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Teen Mental Health – AFTERTASTE & INTRUSIVE

Since the Covid pandemic, few groups have been more impacted by mental health than teenagers. Leaders call it the public health crisis of this generation. In her film AFTERTASTE, filmmaker Ellie White recounts a life-threatening eating disorder and the courage it took to recover. And in INTRUSIVE, filmmaker Alexander Welty unveils the obsessional thoughts that have plagued him since childhood.

Teen Mental Health – AFTERTASTE & INTRUSIVE

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    Trans Youth in America – Transforming Media & Re-Framing

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    Colorism in America: SHADE and WHITE CHOCOLATE

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    Racial stereotyping has a long and insidious history in the U.S. While gains in civil rights have increased significantly, younger generations continue to perpetuate harmful labels, often subtle ones, that undermine people of color. Filmmakers take on the current monikers of colorism and challenge white norms that pervade our society.

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    Protecting Families – SKINNED KNEES and KIK-ME!

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    At least 1 in 7 kids have experienced child abuse in the past year. Especially when perpetrated by a parent, abuse is often difficult to report. Equally frightening is the ease with which online predators lure teens into abusive relationships. Filmmakers tackle child abuse head on, looking for reconciliation within their families while healing themselves.

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