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Local film promotes youth understanding
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A new youth-driven documentary explores the issues faced by gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students in high school. The short film emerged from the Hope Inclusion Project’s Challenge Day earlier this year, which strived to create understanding and empathy among its participants. A community survey two years ago found that racism and hate is prevalent in high school. The Hope Inclusion Project decided to explore
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these issues further through a film “It’s designed to create dialogue project called Dialogues of Hope. among youth, to help community Eight students from Hope Second- leaders and community members ary were asked to connect with youth come up with a and understand focus for the film “It challenges people youth better. It based on issues challenges people to look deeper into they see create the to look deeper into themselves.” most tension. themselves.” “What’s great Dialogues of about this film Hope explores the Darla Dickenson from my perspecdifferent perspective is that it’s a tives through inmore positive, uplifting take on ev- terviews with students, parents and erything,” said project coordinator teachers. Darla Dickenson. The 20-25 minute documen-
tary is directed and produced by Eva Wunderman, with editing by Brodi-jo Scalise. Filming took place between March and June. “We didn’t want to include anything that has no meaning,” said Wunderman. “It’s been very interesting working with these kids. I liked opening it up to their interpretation and actually being a mentor.” Dialogues of Hope will be shown at the Hope Cinema on Aug. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $2, with all proceeds benefiting the Hope Inclusion Project.
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