Teens are often better than adults at noticing injustice and taking a stand against it.
Throwback Thursday: PROTESTS
Monthly Archives: August 2013
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Hannie Schaft, Resistance Fighter
Hannie Schaft was a resistance fighter of the Raad Van Verzet, which was closely tied to the Communist Party of the Netherlands.
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Jones Valley High School of Birmingham, 1925-1974
Today Teenage is screening in Birmingham, Alabama at the Sidewalk Film Festival, so we’re celebrating Birmingham teens.
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Brooklyn Poem Prodigy
Brooklyn native Nathalia Crane was just nine years old when she published her first poem in The New York Sun (they thought they were publishing an adult).
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The Student Films of Austin’s Alan Frye
Tonight Teenage is showing in Austin, Texas, where the Austin Film Society is hosting a sneak preview as part of its Doc Nights series.
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Throwback Thursday: PUNK
Since its genesis in the US and UK underground in the mid-70s, punk rock has clearly become a global force.
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Wiseman on Paul Simon and Mescaline
In 1968, an English teacher, no doubt in an attempt at relevancy, uses Simon and Garfunkel to “teach” her class about poetry.
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Earth Dies Burning — Teen Punk on TV
Los Angeles, 1982. UHF channel 18’s New Wave Theatre showcased punk and New Wave acts from the LA underground for the living rooms of America.
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Cherry Queen of Traverse City
Today and tomorrow Teenage is screening at the Traverse City Film Festival, founded by local Traverse City resident Michael Moore (pictured below as a teenager).