Youth Prevention Program
Filmmaking & Fitness
Student Video Presentation - May, 2018
Engagement & Exposure
The Youth Filmmaking & Fitness Program offers after-school enrichment by creating opportunities that facilitate the participants' engagement with each other and their surroundings. The program integrates exposure to the arts, digital technology, and exercise and nutrition to create a wholly interactive experience for the kids.
Healthy Minds & Bodies
The program collaborates with local gyms, restaurants, museums, and supermarkets to provide an immersive experience. Participants meet with a nutritionist, attend training sessions at Peter Welch’s Gym, and take field trips to various sites throughout the city, including: Rock Spot Climbing, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Temazcal Cantina, the Museum of Fine Arts, Whole Foods Market, and Northeastern University.
Tierney Screening - September, 2017
Building skills for the future
Students document their experiences throughout the program, creating video journals and short personal videos. Throughout the process, participants develop media literacy, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills by analyzing aspects of their community and highlighting them in their videos. In addition to articulating prevention and health themes through this medium, they learn various filmmaking skills such as story development, writing, directing, interviewing, camera, sound, editing, and music composition.
Program Leadership
Jared Katsiane is the Program Leader for the Filmmaking & Fitness Youth Prevention Program. A filmmaker and educator for 28 years, Jared’s award-winning films have screened at 550 international festivals, on PBS and cable television, and locally at the Museum of Fine Arts and Brattle Theater. Jared has conducted youth filmmaking workshops internationally via U.S. embassies and the State Department Cultural Envoy Program.
Learn more about the program and how to attend.