The WNET Group
Films BYkids
Started: 2016
- Currently active
- Created by another station or organization (and we implement it)
Station type: Joint license
Films BYkids pairs accomplished filmmakers with teenagers from around the world to create short personal documentaries that encourage understanding about universal issues and help foster empathy and global citizenry. Each 30-minute film features stories that carry the universal values of courage, perseverance, and dignity. Films BYkids follows teens sharing their individual experiences dealing with issues such as displacement, antisemitism, disability, generational trauma, illiteracy, juvenile justice, war, climate change, and globalization, among others. The companion website features video-based resources for students and educators designed to engage students in meaningful conversations about critical issues and inspire them to investigate their own stories.
This project reaches tweens and teens via...
- Directly engaging t(w)eens via activities, events, or programs
- Indirectly reaching t(w)eens via educators, PD, curriculum
- Media and/or educational content that is made by, with, or for t(w)eens
What topics does this project focus on?
Civic engagement
Culture, society
Current affairs
Education
Identity, relationships
Journalism
Media literacy
Media making
Wellness, mental health
*
Is this project considered part of the station's journalism work?
Yes
Departments involved:
Education
Production (TV/Radio)
Engagement
Partner organizations involved:
BYkids
Photographs courtesy of Films BYkids
Photographs courtesy of Films BYkids
Photographs courtesy of Films BYkids
Photographs courtesy of Films BYkids
Photographs courtesy of Films BYkids
Photographs courtesy of Films BYkids
Photographs courtesy of Films BYkids
Photographs courtesy of Films BYkids
Photographs courtesy of Films BYkids
Media and/or educational content
Who is the primary audience of the content?
T(w)eens
Who creates the media content?
T(w)eens and adults (in collaboration)
*T(w)eens
Who decides the topic areas of the content?
Both youth and adults (in collaboration)
Where is the content shared?
Broadcast TV
Website
PBS Learning Media
Directly engaging tweens and teens in local programming
In this project...
We partner with *local organizations* to host programming
We partner with *national organizations* to host programming
We host programming directly for t(w)eens
Contact time between youth participants and station staff:
3-10 hours
Contact time between youth participants and partner orgs:
3-10 hours
Indirectly engaging youth via educators, professional development, or curriculum
This project indirectly engages youth by partnering with...
Schools Community-based organizations or nonprofits Curriculum or content distributors (e.g., PBS Learning Media)
Does this project train educators or run a professional development program?
No
Does this project create curricula or educational resources for educators to use?
Yes