Pictured here are several Fourthwall filmmakers who were selected to represent the ‘future of filmmaking’ to members of the prestigious Sundance Film Festival on their recent visit to Cincinnati.
Empowering youth to find their voice
Shut Down The Stigma. Turn Up The Talk.
The Mental Health and Opioid overdose crises are having a massive impact on our young people. Our filmmakers are expressing their thoughts through film. Here are some of the projects they have in production.
A WORD FROM YOUNG STORYTELLERS
Fourthwall's aspiring filmmakers on the importance of using film to tell stories on mental health
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AMPLIFYING YOUTH VOICES
A collaboration with Soapbox Media and Interact for Health on youth mental health community initiatives
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SHUT DOWN THE STIGMA. TURN UP THE TALK.
Dramatic narratives on Depression and Anxiety in our youth
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On The Road To Recovery.
A comprehensive look at the overdose crises including stigma, prevention, harm reduction and early recovery.
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Additional Individual Films
A selection of films on socially important topics
When The Smoke Clears
Commissioned by St. Elizabeth Medical Center, this vignette style short film looks at the hazards of vaping among young people and the peer pressure that leads to adopting this risky habit.
Away yet Awake
A crowdsourced poem, written and performed by young refugees who express their happiness, sadness and anxiety as they continue on their extraordinary journey.
Frere
A boy is abandoned as baby. A chance meeting years later offers new opportunities to forgive.
Don’t Tell Me
Spoken word meets film in this poignant address on inequality and racism as experienced through the eyes and lives of our young filmmakers.
True Colors
A student is being bullied in class but everyone soon realizes that a book should not be judged by its cover. This short was used as a teaching tool at the 2018 Teach For America Diversity Summit.
Saturation
After his father passes away a son finds a way to overcome his sadness and stay connected with his dad through art.
A Night To Remember
Feeling a little lonely and socially excluded, a young boy decides to have a rockin’ party at his mom’s house. The aftermath reveals the disturbing truth about the living with a mental health disorder.
Jevil
Learning disabilities can appear in many forms. Can our protagonist overcome his greatest challenge?
A Word From Our Filmmakers
Some of our young filmmakers interview each other on the importance of storytelling and mental health.