PROFILES IN ACTIVISM
Ages 16-29
Fall 2023, JHU-MICA Film Centre
In this videography workshop, student fellows will create profiles of Baltimore social justice activists, bringing attention to those who often work quietly and out of view to effect meaningful change. They’ll meet advocates for a range of causes in a range of categories, from food equity to LGBTQ rights to youth engagement to violence prevention, learning about their goals and the challenges they encounter, and also about their backgrounds, the experiences that directed their paths. Fellows will work together as crew with the instructor, researching, interviewing, shooting B-roll, and editing to make several short final videos. Profiles will be shared on social media, the program website, and at a public screening. Limited to 9 student fellows.
Charles Cohen's recent documentary films include Riding Wild, which follows a group of BMXers into Baltimore's urban wilderness, and The Crooked Tune, an Old Time Fiddler in a Modern World. He holds an MFA in Film and Digital Media from American University and has written for The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Post, and Baltimore City Paper.
Gaybriell Paredes is a a Chicago native and graduate of the TV arts program at Columbia College Chicago. Since relocating, she continues her work in post for a D.C. media publication.
