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Welcome to WHYY Afterschool: A Youth Project of the Learning Lab at WHYY
The Afterschool program incorporates video production training, media literacy, and community activism, as students create videos on a topic important to them and their communities. Through the video production process, the youth learn to view media critically and develop the leadership, team-building, and creative skills needed for 21st-century success.
 Trust
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"In Philadelphia, there is a strained relationship between citizens and police." So begins the short documentary "Trust." Shot and edited by Philly teens over the course of the 2007-2008 school year, this video looks at the trust between police and the citizens they protect.
 You Could Be Watching Something Better
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WHYY Afterschool alum Griffin Prall returned to the Learning Lab to write, direct, and star in his senior project: a hilarious half-hour of sketch comedy he calls, "You Could Be Watching Something Better."
 Casinos: Good or Bad
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In this short documentary, a group of students, working with the Learning Lab in fall 2007 examine the controversy around the proposed casino construction in Philadelphia.
 Art and Design
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What are art and design, and how do they impact our everyday life? A group of students from the Charter High School for Architecture and Design seeks to answer these questions in this short documentary.
Watch more videos in our After-School Films Archive
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