A free public screening of projects developed by youth filmmakers during a three-week workshop sponsored by Sundance Institute and Spy Hop Productions will be Tuesday, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m. at the Tower Theatre, 876 E. 900 South.
During the "Reel Stories" workshop, each of the seven participants used digital cameras and computer editing systems provided by Spy Hop to write, shoot, edit and produce a short documentary film.
Films from past workshops have gone on to screen on HBO Family, and the MNN Youth Channel National Series, as part of PBS's online youth media initiative "Listen Up!" and at numerous film festivals including: Museum of Television and Radio Docu-Jam, MNN Youth Channel National Series, and the IFP Los Angeles Film Festival.
This year's participants are Chase Mark, Morgan High; Teresa Kuan, University of Utah; Michelle Ripplinger, Ogden High; Julian Moon, East Hollywood High; Trent Oswald, American Fork High; Avijit Halder, Rowland Hall-St. Mark's; and Kent Prewett, Davis High.