(Narrative: 12m 42s) produced as part of the 2025 Summer Program

Directed by - Kaddisha Findley & Jadyn Hardy

Written by - Ilyasah Shabazz, Kaddisha Findley, Jadyn Hardy & Elias Cadiz

Starring - Kaidra Cody, Jazlyn Gorousingh, Ilyasah Shabazz, Joshua Cuevas, Jace Privott, Caroline Sharkey, Trixie Sharkey McQuinn

After a fight tears two sisters apart, runaway teen Cierra is lured by a trusted friend into a secretive cult where grief is weaponized and escape comes at a cost. As her sister Michelle follows a trail of clues to find her, the search spirals into a chilling reversal that threatens to pull them both into the same darkness.

(Narrative: 3m 30s) Produced as part of the 2025 Summer Program

Directed by - Kaidra Cody & Kaddisha Findley

Written by - Ilyasah Shabazz, Kaddisha Findley, Jadyn Hardy & Elias Cadiz

Starring - Joshua Cuevas, Taliyah Peralta, Rashid Howell, Jace Privott

Two mime’s battle it out on the streets of Albany, one may previal...or not.

(Narrative: 13m 46s) Independent film produced by alums of our programs

Directed by - Jazlyn Gorousingh & Kercel Montes

Written by - Jazlyn Gorousingh

Starring - Jazlyn Gorousingh, Zaire Gaddy

Two young artists, Nyala and Cam, meet during the last days of summer. Through laughter, heartbreak, and healing, they learn that real growth comes not from holding on, but from letting love transform them.

(Documentary: 4m 07s) 

Directed by - Kercel Montes

A portrait documentary recalling the life and legacy of Elijah Cancer through the perspectives of loved ones.

(Experimental: 21m 05s) produced as part of our Remix/Rebellion Program

Directed by - Miki Foster, Camille Dobbs, Daysia Hiller

Starring - Eliana Rowe, Syeed Turner, Camille Dobbs, Taliyah Peralta, Bryan Asare

Blending Black surrealism with political and social commentary, IYKYK is an experimental meditation on memory, power, and the struggle to reclaim the self before it is absorbed by the system. Inspired by and set amidst Noel W. Anderson's exhibition Black Excellence, IYKYK was produced by a multi-generational collective of artists as part of the Youth FX Remix/Rebellion project.

(Narrative: 14m 48s) A Youth FX co-production by a 2019 NeXt Doc Fellow

Directed by - Erin Ramirez

Starring - Gabrielle Hoo, Marc-Andrew Dixon, Robert Chang

Saint Andrews follows Dee, a fiercely independent Chinese-Jamaican teen from Kingston’s privileged Uptown, who secretly crosses into Downtown to be with Ray, the Black boyfriend her family would never accept.

(Documentary: 8m 07s) A Rogue FX Production

Directed by - Rashid Howell & Michael Mejia

Production Crew - Rashid Howell, Michael Mejia, Daysia Hiller, Miki Foster

This documentary created in partnership with Albany Center Gallery highlights two new murals brought to life by artists Beau & BOOGIEREZ. ACG was one of only 11 community partners statewide selected for Governor Kathy Hochul’s CHARM Initiative (Cultivating Havens for the Arts through Regional Murals). Filmed and edited by Rogue FX, the in-house production team of Youth FX.

(Narrative: 21m 16s) produced as part of the 2025 Summer Program

Directed by - Taliyah Peralta & Karlee Taylor

Written by - Karlee Taylor, Taliyah Peralta, Leila Mitchell, Ian Roach, Tania Harris

Starring - Tania Harris, Jonathan Radcliffe, Eli Martinez, Ian Roach. Leila Mitchell, Kecel Montes, Daisy Powers

At a party deep in the woods, Robbie, Jay, Cassie and Zeke are forced to confront the tragedy that shattered their once-close friendship when a mysterious voice accuses them and their classmates of being complicit in the death of a fellow student, Harper. Trapped in a terrifying game where they must vote out the “most guilty” before their secret is exposed, rising panic and shrinking time force the truth about Harper’s death to the surface.

*Filmed by Kercel Montes 

*Edited by Maya Suchak

A behind the scenes look at the 2025 Youth FX Summer Program.