In the first episode of our new series “Young, Woke, & Free” GGM L.A. reporters get out into the streets and meet Black Lives Matter protestor Lila who shares what inspires and motivates her activism. Global Girl Media is a partner of the ERA Coalition and the Fund for Women’s…
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Cheyenne is a Latina, former Junior Paralympian, actress/model, student, and accessibility advocate from the West Coast. Drawing from her mother’s unyielding support, she began to combat systemic injustices during her youth. When faced with a school district’s discriminatory policy that prevented her from participating in track and field, with the…
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Vladonna Rose (she/her) is a transgender actress, model, and activist from Los Angeles who calls out injustices that the LBGTQIA+ community faces. Recounting her childhood, Valdonna heard the word “gay” on the playground. Upon further research, she discovered the word “trans.” “It just clicked,” says Vladonna, “This is me, this…
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In the second episode of our new series “Young, Woke, & Free” GGM LA reporters follow Natalie, who organized a Black Lives Matter protest in Burbank, going up against people in her own family who doubted her. “If you know what you believe in, you know what’s right, and somebody…
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Creating a Chasm is a short documentary film created in The Representation Project’s 2020 Youth Media Academy. This film explores how COVID-19 is increasing the education gap among students in the United States. https://youtu.be/lC2eRaY_-zs A Film by Elsie R., The Representation Project, 2020 The Representation Project is a partner of…
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The Amplitude of Thought is a short documentary film created in The Representation Project’s 2020 Youth Media Academy. Two teens share their struggles with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and reflect on the difference between their experience of living with OCD and how it is represented through popular culture. https://youtu.be/SLV8s5W1v3c A Film by Phoebe…
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Detras de Una Mirada is a short documentary film created in The Representation Project’s 2021 Youth Media Academy. In this short documentary film, Édgar Gaytán shares their experience of discrimination as a transgender person living in Mexico and their journey to self-acceptance and self-love. Content Warning: This film discusses sexual violence. https://youtu.be/ZYNh-TPD1Io…
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Conditioned is a short documentary film created in The Representation Project’s 2021 Youth Media Academy. This short documentary shows the development of queer children’s media, beginning in the 1930s to present-day movies and TV shows. The filmmaker uses clips of TV shows and films to explore how queer representation can…
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Brainwashed is a short documentary film created in The Representation Project’s 2021 Youth Media Academy. Through a combination of the narrator’s experience and media clips, this film examines the representation of Middle Eastern people in Hollywood and media and how it affects a greater audience. https://youtu.be/VfX_bsRfTak A Film by Chloe…
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Mama is a short documentary film created in The Representation Project’s 2020 Youth Media Academy. The tragic deaths of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd have rocked the nation and left three mothers without their children. Children they carried for nine months—their own flesh, blood, and love. Hear from…
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