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The Youth Movie-Making Workshop is Back!

YMW challenges the inquisitive minds of creative young people between the ages of 11 and 16 by placing them directly in front of and behind the camera.
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Echoes from the Conch Shell Project

An ongoing project that utilizes immersive technologies to explore and share the stories and history of the Virgin Islands.  This project is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
YMW Student using VR headset

Subject: Fort Christian Museum

Built between 1672 and 1678

Featuring stories by Nadine Marchena-Kean and Glenn Davis.

Featured Video

2024 YMW Summer Project
The Wishing Well
Released 2024
A mysterious shell is found that uncovers the truth about who your real friends are.

Movie-Making Showcase

YMW began in the summer of 2001.  Since then, the program has produced over 13 short films and countless other shorts.  Click the titles below to view some of the projects and behind the scenes footage.
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Premiered July 2023
Four kids are trapped, in what seems to be a nightmare, trying to find their way back home - in time!

Behind the Scenes
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Premiered July 2016
Campers decide to play hide and seek in a haunted forest with life altering effects.

Behind the Scenes
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Premiered August 2013
A boy inadvertently discovers his inner heroism while on a quest for hidden treasure.

Behind the Scenes