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Published on June 25, 2021

Films BYkids

Films BYkids pairs teenagers from diverse cultures with accomplished filmmakers to create short personal documentaries that encourage understanding about universal issues and help foster empathy and global citizenry. Ashley Judd serves as series narrator, introducing each 30-minute film.

Films BYkids
AGAINST THE CURRENT
MONDAY, JULY 12, 10:30 PM

Seventeen-year-old Daunnette Moniz-Reyome, who lives on the Umonhon Reservation in Nebraska, interviews Native American youth and elders against the backdrop of a ceremonial powwow. Mentored by filmmaker Evan Mascagni, Moniz-Reyome shares her family’s journey to retain sacred rituals and culture traditions and the ways in which her community is healing historical trauma with strength and dignity.

Airdates:

WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 07/12/2021 @ 10:30 PM
WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 05/10/2021 @ 8:00 PM
WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Tue, 05/11/2021 @ 1:00 AM
WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Tue, 05/11/2021 @ 9:00 AM
WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Fri, 05/14/2021 @ 4:00 AM
WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Fri, 05/14/2021 @ 10:00 AM

Films BYkids
L’CHAIM
MONDAY, JULY 19, 10:30 PM

Nineteen-year-old Semon Shabaev is part of a vibrant Jewish community in Germany. Despite his country’s dark history of genocide and a rise in antisemitism, he embraces his German-Jewish identity. Mentored by filmmaker Anja Baron, Shabaev shines light on how Germany is addressing its past, and how his generation looks to the future.