Film education
for every student.
Youth in Film is a year-long film and television production curriculum designed to equip students with hands-on experience in film and television making while integrating academic skills in Math and English Language Arts (ELA). By the end of the program, students will have produced an original 5-minute short film — directed by students and centered on stories that matter to them.
Youth in Film is HEARTH™'s most direct expression of the educate pillar of its mission. It reaches students before they have been told that film and television making is not for them. Youth in Film alumni become the next generation of HEARTH™ program participants when they reach 18.
Who can participate
- →Enrolled in a participating 7-12 school.
- →Grades 7–12
- →Interest in film and television making, storytelling, or creative media
- →Enrollment through the school's standard registration process
- →No prior film and television making experience required — all welcome
HEARTH™ partners directly with NYC & NJpublic schools to deliver this program as a for-credit class. If you're an educator or administrator interested in bringing Youth in Film to your school, reach out.
Partner With HEARTH™ →Featured short film.
"Time Lock"
Time Lock centers a determined teen who discovers a time-traveling pocket watch, hurtling her into 1976. There, she meets her ancestor and a school secretary doomed to die saving her own family — unless the teen can break the cycle.
Cohort 1 of the HEARTH™ Youth in Film program at Mastery Charter Lenfest Campus, Philadelphia — Grades 7–12