Reel Works

Founded in 2001, Reel Works provides free, intensive in-school and after-school filmmaking workshops for over 1600+ youth. Ours is the only youth media program in the country that matches each teen participant one-on-one with a professional filmmaker-mentor. It's a powerful combination that unlocks young talents, unleashes young voices and changes young lives.

Reel Works' films have earned five Student Emmy's, countless festival honors and reached millions of viewers worldwide. In 2007, Reel Works received the Coming Up Taller Award from the President's Council on the Humanities – the nation's top honor for after school arts programs.

The Lab is part of a continuum of workshops we offer teens including The Summer Lab, The Documentary Lab, The Narrative Lab, and Fellows.

We also provide workforce development training through our MediaMKRS program. MediaMKRS diversifies the media landscape and creates equitable solutions by bringing together industry leaders, educators, and local government to train and credential rising talent.

Reel Works is creating pathways for diverse youth in film and television, playing a leading role in training tomorrow's storytellers for New York City's $8.7 billion film, television and media industry.