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Thank you to everyone who joined us for Art After Dark at the Norton Museum of Art.
September 25, 2025
We shared two powerful youth-directed films from Nicaragua and Colombia: MY BEAUTIFUL NICARAGUA by Edelsin Linette Mendez DISPLACED BUT NOT DEFEATED b...
BYkids Academy workshops featured on NationSwell’s Connections Newsletter
September 13, 2025
The spotlight was on BYkids Academy workshops in New York City, where young storytellers explored identity, community and social impact through film.W...
The room lights up with young people discovering the power of telling their own story
August 13, 2025
BYkids Academy is our hands-on workshop series where youth explore visual storytelling and learn how to turn their ideas into powerful films.
Our s...
For 18 years, BYkids has been a catalyst for youth storytelling
August 6, 2025
BYkids has given young people the tools to share their stories, humanize global issues and spark empathy, connection and action worldwide.
What a n...
Lights, cameras, big ideas
July 29, 2025
The second-ever BYkids Academy just wrapped in NYC, and the energy was next-level.
But what is this BYkids Academy?
It is an immersive documenta...
BYkids film and filmmaker presented at the Council of Europe
July 18, 2025
RETURN DATE: UNKNOWN was screened at the 6th Plenary Meeting of the Council of Europe Consultation Group on Children of Ukraine. The film sparked deep...
Still buzzing from Friday’s magical evening at The Madoo Conservancy
June 24, 2025
We gathered in the heart of Sagaponack for An Evening of Youth Storytelling and Summer Beauty a celebration of art, purpose and community.
Hosted b...
Our First BYkids Film Academy launches in the Dominican Republic
June 18, 2025
Our brand-new BYkids Academy a hands-on workshop where young people express themselves, explore their identity and create powerful impact-driven conte...
Holly Carter serves as a judge for the 5th annual Anthem Awards
June 4, 2025
At BYkids, we champion the voices of young filmmakers who are changing the world one story at a time. It is an honor to be part of the Anthem Awards c...
This past weekend, something special happened
June 1, 2025
Katie Collamore, one of our brilliant Community of Learners educators from Lincoln-Sudbury High School, presented BYkids at a workshop at MIT focused ...