CAMBA’s Beacon Community Centers@ P.S 269 in East Flatbush and at I.S 271 in Ocean Hill participated in the Tribeca Film Festival’s “Tribeca Teaches” program. The middle and high school students spent 12 weeks conceiving and filming their own short documentary films with the support of teaching artists. Each of these films explores the perceptions, lives, experiences and perspectives of the young people who live in the Brooklyn neighborhoods served by in CAMBA’s Beacon Community Centers.
CAMBA has operated the Beacon Community Center at P.S. 269 since 1994 and the Beacon Community Center at I.S. 271 since 2000. Both centers are responsive to the needs of the communities they serve and offer programming for young people that is grounded in the principles of youth development.
From Crop to Corner - CAMBA Beacon 269
For students in East Flatbush, Brooklyn healthy food options are considered to be less than accessible but after further exploration they discover there is a vibrant food justice movement happening in their own backyard.
Filmakers: Bryant Adyemi, Bryan Asare, Catherine Arundell, Peres Blaise, Keenan Brown, Shane Bruce, Foulematou Diane, Cynthia Dorelus, Bianca Marcellus, Tiffany Jackson, Brittany Jackson, Gold King, Mews Lamour, Manuel Morales, Kasia Parchment, Rose Jean-Pierre, Nicole Sylvain, Jaysun Vertiel Tribeca Teaching Artist: Michael Kugler
The Past is Your Present - CAMBA Beacon 271
Students explore how immigrants are perceived as "alien" and discover that people who make a new place their home should be welcomed not ostracized.
Filmmakers: Nidia Augustine, Jewel Bailey, Ashantee Gilmore, Jendayi Glasgow, Asia Joyner Muhammad, Tori Newman-Campbell Tribeca Teaching Artist: Chelsea Manifold
A Different Me
Middle school girls in Brownsville explore the difference between their physical, emotional and mental development during their adolescent years and discover that while they may look like young adults they are really still growing up.
Filmmakers: Nidia Augustine, Jewel Bailey, Ashantee Gilmore, Jendayi Glasgow, Asia Joyner Muhammad, Tori Newman-Campbell Tribeca Teaching Assistant: Chelsea Manifold