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Castlehaven youth worker Matthew Fox films Monassah Sharpe |
Young film-makers’ video nasty!
Teens investigate problems on streets where they live as part of youth project
YOUNG people have been busy pointing out what’s wrong with their area as part of a special project that could earn them tickets to the Camden Crawl this weekend.
On a walk around Camden Town, armed with a video recorder, Claudia Quinn and Emma Kuong, from Castlehaven Community Centre, have made a film about how sidestreets have been hit by drug dealing and graffiti.
Their video will be posted on various websites, including MTV, which helped the youngsters with the project and are offering them the chance to do work placements at its headquarters in Camden Town.
Ashleen Holmes, 15, is on the tape discussing the pros and cons of graffiti. She said that as they filmed at one end of a canal towpath, pointing out the problems in the area, a drug deal was taking place at the other end – but they didn’t let that put them off.
“Some people don’t mind graffiti,” said Ashleen. “It lets out their feelings, but others just do it to show they’re in a gang.”
Teenagers from the youth club in Castlehaven Road said the alleyway was badly lit and encouraged anti-social behaviour.
The exercise was part of a series of projects aimed at improving Camden Town – partly sponsored by the New Journal. In return for their help, the youngsters involved will get tickets to a special All Ages Day concert at St Michael’s Church on Saturday – part of the Camden Crawl music festival.
The Camden Road church will have its own gardens tidied up by the teenagers following the concert. The Castlehaven Project, run by youth charity Envision and supported by the Camden Crawl and the New Journal, is also offering those involved the chance to see behind the scenes at Koko, Select Models and MTV as well as television companies, online music magazines and PR groups. |
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