youth films

OYBM February Youth Media Workshop Update + Pics

by OYBM

ShareThe February workshop was amazing! Thanks to all the focused and creative participants, we ruffly 20 participants and actors. We had 3 teams shooting films; a dramatic short about substance abuse and the threat of assault, a short about...

June 8-10th
 WORKSHOP!

by OYBM

ShareOutta Your Backpack Media Workshop June 8-10th Flagstaff, AZ • Make a Short Movie! • Learn Hands-on Script Writing! • Camera Operation! • Lighting! • Video Editing! • & More! The workshop is free & open to young Indigenous people ages 12-25. (exceptions made...

Uranium PSA

by OYBM

ShareOutta Your Backpack Media & Navajo Waters Uranium Project have teamed up to host a free after-school workshop on making a Public Service Announcement (PSA) about uranium mining and its impacts on our communities. The workshop was held from...

“Legend of the Weresheep” New Video from the 09 Fall Workshop!

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ShareA sheep drinks water from a toxic factory and turns into a zombie. Made at Outta Your Backpack Media’s Fall ’09 workshop by Indigenous Youth. Views:2080 Tweet

“Skary Skool” New Video from the 09 Fall Workshop!

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ShareSchool is a nightmare for a young Dine’ high school girl until she has a talk with her Grandma. Made at Outta Your Backpack Media’s Fall ’09 workshop. Views:1729 Tweet

Thanks Taking

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Share On a calm day in 1492 something happened… Produced at an Outta Your Backpack Media workshop fall ’08. Views:2206 Tweet

Sheep Camp

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Share  A young boy’s conversation with his grandpa stirs his imagination about sheep camp. Produced at Outta Your Backpack Media’s spring 2009 workshop.  Views:1708 Tweet

Pirate Boy

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Share           A young boy who has no friends dreams he is a pirate. Produced at Outta Your Backpack Media’s spring 2009 workshop.  Views:1979 Tweet

OYBM Workshop! June 16-18th

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Share Outta Your Backpack Media Spring ’09 Workshop June 16th-18th •Flagstaff, AZ • Make a Short Movie! • Learn Hands-on Script Writing! • Camera Operation! • Lighting! • Video Editing! • & More! The workshop is free & open to young Native people ages...

NY Native Film Fest to Screen 4 OYBM Films!

by OYBM

ShareOYBMedia will be presenting 4 films at the 30th Annual National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) Native American Film + Video Festival in New York City! 5 backpackers will be trekking to NYC to represent OYBM! The festival...

OYBMedia Releases 19 Short Films on DVD!

by OYBM

Share  Outta Your Backpack Media (OYBMedia) has released a DVD of 19 short films made by Indigenous youth. The videos in this compilation were almost all made during our 2007-2008 workshops. Some of the videos were made in 6...

NEW SITE!

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Ya'a'teh & welcome! We are so excited to launch our new site!

Indykids: Kids Make Movies

by OYBM

ShareOriginally featured at: http://indykids.net/main/2009/01/kids-make-movies/ By LIZA MINNO BLOOM In Flagstaff, Arizona, a collective called Outta Your Backpack (OYB) gives movie-making equipment to indigenous youth, and holds workshops teaching them how to film and edit their own movies. “Native youth aren’t represented...

Observer: Outta Your Backpack program  brings media skills to Native youth

by OYBM

ShareOriginally published at: http://navajohopiobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=5257&SectionID=74&SubSectionID=547&S=1 S.J. Wilson, The Observer Tuesday, December 05, 2006 FLAGSTAFF-While their peers enjoyed a five-day vacation over the Thanksgiving holiday, 12 area students gave up three days of their vacation to learn about filmmaking from the ground...