Project Report
| Jul 17, 2012
Busy, Busy, Busy
By Sanaa Msemaji | Executive Director
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New office!
This is a quick mini update, we are super busy shooting the HIP-HOP 2 HOLLYWOOD Video Curriculum that was partially funded by JP Chase Morgan. In this way we will be able to be in schools all throughout the country.
The video curriculum will make H2H widely accessible while dramatically cutting the costs for schools. Schools will then be empowered to have their own teachers facilitate my program via video segments. It's very exciting and I look forward to seeing all the different social justice films that youth create all across the States.
IN OTHER NEWS, we have a new office! It's a lovely shared office space in DUMBO, Brooklyn. A perfect location for doing really interesting street shoots.
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Dumbo bridge view
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Dumbo Brooklyn
Jan 10, 2012
Hip-Hop2Hollywood with 5th Graders is awesome!
By Sanaa Msemaji | Executive Director
![Amber is always ready!]()
Amber is always ready!
Happy New Year 2012!
Whew! 2011 was super fun with a new crop of eager kids. This was the first time the H2H program had been taught with the lower grades. And boy was this group of 5th graders up for the task! These kids were awesome, focused, smart, and ready to go. Below I am sharing just a few of snapshots from our semester together but by Jan 13th you can visit the H2H website at http://www.hiphop2hollywood.org to see their individual profiles and more pics. The edited version of their video project is soon coming. We'll send another update when it's ready for viewing.
Thank you all for supporting this project and I wish you all a beautiful new year filled with reachable goals and great energy.
Reaching for the DREAM!
Sanaa
![Elijah love directing]()
Elijah love directing
![Jaden's adorable smile]()
Jaden's adorable smile
![Kayla on boom mic with Wally]()
Kayla on boom mic with Wally
![The kids and me]()
The kids and me
![Brianna makes it happen]()
Brianna makes it happen
Jun 10, 2011
Hip-Hop 2 Hollywood Film Festival coming 2012!
By Sanaa Msemaji | Executive Director
![H2H Film Festival]()
H2H Film Festival
Happy Early Summer!
A couple things happening.
1.) We are really happy to announce that the long standing Reel Sisters Of The Diaspora Film Festival will be partnering with MilagroGrande Films to bring the first ever H2H Youth Film Festival. A festival dedicated to showcasing the vision and voice of today's youth. We are really excited to see their insights, their views, their solutions to some of today's social issues. More info coming.
2.) We are in talks with a Brooklyn Parks Commissioner to possibly partner with him on his anti-litter campaign. We'll keep you posted.
We recently did another website overhaul. Please check out the new H2H website. We really love this updated rendition, it's pretty awesome.
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