U Prep Science & Math High School
Pushing Pieces
Students created a short-film and music-video project with LOM Rudy, moving through performance, production, makeup, and post as one working crew.
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The lesson becomes real when production starts.
Programs are the structure. Projects are the proof that students can write, perform, lead departments, solve problems, finish work, and put that work in front of a real audience.
01 / Selected productions
Made by students. Built for an audience.
Summer Film Club anthology
Teen Takeover
A student-led anthology produced across Cornerstone school sites, Wayne State, and Marygrove with young people working in front of and behind the camera.
Watch the official teaser
Warrior Academy / Marygrove
Warrior Academy Student Films
Student scripts became completed narrative scenes, short films, trailers, and real production experience on the Marygrove campus.
Film pipeline project
How to Make a Tubi Movie
A project designed to show how an independent feature moves from idea and script through production, packaging, audience strategy, and platform readiness.
02 / Public exhibition
The film does not end on a hard drive.
Schools + community screenings
Families, peers, educators, and neighborhood partners see what students built.
Local access pathways
Finished work can move toward Detroit broadcast and public-facing media opportunities.
A life beyond the classroom
Selected projects can enter youth and community festival pathways.
YouTube + platform readiness
Work is packaged for responsible release with the required permissions and clearances.
03 / Beyond the classroom
Detroit is not a backdrop. It is the classroom.
Community activation
Occupy the Summer
A proof of concept for mobile DFC events offering free family photography, green-screen experiences, and access to professional filmmakers and equipment.
Michigan Central
Student Shorts
Students collaborate on location, take real crew positions, and build short-form work within one of Detroit's most visible innovation spaces.
Cross-city exchange
Sacramento Culture Exchange
DFC's youth-media model represented Detroit in a national exchange centered on culture, community practice, and creative-economy relationships.
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