Press & Events
YDA Founder Tom Shepard on KRCC
Independent Producer Ryan Lowery interviewed YDA Founder and Director Tom Shepard at the studios of KRCC for his radio show IN THE SPRINGS. Their conversation took place on the eve of the World Premiere of YDA films last November and covered the program’s genesis, teaching philosophy, and the value of documentary filmmaking … Read more »
Youth Documentary Academy is Launched
The Gazette Telegraph covered YDA’s launch here. On June 2, 2014, the first class of the Youth Documentary Academy met at the Bemis School of Art in Colorado Springs, CO. Twelve students from seven area schools convened and began getting to know each other and instructors Aaron Burns and Suzan … Read more »
Pikes Peak Art Council nominates YDA filmmakers!
The Pikes Peak Art Council nominates AFTER WAR by Bailey Francisco and ONE IN SIX by Destiny Rinder in Outstanding Student Filmmaking. Link to filmmaker pages below: AFTER WAR: youthdocumentary.org/filmmakers/bailey-francisco/ ONE IN SIX: youthdocumentary.org/filmmakers/destiny-rinder/
While walking around Boulder, so many people came up to me and my dad to thank me for making AFTER WAR.
Bailey Francisco, 17
