The United Nations Association of New York hosts a screening of DISPLACED BUT NOT DEFEATED with Susan Hoenig (BYkids film mentor), Holly Carter (BYkids Executive Director) and David Orlando Rodriguez (Colombian Mission to the UN).
NEWS
UN Association Hosts Screening of DISPLACED BUT NOT DEFEATED in NYC
July 2, 2013
Welcome 2013 Summer Interns
June 2, 2013
We are thrilled and grateful to have some exceptional interns joining BYkids for the summer. Welcome to Jamie Roman from Colorado College and Michael Landes and Noelle Durkin from Dalton. Continued thanks to our growing group of Junior Committee members at high schools and colleges across the country.
DISPLACED BUT NOT DEFEATED Premieres at Soho House in NYC
June 2, 2013
Soho House New York hosts the premiere of DISPLACED BUT NOT DEFEATED, BYkids newest film from Colombia. Our second filmmaker Trichen Lhagyari and Holly Carter lead a lively discussion about the intimacy and universality of BYkids films and the power of letting kids express themselves through film.
Discovery Education Hosts BYkids Screening and Educator Event at Headquarters
May 2, 2013
Discovery Education hosts a special screening and discussion of MY COUNTRY IS TIBET with young filmmaker Trichen Lhagyari, film mentor Joyce Chopra, and Holly Carter on May 5 in Silver Springs, MD.
BYkids congratulates our filmmaker, Trichen Lhagyari, on his graduation. Read more at http://delonline.us/1auMyGX
Trichen Lhagyari Gives TEDx Talk, BYkids is Named Finalist in Education Business Plan Competition
April 2, 2013
TEDxBeaconStreet was enthralled by young director Trichen Lhagyari’s film and powerful talk. See his talk: http://bit.ly/1BPDW0I
BYkids is named one of ten finalists in the 2013 Education Business Plan Competition sponsored by University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education and the Milken Family Foundation.
DISPLACED BUT NOT DEFEATED Trailer Released
March 2, 2013
DISPLACED BUT NOT DEFEATED explores the lives of displaced people in Colombia through the eyes of 16-year-old Maria Ceballos Paz.
DISPLACED BUT NOT DEFEATED Editing Complete
February 2, 2013
Film Mentor, Susan Hoenig, finishes editing DISPLACED BUT NOT DEFEATED in Los Angeles.
MY COUNTRY IS TIBET Goes to Colorado
January 2, 2013
Trichen Lhagyari, director of MY COUNTRY IS TIBET, travels to Colorado for sold-out school and public screenings in Aspen and at Colorado College, where Trichen and Holly Carter teach a documentary film class in addition to capacity screenings.
See the trailer
Shooting Begins on POET AGAINST PREJUDICE
January 2, 2013
17-year-old Faiza Almontaser and her legendary mentor, Albert Maysles, start shooting in NYC. The film explores what it’s like to be a Muslim girl dealing with prejudice and bullying in America.
BYkids Begins Production of Fifth Film
November 2, 2012
BYkids welcomes 17-year-old Faiza Almontaser, as the fifth filmmaker to share her experiences of Islamophobia in a post-9/11 New York, bullying and immigration after she arrived in Brooklyn from Yemen. Faiza will be mentored by the legendary Albert Maysles.
BYkids premieres a short film created by advertising superstars Jill Andresevic, Alonso Davila, Ty Baker and Stephanie Apt and her generous team at Final Cut. Their 90-second masterpiece captures the BYkids vision: https://bykids.org/films/see-the-world-through-my-eyes/