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YDA Film Accepted Into Mill Valley Film Festival

2019 Alumni Filmmaker Kallista Palapas has just had her film, I’LL BE THERE, accepted to screen at the 2020 Mill Valley Film Festival!  I’LL BE THERE is an unvarnished account of Kallista’s experience of when a close friend and classmate took his life, creating a ripple of grief and confusion. … Read more »

YDA Looking To Hire Development/Marketing Associate

The Youth Documentary Academy is seeking a part-time marketing/development specialist for our public television series OUR TIME (www.youthdocumentary.org/ourtime). This position would involve soliciting corporate, foundation, and individual sponsorships for the series totaling at 50k. Contributing sponsors will receive underwriting credits on the broadcast version of Season 2 of OUR TIME … 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


We were struck by how deeply students were willing to delve into difficult topics, often personal stories, and handle that material with real sensitivity.

Tara Thomas, Director of Education, Bemis School of Art