CYMC intern Justin Pasene, 17, will present his short film “Trendsetters or Fakers” before the SF premiere of the ITVS documentary “Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes,” a film by Byron Hurt which explores issues of manhood and media in hip hop culture today. Both films ask hard questions about the influence of hip hop music videos and media on young viewers.

In late January 2007, three CYMC youth interns will participate in the KQED/ITVS national educational campaign for the film, which includes attending an all-day training for youth facilitators at Youth Uprising in Oakland and then organizing screenings at five San Francisco high schools, juvenile hall and several community youth centers this Spring.

Please join CYMC, and other youth performers from YouthSpeaks and Youth Movement Records, at the SF Public Library screening on January 9, 2007 at 6pm!!

For more information on ITVS Community Cinema or how to get involved visit www.itvs.org/outreach/hiphop/ or email moriah_kinberg@itvs.org.

For more info about CYMC and our youth films, contact us at cymc2000@yahoo.com or call 415.621.5353. You can watch our films at our media showcase here.

CYMC’s youth film opening for Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes:

Trendsetters Or Fakers by Justin Pasene

You can download a copy of the “”HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats & Rhymes” screening flyer in PDF format
here.