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Community Art Center's 26th Annual Do It Your Damn Self!! National Youth Film Festival, the longest running youth film festival in the country!
Join us for an evening celebrating teen voices from across the nation, featuring the 2023 film reel, food from Tandoor and Curry and Naco Taco, and a panel discussion with the featured filmmakers.
Check out the event schedule!
6:00pm Drinks, food, and music
8:00pm 2023 Film Reel Screening
9:30pm Panel Discussion with the Filmmakers
Shuttles from CAC to the Kendall/MIT Open Space:
5:45pm & 6:15pm Shuttles from CAC to the event
10:00pm & 10:15pm Shuttles from the event to CAC
While this event is free and open to all, please note that some of the films include content that might not be appropriate for children.
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Since 1937, Community Art Center has served residents of the Port neighborhood in Cambridge, MA. The organization opened its doors to arts programs for children and youth in the neighborhood, so that they would have the same access to arts-rich experiences as children and youth in the more resourced communities of Cambridge. The Art Center became known as a space for young people to explore creative expression and build their narrative storytelling abilities. It came to provide a safe, validating home for young artists to refine their skills and hone their strong voices. Civic engagement and activism have always been a part of this story. In 1996, six teen girls at the Art Center decided they'd had enough of the lack of representation and misrepresentation they were seeing characterized in the media. They picked up cameras and began to tell their own stories, beginning Do It Your Damn Self!!, a film festival that is hyper-local, but with a national reach. It has now become the longest-running youth film festival in the country.
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All minors must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Responsible adults, please keep a close eye on your kids.
Keeping us safe: This event will follow all MIT policies and Covid safety guidelines. Face coverings are not required, but you are most welcome to wear one if you wish. More info on MIT policies can be found at now.mit.edu/policies.
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