Kids' videos tell their stories at Children's Museum
Zjanara White of the Hill District knows all about isolation, and the teen is illustrating what it feels like in a video she is creating.
The short video, which includes background music, shows a lone boy in various shots all around Pittsburgh, where he is surrounded by people, yet by himself. That boy represents who Zjanara, 14, used to be.
"I would try to block out the world," she says as she puts the finishing touches on her film, which will air tonight at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh.
"This is the before," Zjanara says, as she points at the video screen, then herself. "And this is after."
Zjanara is one of a dozen local teens -- the first in the United States -- who, through a UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) project, are creating one-minute videos that will be unveiled to the public tonight at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. The "oneminutesjr" video project -- which comes through a partnership among UNICEF, the Amsterdam-based European Cultural Institute and the Sandberg Institute -- usually is offered in developing parts of the world like Jordan, the Congo and China.
Karen Cirillo, executive producer of the Children's Broadcasting Initiatives for UNICEF, says she was thrilled to hook up with the North Side museum and bring the creative opportunity to American children, who can try a new skill and express themselves.
"The purpose is to get young people involved in video ... and to encourage creativity and imagination," says Cirillo, who is based in New York.
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