In the Street Sense Filmmakers Cooperative, participants create and share visual narratives from the viewpoint of the street. In the process, co-op members learn the methods and tools of cinematic production (literacy and resume skills) as they help activate one another’s stories.

View their videos here.

Read more about the co-op in The Washington Post, The Atlantic‘s CityLab, PBS, and  The Washington City Paper.

Listen to the cooperative at this weekend’s DC Historical Studies Conference. They will be speaking on Saturday, November 23rd, 5:15 – 6:30 pm, Special Performance with the Humanities Truck exhibit, “Downtown Displaced: A Case Study of Gentrification in Mount Vernon Square 1840-Present.” Street Sense Media Filmmakers Cooperative performers will provide their own interpretation of the neighborhood change and the meaning of Apple moving into Mt. Vernon Square. Performers: Bryan Bello, Street Sense Media Filmmakers Cooperative, Reginald Black, Street Sense Media Filmmakers Cooperative, Angie Whitehurst, Street Sense Media Filmmakers Cooperative.