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YDA Founder/Director, Tom Shepard, Talks Film Arts and Theatre in the Time of Covid

Watch YDA Founder/Director, Tom Shepard, represent the Youth Documentary Academy in this conversation with local filmmakers and theater artists to discuss film arts and theatre in the time of Covid.  

YDA Sets New Record at the All American High School Film Festival

The Youth Documentary Academy has always fared well at the annual All American High School Film Festival. But this news is unprecedented. From our 2019 class of graduates, we submitted ten films to the festival. ALL TEN FILMS were officially selected and we’ve been given a heads up that at … 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