UA-Led Workshop to Teach Filmmaking to American Indian Youth
The UA's Jack and Vivian Hanson Arizona Film Institute has partnered with numerous entities to launch the Native Youth Filmmaking Workshop, which will be held next month.
By University CommunicationsTohono O’odham youth are going to be taught how films are produced and have the chance to make their own as part of a new workshop a University of Arizona institute is launching on the reservation.
The UA’s Jack and Vivian Hanson Arizona Film Institute is holding its six-day Native Youth Filmmaking Workshop on the Tohono O’odham Nation next month, teaching about 14 students between the ages of 14 and 19.
“One of the Hanson Film Institute’s focuses is on professional development for students and emerging filmmakers,” said Vicky Westover, the institute’s program director.
Westover, who developed the idea for the workshop, said the institute has a special focus on American Indian and Hispanic films, noting that The Native Eyes Film Showcase is one of its premiere events.
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