Reel Youth had a year of in-person programming scheduled when the pandemic arrived, in March 2020. Everything had to be cancelled.
“We quickly realized that we had to try something new, to innovate,” explained Mark Vonesch.
Continue reading How Reel Youth flourished during the pandemicIn the fourth of a series about Reel Youth, Mark Vonesch explains how young filmmakers pick the issues that are shaping their future.
“One of the things that I love about working with young people, especially when they’re talking about issues, that they care about, the changes they want to see in the world, young people are impatient. They don’t easily take no for an answer. They’re not afraid of speaking up,” he explained.
Continue reading Reel Youth: Responding to Social IssuesIn the third instalment of Cortes Currents Reel Youth series, Mark Vonesh and Erica Køhn talk about Youth and Seniors programs.
“Our youth and senior film programs, or youth and elder film programs, are probably about 30% – 40% of the work we do. It’s one of the most powerful projects that we’ve done,” said Vonesch.
Continue reading Reel Youth – Youth and Seniors ProgramsThe first of two school programs that Reel Youth hopes to run on Cortes Island during 2022 is already approved.
“We have a program launching in January. That’s for Partners in Education (PIE) students, mostly middle school youth who are doing a homeschooling course,” said Mark Vonesch, Director of Reel Youth.
Continue reading What Reel Youth is bringing to students on Cortes Island in 2022A youth filmmaking initiative with international reach has its’ office in Mansons Hall, on Cortes Island.
In the second of a series of programs about Reel Youth, Mark Vonesch and Erica Køhn tell the story of how this initiative came into being.
Continue reading The origins of Reel Youth
