The latest youth produced documentary 'Lost in Transition' explores the experiences of students on the margins of our education system.

      In this documentary our youth filmmakers pose urgent questions about the local impact of the nation's largely invisible "dropout crisis." Along the way they ask how many of our city's students are really graduating from high school, and do we really understand why others fall short of completing? Their search yields puzzling and often troubling results.

      In this YRM documentary youth examine the disparity between the money spent incarcerating youth and the resources devoted to providing youth support and opportunities to keep them from incarceration. Our filmmakers ask: Why does the disparity exist and what will it take to tip the scales?

      Help Wanted examines the neglect of one of New Haven’s most undervalued resources: its youth. Drawing connections between the scarcity of job opportunities, the resources spent on incarceration compared to positive youth programming, and the entrepreneurial spirit of youth, the film poignantly calls on adults to help create meaningful opportunities for young people.

      In the face of rising violence and neighborhood tensions in New Haven, this emotionally stirring documentary turns a critical eye on the real and invisible lines that divide New Haven neighborhoods. Unveiling neighborhood turf boundaries while simultaneously exploring the city’s history and race and class divisions, Nevah Wen (New Haven spelled backwards) has prompted candid and intimate dialogue about how to overcome community violence and the institutions that help perpetuate it. Nevah Wen won the 2007 Audience Choice award at the Westport Youth Film Festival.