Generations Film Workshop:
Youth and Elders Making Movies Together
Applications for our 2009 Workshops are now available!
Download the 2009 Workshop Application here!
2009 Generations Film Workshop
The Frameline Generations Film Workshp is a FREE eight-week intergenerational workshop that brings together Bay Area Youth and Elders to write, script, cast, storyboard, shoot, and edit a collaborative short film that will screen at the 33rd San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival June 18-28, 2009. Through hands-on exercises, you will learn how to make a movie from beginning to end – from using a digital video camera to directing actors to editing your footage. You will also get a stipend for your full participation.
Workshops will run February 21-April 11, 2009. Class is held on five consecutive Saturdays from 1-4 pm and on five, full weekend days from 10am - 6pm. If you are a youth or elder and interested in participation or would like more information, please download our application for more information. Download the Application here!
Background on the Generations Film Workshop
In 2005 Frameline launched the Youth Filmmaker Workshop, a ten week program designed to teach media literacy and technical skills to Bay Area youth. In 2006 Frameline expanded this culturally significant project to include and integrate LGBT elders. Elder and youth students work independently and in partnership to create their own films that are then exhibited during the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. The workshops are conducted in partnership with Bay Area Video Coalition.
Within the LGBT community, and society at-large, at-risk youth and elders are often marginalized, overlooked and denied access to technology and full participation in the arts. LGBT youth are especially susceptible to negative stereotypes and homophobic portrayals of queer life in the media. Teens and young adults face a variety of challenges and often lack the skills and/or resources to access technology and express themselves through art. While LGBT elders are the trailblazers and founders of the LGBT community, this group is frequently excluded from the central circle of LGBT activities. This exclusion can be attributed, in part, to stereotypes and misconceptions about elders’ ability, interest and proficiency with current culture and technologies. Access to, and proficiency with, new technologies is an important component to full participation and connection to the community at-large. Frameline hopes to bring greater access to our youth and elders through the Generations Film Workshop.
This program has been made possible through the generous support of the San Francisco Foundation and the Walter and Elise Haas Fund.