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Problem of teen suicide in Colorado Springs tackled by Youth Documentary Academy filmmakers
By: Jen Mulson October 25, 2016 Updated: October 25, 2016 at 7:17 am During the summer of 2015 two Palmer High School students committed suicide within one week of each other. One of them was Dominic Saunders, 14, who had recently lost his mother. The story of his life and … Read more »
YDA goes to NYC for the All American High School Film Festival
Five YDA films were screened at the 2016 All-American High School Film Festival in NYC this past weekend (Oct 7-9). Stevie Earnest (BOTH GENDERS) Antriese Lacey (SHADE) Rebecca St.John (ROCK BOTTOM) Cody McIntyre (FROM CLOSED TO OPEN) Scott Larwood (FATHERLAND). Stevie, Antriese, Rebecca, and Cody flew out to the big city … Read more »
Four young filmmakers explore the scourge of youth suicide in El Paso County (CSIndy, 10/12)
Click here to see online article Death, through a youthful lens By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 Dominic Saunders was 14 years old when he died. The once-charismatic, goofy boy had grown dark and distant. On June 4, 2015, with his father deployed overseas, the Palmer High School student found his … Read more »
While walking around Boulder, so many people came up to me and my dad to thank me for making AFTER WAR.
Bailey Francisco, 17
