LIAM AHERN is currently a junior at Stuyvesant H.S. and wants to be a writer/director. He has been directing films and plays for the last three years and is now looking for industry experience.


DORENE AHMAD is a senior at Midwood H.S. who plans to major in film in college. She hopes to direct music videos one day.


NADIA BURGESS' goal is to make films, period. She wants to learn all aspects of filmmaking and make it her tool of power to get messages across.


LUIS CABANILLAS is 18 going on 19. He attends Bread and Roses H.S. and loves to write screenplays about reality, horror, and social issues. Thanks to Tribeca, he made a short documentary. He hopes to be an accomplished filmmaker in the future.


Born and raised in NYC, KIRI DAVIS resides on the Upper West Side and attends Urban Academy H.S. She is a hard working 17-year-old who has her own jewelry line, produces a youth show for public access TV, and has directed several short films. Her goal is to work in the film industry where she can continue to make films that are important to her.


JONAN EVERETT is an aspiring actor/filmmaker from New York. He starred in Angel, an HBO Films picture about a troubled youth trying to find his way. He wants to make dramas, action, and sci-fi films.


CASEY FELDMAN's life is based around music, film, his friends, and combining the three. He is a Trinity School sophomore and hopes to always be surrounded by film.


JAZMIN FERNANDEZ first became interested in art when she watched her father draw everyday. She hopes to get into the film industry and make visual art come to life.


DESIREE GORDIAN is a highly motivated individual who is currently working on an independent short narrative. She has been involved in youth media with Global Action Project and hopes to continue making films and traveling the world.


A junior at Staten Island's Susan F. Wagner H.S., ELVIR LEKPERIC is active in sports and likes meeting new people. After college, he wants to pursue a career in Education (Film/English). He attended the 2005 SAI documentary film program, which was the experience of a lifetime.


Seventeen-year-old RICHARD MEMMINGER likes to play basketball and make documentaries.


PAOLO MARCHICA attends Winston Prep.
He and his film partner constantly write films and shoot the ones that are most unique. His goals are to make more films and to get into a college with a great film program so he can spend more time on films.


NAEEMA MUHAMMAD is a college-bound high school senior attending Millenium H.S. She plans to use her talents as a writer and documentarian to pursue film and advertising.


SHARAY PAIGE attends Harvey Milk H.S. She enjoys filming in her spare time because that is the best way to capture a moment in time that will never be seen in the same way.


PREETI PALLWAL attends LaGuardia H.S. for art. She loves art, music, and film, and her goals are to continue to create art and make films.


Nineteen-year-old WILLIAM QUINONES has made a short documentary At Risk and plans to go to college for business and film.


MAGEN RODRIGUEZ is a sophomore at Telecommunications H.S. She wants to be known for using her imagination to create art.


MAX ROSENBAUM is a sophomore at Riverdale Country School and an aspiring filmmaker. He loves being able to tell stories and to change the world through film.


SUZANNE ROZIER is a senior at Stuyvesant H.S. and plans on double majoring in Japanese and film at Vassar College. She loves watching movies, traveling, writing, reading, and cooking.


DANIEL SANCHEZ attends the Renaissance Charter School and hopes to one day make the most acclaimed film ever. Other than that, he loves a good laugh and good conversation.


MONIQUE WALSH attends Art and Design H.S. and is inspired by filmmaking.