A documentary film project by a Lodi High School video production class on issues such as racism, teen drug abuse, and campus cliques that includes commentary by California State University, Stanislaus History Professor Samuel Regalado will make its debut at the University on Tuesday, May 13.
Admission is free and open to the public for the 6 p.m. film preview in the Student Lounge of the CSU Stanislaus Student Union. Regalado, who served in an advisory role to the student group, will lead a panel discussion after the film is shown at CSU Stanislaus.
Titled "Finding Our Own Way: Teens in Lodi," the film is made from a teen's point of view with an authentic teen voice, according to Jerry Pike, a Lodi High School teacher who served as project leader. Pike said Regalado was called upon to be the project's humanities adviser.
"He was particularly important in providing the teens with a historical context for their topics, especially to the group that made the video about racism," Pike said.
Lodi High School received a $300,000 grant last June from the California Council for the Humanities to conduct the year-long project. It is one of eight funded by the Council to enable young people to make films about what matters in their lives and communities. With the exception of Regalado's commentary filmed at CSU Stanislaus, the students conducted their interviews in Lodi with elected officials and experts on drug and alcohol abuse.
The film is also being shown at Lodi Stadium Cinemas on Saturday, May 17, from 9 to 11 a.m.
Admission is free and open to the public for the 6 p.m. film preview in the Student Lounge of the CSU Stanislaus Student Union. Regalado, who served in an advisory role to the student group, will lead a panel discussion after the film is shown at CSU Stanislaus.
Titled "Finding Our Own Way: Teens in Lodi," the film is made from a teen's point of view with an authentic teen voice, according to Jerry Pike, a Lodi High School teacher who served as project leader. Pike said Regalado was called upon to be the project's humanities adviser.
"He was particularly important in providing the teens with a historical context for their topics, especially to the group that made the video about racism," Pike said.
Lodi High School received a $300,000 grant last June from the California Council for the Humanities to conduct the year-long project. It is one of eight funded by the Council to enable young people to make films about what matters in their lives and communities. With the exception of Regalado's commentary filmed at CSU Stanislaus, the students conducted their interviews in Lodi with elected officials and experts on drug and alcohol abuse.
The film is also being shown at Lodi Stadium Cinemas on Saturday, May 17, from 9 to 11 a.m.