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Violence in Media • Sociology • Racism • War • Children, Youth & Families • Police Brutality • Rape • Youth Produced MediaDate of Completion: 1992 | Run Time: 29 minutes | Language: English | Captions: No | Directors & Producers: Sarah Feinbloom, Signe Taylor and Teens from Boston Latin School
A model educational video made by a diverse group of eighth graders for young people, documenting their thoughts and concerns about the violence in their lives and communities. Invites young people to think critically about the prevalence of violence and to work towards preventing it. Topics include racism, war, rape, police brutality, and violence in media. For grades 6-12.
Educational Media Reviews Online | Reviewed by Kimberly Poppiti, St. Joseph's University, Patchogue, NY
"Youth to Youth is an engaging and effective short film, most suitable for audiences from grades six through twelfth grade, with additional potential applications in college classrooms and workplace settings."
MIT The Tech, Vol. 112, Issue 57 | Brian Rosenberg, Editor in Chief
"All the youths involved said the experience was a valuable one and that they were interested in similar projects in the future."
Founder and Former Executive Director of GOOD DOCS
Director of WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?, WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE NOW?, YOUTH TO YOUTH, EARTH WATER WOMAN, MANY LOVES, ONE HEART, and IN SEARCH OF THE HEART OF CHOCOLATE
Sarah Feinbloom is the founder and the former executive director of GOOD DOCS – an educational documentary distribution company specializing in human rights and social issue documentaries. She is also an award-winning director, producer and editor whose film work includes documentaries, dramatic narratives and fundraising videos.
As the former head of GOOD DOCS which she founded in 2013, Sarah was responsible for curating a significant collection of impactful, highly sought out documentaries. She grew the number of films to almost 400 titles, resulting in the company becoming a leading educational film distributor before selling it to Sage Publications in 2024. GOOD DOCS films are part of the permanent collections of over 1500 college and university libraries, as well as established parts of hundreds of high school curricula and non profit trainings nationwide and abroad. The award-winning collection engages and inspires audiences by featuring rarely heard stories about individuals and communities working towards a more equitable world, and champions creative expression, and complex films that provoke critical thinking. The company has become a home to a significant number of independent documentary filmmakers seeking ways to share their films with students, educators and communities and provides them with the opportunity to generate sales revenue for their projects. GOOD DOCS represents established documentarians and passionate new filmmakers driven by their experiences as educators, academics, journalists, artists, social workers, community members, and activists.
While growing GOOD DOCS, Sarah sought out numerous opportunities to connect her filmmakers with audiences through the GOOD TALKS program she created - a highly regarded speaker series which has brought filmmakers, activists and their films to hundreds of schools, programs and community groups. During her tenure she produced over 500 speaking engagements, and the program continues to grow and thrive, giving filmmakers opportunities to talk about their work and generate revenue from their talks. Continuously adapting to the needs of her filmmakers and the educational institutions she served, Sarah went on to conceive of and develop a unique approach to running successful documentary film impact campaigns. Some highlights include a campaign for the Sundance film INVENTING TOMORROW on teen scientists saving the environment, for which she oversaw impact screenings of the film to over 5,000 high schools who could not have otherwise afforded this valuable resource. Sarah organized 1,500 free impact screenings around the country for the film PERSONAL STATEMENT and the #WeBelongInCollege impact curriculum funded by the Bill Gates Foundation to support college access for low income students. Also of note for the Claims Conference film RECKONINGS, which focuses on Jewish studies, genocide and reparations, she made possible over 800 free screenings in higher ed institutions and high schools nationwide. To support all of these accomplishments, Sarah oversaw a growing staff, a successful internship program and was responsible for the daily operations and strategic growth of the company.
Alongside her work building and running GOOD DOCS, Sarah has had a longtime career as a documentary filmmaker. In much of her own documentary film work, she developed and practiced a collaborative-filmmaking approach, partnering with individuals and communities to center their stories and experiences. Her first film was a co-production with her Boston high school students in 1991 called YOUTH TO YOUTH - A Video About Violence. By putting cameras into the hands of her students, she was one of the early independent filmmakers to foster and promote youth led storytelling. In 2005 she directed and produced DAUGHTERS AND SONS - Preventing Child Trafficking In The Golden Triangle which raised over $200,000 for a Thai NGO working on protecting Thai, Hmong, Karen and Vietnamese children. Some of her other credits include EARTH, WATER, WOMAN (2013) about a Rastafarian Trinidadian woman and her community combating climate change in the Caribbean, and MANY LOVES, ONE HEART (2017) on LGBT activists and their allies in Jamaica.
Her latest project WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE NOW? (2019) is a feature length follow up to her 2002 documentary WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE? which focus on the spiritual and religious journeys of a diverse group of teens into their adulthoods. Both films premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival. WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE? aired on PBS in 2003 and screened internationally at venues including the National Association of Multicultural Education and the American Academy of Religion. It was voted “One of the Ten Best Videos for Young Adults in 2003” by the American Library Association and has been shown at over 2,000 schools and colleges. Sarah also created and led participant-centered workshops on interfaith dialogue and religious diversity. She has been a featured speaker for the Ford Foundation Difficult Dialogue Series, the Graduate Theological Union's conference Religious Pluralism in the 21st Century, and the Religions For Peace-USA Symposium: Beyond Bigotry.
Although she never went to film or business school, Sarah has a B.A. in Political Science from Barnard College, Columbia University and an M.A. in Education from Tufts University. In the past, she taught high school social studies and history, adult ESL and youth filmmaking workshops. She also worked as journalist in Israel. She recently served as a jury member for Jewish Story Partners 2024 granting cycle, and is a former member of New Day Films.