting advice and is reminded that he already has many, if not all, of the answers he needed.