Back to Show
FILMS BYKIDS
Against The Current - Preview
17-year-old Daunnette Moniz-Reyome, who lives on the Umoⁿhoⁿ Reservation in Nebraska, interviews Native American youth and elders against the backdrop of a ceremonial powwow. Mentored by filmmaker Evan Mascagni, Moniz-Reyome shares her family’s journey to retain sacred rituals and culture traditions and the ways in which her community is healing historical trauma with strength and dignity.
Support Provided By
Season
26:46
17-year-old Yemeni immigrant Faiza Almontaser struggles and triumphs in New York City.
26:46
Displaced by violence, Colombian teen María Ceballos puts a human face on this issue.
26:46
17-year-old Namgyal Wangchuk Trichen Lhagyari was crowned King of Tibet by the Dalai Lama.
26:46
Orphaned Alcides, a 16-year-old living in Mozambique, conveys his inspiring story.