FILMS
Media + Content
Elijah experiences extreme loneliness and isolation when someone steals his book of lyrics and goes viral. A community of elders try to help him seek his true self as they share the grit and joy that existed in Cleveland through the historically known Boddie Recording Company and Leo's Casino
Life on Track
Dive into a whimsical adventure with Corey, a tech-savvy teen, and his family as a mysterious cake sends them back to a time of rotary phones and pure fun. Celebrate joy without screens with Art of Me Productions.
Story by: Gary Jackson, Irene Simmons, Elise M. Thomas, Ernest D. Turner, Luadrie Turner, Clinton Wilson and Chanda Bynum
Directed by Kevin Taylor
The Effects
The Effects is a film about Rosa, a teen, who is forced to decide when her father, Hector, a hard-working Guatemalan, is threatened with deportation.
Written by Rosemary Gramajo Quiñones from Facing History and Ourselves New Tech, Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Rosemary is the 1st contest winner for Art of Me's "What is Power & Community?" story contest. Rosemary's winning story was filmed in her Cleveland community, directed by Mike Berry.
The Unstoppable
Unstoppable is a short story inspired by Julianna's real-life battle with anxiety and how she struggled to express her feelings to her family and friends.
Written by Julianna Greenidge. She wrote the story as part of her 11th grade English assignment.
Hana
Lily, an introverted teen, begins questioning her faith in God and her sexuality as she develops a crush on her classmate, Alex. As the two girls become closer and Lily’s feelings develop, she becomes sicker and sicker. After throwing up a flower, she seeks help from her mother, who reveals that she may have inherited a disease called Hanahaki, which is formed out of unrequited love. Lily must choose to remove the flowers and her love for Alex or allow them to consume her.
Written by Lexington Rivera, Brooklyn Collaborative Studies Student.
Directed by Mary Evangelista
Agonizing Harmony
Written by Tanjin Abulrahat, Brooklyn Collaborative Studies student. Special mention to his teacher P-hill Brubler, for helping him with his story.
