Pandemic

Next Gen Student Films

Beyond the Model

Beyond the Model

A Film by Jessica L., The Representation Project, 2020

Beyond The Model is a short documentary film created in The Representation Project’s 2020 Youth Media Academy. After the assaults and discrimination of Asians in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, this film shines a light on what it is like to be a “model minority” in an increasingly divided America.

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A person stands in a brightly lit bedroom wearing a colorful tie-dye T-shirt, facing a full-length mirror attached to white closet doors. The room features plants, a bed with a white blanket, and a wall decorated with photos and small frames, reflecting the moments captured in their personal documentary.

Inner Workings

A Film by Cara D., The Representation Project, 2021

In this short film, Cara opens up about her experience with depression and body dysmorphia. She explores how mental health struggles manifest for others in Generation Z, especially in the wake of the COVID19 Pandemic.

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A serene lake at dawn with a pink-hued sky, like a scene from a calm documentary. The lake, framed by lush green trees, holds a small distant island. The tranquil water reflects the sky and surrounding foliage perfectly, with an almost sadness-reflected peace in its mirror-like effect.

Sadness Reflected

A Film by Anya B., The Representation Project, 2021

Told from the perspective of teenage girls from Maine, This short documentary film reflects on the isolation experienced by teenagers during the quarantine of 2020.

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Notebook

The Amplitude of Thought

A Film by Phoebe M., The Representation Project, 2020

Two teens share their struggles with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and reflect on the difference between their experience of living with OCD and how it is represented through popular culture.

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