Tengo La Voz, which is Spanish for “I Have The Voice,” was a 2-year multidisciplinary program for Latino youth in Sonoma County, California. The goal was to provide students with access and training to the tools of self expression. In 2009, I produced and directed a 30-minute documentary that took viewers on a behind-the-scenes look at the workshops, summer camps, and other exciting opportunities in media production, art, and literature, all designed to help tomorrow’s leaders find their voice. The program also featured examples of the creative work the students completed.
List of segments
1. TV Studio Workshop – Year One (Segment Writer & Video Editor): As a mentor myself, I helped to organize many of the Tengo La Voz events, including a TV Studio Workshop at the Community Media Center in Santa Rosa, California. This workshop, conducted by Community Media Center staff, aimed to show these teenagers how to create powerful, meaningful media for the whole community.
2. Animation Workshop (Segment Writer & Video Editor): After learning the TV Studio, the TLV Media students moved on to the Animation Lab. This segment documents the creation of a clever short stop-motion animated film called, “Things Happen.”
3. Mural Project — ArtStart (Segment Writer & Video Editor): In addition to the media arts, Tengo La Voz engaged visual artists as well. This segment goes behind the scenes to see what goes into the making of public art pieces at a Santa Rosa nonprofit called ArtStart.
4. TLV Showcase – Luis (not online due to copyright restrictions)
5. TLV Showcase – High School Rumble (not online due to copyright restrictions)
6. TLV Showcase – Olive Park (not online due to copyright restrictions)
7. Summer Video Camp – Year Two (not online due to copyright restrictions)
8. TLV Showcase – Sonoma County Fair (not online due to copyright restrictions)
9. TV Studio Workshop – Year Two (Segment Writer)
10. TLV Showcase – Music Video (not online due to copyright restrictions)
11. Year Two Families (Segment Writer)
12. TLV Showcase – Anahi (not online due to copyright restrictions)
13. Video Editing Workshop (Segment Writer & Video Editor)
14. TLV Showcase – The Straw That Broke The Camel’s Back
15. TLV Showcase – An Afternoon of Poetry, Rap, and Spoken Word
16. TLV Showcase – They Don’t Grow Themselves (not online due to copyright restrictions)
17. Credits (Segment Writer)
The entire 30-minute program is below. Due to copyright restrictions, the entire 30-minute program is password protected. Please contact me for access to this video, or use the password provided.
Voice of Youth Presents – Tengo La Voz – I Have The Voice from David Waxman on Vimeo.
Password Information
Portions of this content is password protected due to copyright restrictions. Please contact me for access to this video, or use the password provided.
Credits
My Credits: Series Producer, Segment Producer, Writer, Segment Editor, Finishing Editor
© 2009 KRCB – North Bay Public Media. All rights reserved. Used with permission.Technical
Cameras: Sony DSR-PDX-10
Camera Format: DV NTSC 720×480 Interlaced
Master Format: DV NTSC 720×480 Interlaced
Length: 26 minutes 46 secondsLanguage
English
Spanish with English subtitles.